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 In comparison to numbers of Confederate soldiers from Texas, there were relatively few Union units from Texas.&nbsp; An index to Union soldier '''service records''' who served from Texas is found in an Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA&nbsp;M393) {{FHL|881592|film}} In the index, find the name of the unit where your soldier served and make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas {{FHL|1292646|film}}
-A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars of that time period may be included.
+A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on {{RecordSearch|1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}}. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars of that time period may be included.
 Union pension&nbsp;files are not on microfilm and are available only at the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/pension/1861-1934.html National Archives].<br>