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[[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.  
[[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.  


Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and other federal and state archives. At the state level, the following sources are available.  
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and other federal and state archives. At the state level, the following sources are available.
 
=== Forts  ===
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Adams Fort Adams ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1851-1913, 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], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
 
One fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island, was given the following 5 names over a period of many years: Fort Liberty, Fort Anne, Fort George, Fort Washington and Fort Wolcott.  See "[http://wapedia.mobi/en/Goat_Island,_Rhode_Island Goat Island]".  


=== Colonial Wars (1731-1774)  ===
=== Colonial Wars (1731-1774)  ===
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=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===


The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers (Family History Library {{FHL|365957|title-id|disp=films 954957-58}}).  
The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers (Family History Library {{FHL|365957|title-id|disp=films 954957-58}}).


=== Forts  ===
=== Mexican War (1846-1848) ===


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Adams Fort Adams ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1851-1913, 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], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
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One fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island, was given the following 5 names over a period of many years: Fort Liberty, Fort Anne, Fort George, Fort Washington and Fort Wolcott.&nbsp; See "[http://wapedia.mobi/en/Goat_Island,_Rhode_Island Goat Island]".


=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
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