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== Online Resources ==
*{{RecordSearch|2546162|United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783}} — images
*{{RecordSearch|1880762|U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1979425|U.S., Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926}} Index Only.
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}}
*{{RecordSearch|1916230|U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938}} Partial index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1834308|U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1832324|U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} Index and images.<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span></center>
*{{RecordSearch|1979427|U.S., Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}} Index only.<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''War of 1812, 1812-1815'''''</span></center>
*{{RecordSearch|1916219|U.S., War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} Index only.<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Mexican War, 1846-1848'''''</span></center>
*{{RecordSearch|1987567|U.S., Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1979390|U.S., Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} Index only.<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Civil War, 1861-1865'''''</span></center>
*[http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/confed_pensions.aspx Arkansas History Commission Confederate Pension Records Index]
*[http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/confederate_homes.aspx Arkansas History Commission Confederate Home Records Index]
*[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database]
*{{RecordSearch|1922519|United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934}} Index (free) and images ($); INCOMPLETE
*{{RecordSearch|1932365|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1932392|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1471019|U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} Index (free) and images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1916234|U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} Images only.
*{{RecordSearch|1921864|Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939}} Index and Images.
*{{RecordSearch|2019254|U.S., Confederate Navy and Marine Service Records, 1861-1865}} Images only.
*{{RecordSearch|2145147|U.S. Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} Browseable index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880]($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2281 Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935] Abstract ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1837922|Arkansas, Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929}} Images<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span></center>
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}}<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span></center>
*[http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/ww1.aspx Arkansas History Commission World War I Discharge Records Search] .
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only.<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span></center>
*{{RecordSearch|2028680|U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1875142|Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} Index and images.
*{{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} (FamilySearch)
*{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} (images with partial index) (FamilySearch)
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30277/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959?s=218489221 Arkansas, Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959]. Index. Also at [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959 FindMyPast], ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2127320|United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941-1945}} — index<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Korean War, 1950-1953'''''</span></center>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ar-alpha.pdf Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Arkansas]<br><br>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Vietnam War, 1964-1972'''''</span></center>
*[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/arkansas/ar.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Arkansas]
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ar-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Arkansas]<br><br>


Military records identify millions of young men who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Military records can give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse and children names, localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  
Military records identify millions of young men who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Military records can give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse and children names, localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  
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