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| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.abmc.gov/database-search American Battle Monuments Commission Burial Database]
| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.abmc.gov/database-search American Battle Monuments Commission Burial Database]
| RW_URL_04 = [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration Gravesite Locator]
| RW_URL_04 = [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration Gravesite Locator]
| RW_URL_05 = [https://billiongraves.com BillionGraves] All the records on this site, inscriptions of the headstones in the cemetery, will also appear in the [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]] on FamilySearch. Burials through most of 2012 will be found in this index.
| RW_URL_05 = [https://billiongraves.com BillionGraves]
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
== What is in This Collection?  ==
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{{Image Visibility}}
{{Image Visibility}}
=== To Browse This Collection ===
=== To Browse This Collection ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated
*Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated
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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Image ===
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations (13-0950) Burial Register DGS 7499090_59.jpg|1873-6 Burial Register
Image:United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations (13-0950) Burial Register DGS 7499090_59.jpg|1873-6 Burial Register
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
To begin your search you will need to know:  
To begin your search you will need to know:  
*The name of your ancestor
*The name of your ancestor
*The approximate burial or death date
*The approximate burial or death date
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID2250027 }}
| CID=CID2250027
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=== View the Images ===  
=== View the Images ===  
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2250027|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 2250027 | browse_1 = Volume | browse_2 =  | browse_3 =  | browse_4 =  | browse_5 = | browse_6 =  }}
# Select '''Volume''' to view the images.
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2250027 United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the name and rank, company or regiment along with the death date to obtain the individual's military records from the federal government
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Use the burial locality and the names to find the family in census, church and land records
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*The name of the undertaker or mortuary could lead you to funeral records which often include the names and residences of other family members
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify
*Try searching by surname only
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
*If you are unable to find your ancestor check for variant spellings of the surnames
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
*Search the indexes and records of nearby localities
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
* [[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
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* [[Beginning United States Civil War Research]]
* [[Beginning United States Civil War Research]]
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
* [[Beginning United States World War I Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/720750? Burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations, 1768-1921]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/720750? Burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations, 1768-1921]
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1880762 United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1880762 United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699 United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699 United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934]
=== Related Digital Books ===
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.  
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.  
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