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==Online Resources==

*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932426|Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images.  

*'''1940-1947''' {{RecordSearch||Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.

*'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

== Forts  ==

*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10456493 Camp Murray, Utah]

The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br>  

''' Compiled Military Service Files '''

*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0351. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1961. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|316430|title-id|disp=films 471465; 471517–18}}). These alphabetically compiled service records usually include the soldier’s name, rank, dates of enlistment and service, and the unit in which he served. It often contains abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the original muster rolls and returns. Cross references were included for each soldier’s name that appear with more than one spelling.

*Gardner, Hamilton. ''Pioneer Military Leaders of Utah''. Typescript, 1952. (University of Utah, Marriott Library, Ms 57.) This is a military history of Utah from 1847 to 1898, focusing on the activities of the Territorial Militia. A register is available.

Although Native American and pioneer relations were generally peaceful, there were a few conflicts, including:  

''' Printed Sources '''

*{{FSC|1048136|item|disp=Hammond, Otis G., ed. Jesse Augustus Gove. ''The Utah expedition, 1857-1858 : letters of Capt. Jesse A. Gove, 10th Inf., U.S.A., of Concord, N. H., to Mrs. Gove, and special correspondence of the New York Herald.'' Concord, N.H. : New Hampshire Historical Society, 1928 FS Library fiche 6119361}}   

*Curtis Allen,'' Soldiers into Saints: Saints into Soldiers'' Utah Genealogical Association Crossroads 4 #1 (December 2008): 171-178. FS Library 973 D25gj v4, no. 1   

*Moorman, Donald R. ''Camp Floyd and the Mormons, the Utah War''. Utah Centennial Series, Volume 7. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 1992. (Family History&nbsp;Library&nbsp;{{FSC|543795|title-id|disp=book 979.2 M2mo}}.) This history of the Utah War includes a name and subject index and a bibliography.

*{{FSC|544088|item|disp=Godfrey, Audrey M. ''A Social History of Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, 1858-1861.'' Logan, Utah: Utah State University, 1989. FS Library 979.2 M2g}}

''' Related Collections'''

*{{FSC|463269|item|disp=Records from Camp Floyd and Fort Crittenden, Utah, 1859-1861}}

*{{FSC|453631|item|disp=General records of Department of Justice, selected documents from appointment clerk files relating to Utah judges, 1853-1903}} Includes correspondence of adjutant general at Camp Floyd.  

''' National Archives - War Department. Department of Utah, 1.1.1857-7.3.1861 - Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, Record Group 393 '''

*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/657577 General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars, 8.1858-7.1861 NAID 657577]

*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/657578 Proceedings of Councils of Administration, 12.1859-7.1861 NAID 657578]

''' Fort Douglas '''

*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10452267 War Department. Camp Douglas, Utah. 10/26/1862-12/30/1878]

''' Troops Stationed at Fort Douglas'''

''' Draft Registrations '''

'''' Fourth Registration'''

*Fort Douglas Military Museum, Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City

*{{FSC|839464|item|disp=Military record and description of enlisted men of the National Guard of Utah, 1894-1910}}

== Additional Military Records  ==

*Utah State Archives and Records Service. ''Inventory, Military Department, Record Group 027, Microfilms and Microfiche''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Archives, 1981. (FamilySearch Library{{FSC|2648|title-id|disp=&nbsp;book 979.2 M2}}.) This gives the accession number, title, period covered, subject, and geography covered by the records.

== References  ==

{{Utah|Utah}} {{State Military Records}}  

[[Category:Utah Military Records]]