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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | ||
The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
=== Indian Wars (1798-1914) === | === Indian Wars (1798-1914) === | ||
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
[[Washington State, Army National Guard Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org] | ||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | |||
*[[Washington State County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Washington State, Army National Guard Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:Washington|Military]] | [[Category:Washington|Military]] | ||