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A helpful source for pre-1850 military records is:  
A helpful source for pre-1850 military records is:  


WPA Card File, explained in the "[[Indiana Land and Property|Land and Property]]" and "[[Indiana Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections of this outline.  
WPA Card File, explained in [[Indiana Land and Property]] and [[Indiana Genealogy]].  


=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===
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=== War of 1812 (1812–1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812–1815)  ===


There are helpful nationwide indexes of service and pension records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see the United States Military Records Wiki article, "War of 1812"''section.''
There are helpful nationwide indexes of service and pension records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see the United States Military Records Wiki article, "War of 1812"''section.''  


A useful source that lists the Indiana soldiers is:  
A useful source that lists the Indiana soldiers is:  
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There is also a state-operated Indiana Veterans’ Home, located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, since about 1878. It cares for veterans and their spouses. The records are at the Indiana State Archives, and you can write to them for information.  
There is also a state-operated Indiana Veterans’ Home, located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, since about 1878. It cares for veterans and their spouses. The records are at the Indiana State Archives, and you can write to them for information.  


Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home Records. See the "[[Indiana Orphans and Orphanages|Orphans and Orphanages]]" section of this outline.  
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home Records. See [[Indiana Orphans and Orphanages]].  


=== Indiana Militia Records <br>(1872–1896)  ===
=== Indiana Militia Records <br>(1872–1896)  ===


For the period between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, the Indiana State Militia was active. Records for 1872 to 1896 are available from the Indiana State Archives. The "[[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section of this outline has the address. These records are not available at the Family History Library.  
For the period between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War, the Indiana State Militia was active. Records for 1872 to 1896 are available from the Indiana State Archives. [[Indiana Archives and Libraries]] has the address. These records are not available at the Family History Library.  


=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
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The State of Indiana, ''Vietnam Casualties List by County: List of Names Reported From January 1, 1961 through March 31, 1973''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=624938&disp=The+State+of+Indiana%2C+Vietnam+casualti++ 1428710] item3 ) This also includes a list of deaths due to causes other than war.  
The State of Indiana, ''Vietnam Casualties List by County: List of Names Reported From January 1, 1961 through March 31, 1973''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=624938&disp=The+State+of+Indiana%2C+Vietnam+casualti++ 1428710] item3 ) This also includes a list of deaths due to causes other than war.  


For a bibliography of books about Indiana military and pension records, see: Miller, Carolynne L. ''Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library'' described in the "[[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section of this outline.  
For a bibliography of books about Indiana military and pension records, see: Miller, Carolynne L. ''Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library'' described in [[Indiana Archives and Libraries]].  


Military and veterans records pertaining to Indiana are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Military and veterans records pertaining to Indiana are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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== References  ==
== References  ==


[[Indiana|Indiana]]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  
''[[Indiana]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


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