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Fort McRae -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1876, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | Fort McRae -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1876, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
Fort Selden -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1891, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | Fort Selden -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1891, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
Fort Stanton 1855 -- Textual records of this fort, 1863-1896, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | Fort Stanton 1855 -- Textual records of this fort, 1863-1896, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
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Fort Webster 1852-1853 | Fort Webster 1852-1853 | ||
Old Fort Wingate -- Textual records of this fort, 1862-1914, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | Old Fort Wingate -- Textual records of this fort, 1862-1914, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
=== Spanish Service Records === | === Spanish Service Records === | ||
Valuable records of those who served in the military in New Spain from 1786 to 1800 are at the General Archives in Simancas, Spain, and on microfilm at the Family History Library ( | Valuable records of those who served in the military in New Spain from 1786 to 1800 are at the General Archives in Simancas, Spain, and on microfilm at the Family History Library (Family History Library films 1156334-42). You will also find military information in the Spanish Archives of New Mexico and the Mexican Archives of New Mexico (see [[New Mexico Genealogy|New Mexico Genealogy]]). | ||
=== Civil War (1861-1865) === | === Civil War (1861-1865) === | ||
The Family History Library and the National Archives have an index to service records of Union soldiers who served in units from New Mexico ( | The Family History Library and the National Archives have an index to service records of Union soldiers who served in units from New Mexico (Family History Library films 821883-86), the service records (Family History Library films 471538-83), and the federal indexes to pensioners. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives. | ||
A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War. The returns for New Mexico are on | A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War. The returns for New Mexico are on Family History Library film 338203. | ||
=== Indian Wars (1862-1898) === | === Indian Wars (1862-1898) === | ||
Many soldiers from throughout the United States served in the western states during the Indian Wars. Enlistment registers, pension records, and service records for this war are described in the United States Research Outline. The Family History Library has miscellaneous records and some muster rolls from the Adjutant Generals' Office in New Mexico for 1862 to 1898 ( | Many soldiers from throughout the United States served in the western states during the Indian Wars. Enlistment registers, pension records, and service records for this war are described in the United States Research Outline. The Family History Library has miscellaneous records and some muster rolls from the Adjutant Generals' Office in New Mexico for 1862 to 1898 (Family History Library films 016612-13). | ||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) === | === Spanish-American War (1898) === | ||
Names of soldiers who served in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders from New Mexico are listed in ''History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People'', Volume 1 (Los Angeles, California: Pacific States Publishing Company, 1907; | Names of soldiers who served in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders from New Mexico are listed in ''History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People'', Volume 1 (Los Angeles, California: Pacific States Publishing Company, 1907; Family History Library film 844902, Volume 1) | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
A published roster of soldiers who died in the war is W. M. Haulsee, F. C. Howe, and A. C. Doyle, ''Soldiers of the Great War'', Three Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920; | A published roster of soldiers who died in the war is W. M. Haulsee, F. C. Howe, and A. C. Doyle, ''Soldiers of the Great War'', Three Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920; Family History Library fiche 6051244). Volume 2 contains the New Mexico returns. | ||
World War I draft registration cards for men ages 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for New Mexico, see: | World War I draft registration cards for men ages 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for New Mexico, see: | ||
United States. Selective Service System. ''New Mexico, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On | United States. Selective Service System. ''New Mexico, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films 1711857.) | ||
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. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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