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For records of national old-soldier homes including the one in Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, see: | For records of national old-soldier homes including the one in Togus, Kennebec County, Maine, see: | ||
United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 Family History Library films; Togus, Maine is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=828792&disp=Registers+of+veterans+at+the+National+Ho++ films 1549002-9009, 1571573-81, and 1579591].) This source includes general indexes for each of the 12 homes, but some individual volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death. | United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 Family History Library films; Togus, Maine is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=828792&disp=Registers+of+veterans+at+the+National+Ho++ films 1549002-9009, 1571573-81, and 1579591].) This source includes general indexes for each of the 12 homes, but some individual volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death. | ||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) === | === Spanish-American War (1898) === | ||
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United States. Adjutant General's Office. ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War with Spain''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=343036&disp=General+index+to+compiled+service+record++ films 1002433-558].) | United States. Adjutant General's Office. ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War with Spain''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1971. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=343036&disp=General+index+to+compiled+service+record++ films 1002433-558].) | ||
The Maine State Archives also has records for the Spanish-American war. | The Maine State Archives also has records for the Spanish-American war. | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
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United States. Selective Service System. ''Maine, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On 29 Family HistoryLibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=1322&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=378717&disp=World%2525252525252BWar%2525252525252BI%2525252525252BSelective%2525252525252BService%2525252525252BSystem%2525252525252Bdra%2525252525252B%2525252525252B&last=1421&columns=*%2C0%2C0 films starting with 1653898].) | United States. Selective Service System. ''Maine, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On 29 Family HistoryLibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?first=1322&display=titlefilmnotes&titleno=378717&disp=World%2525252525252BWar%2525252525252BI%2525252525252BSelective%2525252525252BService%2525252525252BSystem%2525252525252Bdra%2525252525252B%2525252525252B&last=1421&columns=*%2C0%2C0 films starting with 1653898].) | ||
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. | To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. | ||
=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
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A published roster of soldiers who served in the Aroostook War (1839) is: | A published roster of soldiers who served in the Aroostook War (1839) is: | ||
''Aroostook War: Historical Sketch and Roster of Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men. . . .''Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print, 1904. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241459&disp=Aroostook+war%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.1 M2a].) | ''Aroostook War: Historical Sketch and Roster of Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men. . . .''Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print, 1904. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=241459&disp=Aroostook+war%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.1 M2a].) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Maine|Military]] | [[Category:Maine|Military]] | ||
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