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| == Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) == | | == Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) == |
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| Many soldiers served in Idaho and other western states during the Indian Wars. The Family History Library has enlistment registers for soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. These provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birthplace. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. {{FHL|43696|item|disp=FHL film 350307 (first film).}} | | Many soldiers served in Idaho and other western states during the Indian Wars. The Family History Library has enlistment registers for soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. These provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birthplace. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname. {{FHL|43696|item|disp=FS Library film 350307 (first film).}} |
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| '''1798-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1880762|United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} at FamilySearch; Images — [[United States Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | '''1798-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1880762|United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} at FamilySearch; Images — [[United States Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
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| An index of pension applications filed between 1892-1926, for service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. {{WorldCat|46426248|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|98739|item|disp=FHL films 821610-21; book 973 M22whi}} The pension records are at the National Archives. | | An index of pension applications filed between 1892-1926, for service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. {{WorldCat|46426248|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|98739|item|disp=FS Library films 821610-21; book 973 M22whi}} The pension records are at the National Archives. |
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| == Mexican War (1846-1848) == | | == Mexican War (1846-1848) == |
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| The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br> | | The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br> |
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| *'''1887-1926''' United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). {{FHL|1979390|item|disp=FHL films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made; also at: {{RecordSearch|1979390|FamilySearch}}; index and images — [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | *'''1887-1926''' United States Mexican War Pension Index, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). {{FHL|1979390|item|disp=FS Library films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made; also at: {{RecordSearch|1979390|FamilySearch}}; index and images — [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
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| *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' (Washington, D.C.: Brentano’s, 1887). {{FHL|1854496|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2rwh}}; also at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | | *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' (Washington, D.C.: Brentano’s, 1887). {{FHL|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}}; also at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> |
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| Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. <br> | | Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]]. <br> |
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| '''Roster of Soldiers Who Died in World War I''' | | '''Roster of Soldiers Who Died in World War I''' |
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| Haulsee, W.M., et al, ''Soldiers in the Great War'', Three Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920) {{FHL|285556|item|disp=FHL fiche 6051244; book 973 M23s}}; digital copies at FamilySearch - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/530776-redirection Volume 1]; images, includes Idaho; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/517588-redirection Volume 2]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/405928-redirection Volume 3] | | Haulsee, W.M., et al, ''Soldiers in the Great War'', Three Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920) {{FHL|285556|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6051244; book 973 M23s}}; digital copies at FamilySearch - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/530776-redirection Volume 1]; images, includes Idaho; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/517588-redirection Volume 2]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/405928-redirection Volume 3] |
| *'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | *'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
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