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=== Civil War Pension Index Cards === | === 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. | An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Officially called the "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900" (NARA T289). Despite the name, the records actually cover 1861-1917. These Civil War Pension Index Cards are also known as the "[http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/2010/03/determining-if-your-ancestor-had-civil.html Organization Index]". Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish-American War]], the [[Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902|Philippine Insurrection]], the [[United States Indian Wars, 1780-s-1890-s|Indian Wars]], and [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|World War I]]. | ||
These Civil War Pension Index Cards are also known as the "[http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/2010/03/determining-if-your-ancestor-had-civil.html Organization Index]". Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish-American War]], the [[Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902|Philippine Insurrection]], the [[United States Indian Wars, 1780-s-1890-s|Indian Wars]], and [[World War I United States Military Records, 1917 to 1918|World War I]]. | |||
To learn more about the Civil War Pension Index Cards see an explanation of the records at [http://www.fold3.com/page/75_civil_war_pensions_index/ Fold3]. | |||
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. These records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Fold3.com. | 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. These records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Fold3.com. | ||