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| === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === | | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === |
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| An index to service and pension records is on film at the Family History Library and at the National Archives. The service and pension files have not been filmed and are only available at the National Archives.
| | See [[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan in the Civil War]] for information about Michigan Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Michigan regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families. |
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| '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included.
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| Brief service records of Michigan soldiers have been published in:
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| ''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861–1865''. 46 vols. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Ihling Bros. & Everard, 1905. (Family History Library {{FHL|977.4 M2r|disp=book 977.4 M2r; on 4 films}}.) For an index of names listed in these volumes use:
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| ''Alphabetical General Index to Public Library Sets of 85,271 Names of Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Individual Records''. Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Secretary of State, 1915. (Family History Library {{FHL|438235|title-id|disp=book 977.4 M2a}}; {{FHL|37227|title-id|disp=film 915948}}.)
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| Michigan. Adjutant General's Office. ''Records of Michigan Volunteers Mustered into the Service of the United States, 1861–1866''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. ({{FHL|339780|title-id|disp=On 7 Family History Library films}}.) Includes index. Lists name, rank, enlistment date and place, and residence. The records are also at the Michigan State Archives.
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| The library also has 50 volumes of:
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| Michigan. Adjutant General's Office. ''Michigan Volunteers Descriptive Rolls, 1861–1866; Index to Michigan Volunteers, 1861–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. ({{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=On 16 Family History Library films}}.) Indexes are on {{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=films 915346–47}}. Lists name, rank, enlistment date and place, physical description, and service record. Lists death date and place for some individuals.
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| A register of commissioned officers is given in:
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| Robertson, John. ''Michigan in the War, Revised''. Lansing, Michigan: W.S. George, 1882. (Family History Library {{FHL|264728|title-id|disp=book 977.4 M25a; film 1015816 item 1}}, and 982366 item 3; 1880 edition on film {{FHL|198087|title-id|disp=1294017}}.) Alphabetical lists show officer's residence, enlistment date, regiment, promotions, and date mustered out.
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| After the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic Union veterans organization was formed. For 50 volumes of their records, see:
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| Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Michigan.. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973, 1991. ({{FHL|308107|title-id|disp=On 90 Family History Library films}}.) Indexed. Shows name, age, birth state, residence, occupation, service dates, and discharge cause.
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| '''Regimental Lists.''' See a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Michigan_-_Military list of regiments] and links to their histories.
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| | The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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. |
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| === Spanish American War (1898) === | | === Spanish American War (1898) === |