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| === Civil War (1861-1865) === | | === Civil War (1861-1865) === |
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| 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 {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 821883-86}}), the service records (Family History Library {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 471538-83}}), and the federal indexes to pensioners. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives.
| | See [[New Mexico in the Civil War|New Mexico in the Civil War]] for information. |
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| A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War. The returns for New Mexico are on Family History Library {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=film 338203}}. A published index is available (Family History Library {{FHL|490185|title-id|disp=book 978.9 X22jv 1890}}).
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| '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. 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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| '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records for New Mexico soldiers] ($) (Footnote.com) are now available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, residence, and death date. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms].
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| === Indian Wars (1862-1898) === | | === Indian Wars (1862-1898) === |