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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)  
*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources.  
*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources.  
*'''Loyalists.''' For Loyalist records, see the "GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS, The Loyalist Era" section in [[Canada Military Records]].
*'''Loyalists.''' For Loyalist records, see the "GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS, The Loyalist Era" section in [[Canada Military Records]].


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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48299 Tennessee Soldiers in the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48299 Tennessee Soldiers in the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28854 Hancock's diary, or, A history of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry : with sketches of First and Seventh battalions, al] at Ancestry ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28854 Hancock's diary, or, A history of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry : with sketches of First and Seventh battalions, al] at Ancestry ($)


Pension files:<br>
Pension files:<br>
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*Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. Available online Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/400608-volunteer-soldiers-in-the-cherokee-war-1836-39?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] {{FSC|755956|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6038272}}. This record contains a listing of the volunteer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
*Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. Available online Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/400608-volunteer-soldiers-in-the-cherokee-war-1836-39?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] {{FSC|755956|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6038272}}. This record contains a listing of the volunteer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.


*"Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations From the State of Tennessee and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation" (NARA M908) {{FSC|302008|item|disp=FS Library film 1205384}}&nbsp;&nbsp;{{WorldCat|17249016|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} The Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The compiled military service records have not been microfilmed.
*"Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations From the State of Tennessee and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation" (NARA M908) {{FSC|302008|item|disp=FS Library film 1205384}} {{WorldCat|17249016|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} The Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The compiled military service records have not been microfilmed.


:The above collection is also available online:  
:The above collection is also available online:  
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])


*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans&nbsp;: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C.&nbsp;: Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].
*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. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].


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]].
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]].
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The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br>  
The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br>  


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29992 Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Tennessee&nbsp;: of the military forces of the state, from 1861 to 1866] at Ancestry ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29992 Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Tennessee : of the military forces of the state, from 1861 to 1866] at Ancestry ($)


*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  
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