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*Fort Pinney--Civil War Fort | *Fort Pinney--Civil War Fort | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas Fort Smith]-- Established December 1, 1817. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Smith,_Arkansas Fort Smith]-- Established December 1, 1817. | ||
*Post of Washington -- Textual records of this post, 1867-1869, 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]. {{FSC|975545|item|disp=FS | *Post of Washington -- Textual records of this post, 1867-1869, 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]. {{FSC|975545|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23gp}} under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
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*Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was issued to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are on 15 films at the FamilySearch Library. The names of Arkansas patentees are indexed in "War of 1812, military bounty land warrants, 1815-1858" (NARA M848) {{FSC|290307|item|disp=FS Library films 983163-77}} ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22302339 Worldcat]). The records provide the name of the soldier and his rank, unit, date of warrant, and the date the land was located.<br> | *Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was issued to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are on 15 films at the FamilySearch Library. The names of Arkansas patentees are indexed in "War of 1812, military bounty land warrants, 1815-1858" (NARA M848) {{FSC|290307|item|disp=FS Library films 983163-77}} ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22302339 Worldcat]). The records provide the name of the soldier and his rank, unit, date of warrant, and the date the land was located.<br> | ||
*Christensen, Katheren, compiler. ''Arkansas Military Bounty Grants, War of 1812''. Hot Springs, Arkansas: Arkansas Ancestors, 1971. ({{FSC|976.7 R2c|disp=FS | *Christensen, Katheren, compiler. ''Arkansas Military Bounty Grants, War of 1812''. Hot Springs, Arkansas: Arkansas Ancestors, 1971. ({{FSC|976.7 R2c|disp=FS Catalog book 976.7 R2c}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145889 Worldcat]) - Has a list of 6,600 grantees, arranged by county name; Contains the name of the veteran, date, and warrant number. | ||
=== Explanation of the Major War of 1812 Record Types === | === Explanation of the Major War of 1812 Record Types === | ||
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]<br> | :*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]<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. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS | *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 Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<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]]. | 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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