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U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records provides more links for nationwide military record collections.

• New Mexico, World War I Records, 1917-1919($)

• 1917-1940 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1940-1945 New Mexico, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• New Mexico, World War II Records, 1941-1945($)
• U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for New Mexico
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - New Mexico
• U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for New Mexico

See also New Mexico Colonial Patriots,1779-1783

Many military records are found at the FamilySearch Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. See United States Military Records for more information about the federal military records and search strategies. For New Mexico the following sources are helpful:

• Registers of letters received and letters received by Headquarters, Department of New Mexico, 1854-1865, NARA publication, M1120
• Letters received by Headquarters District of New Mexico, September 1865- August 1890, NARA publication, M1088
• Registers of letters received by Headquarters, District of New Mexico, 1865-1890, NARA publication, M1097
• Letters sent by the 9th Military Department, the Department of New Mexico, and the District of New Mexico, 1849-1890, NARA publication, M1072
• Map of the military department of New Mexico
• Territory and military department of New Mexico

Forts

• Fort Bascom Textual records of this fort, 1863-1871, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Bayard (1866-1900) Letters sent by the Post Commander at Fort Bayard have been microfilmed on 3 rolls and are part of National Archives Microcopy T320.
• Cantonment Burgwin (1852-1860)
• Fort Conrad (1851-1853) Also known as Fort Craig.
• Fort Craig (1854) Textual records of this fort, 1854-1885, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Cummings Textual records of this fort, 1863-1894, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). Headquarters Records of Fort Cummings for 1863-1873 and for 1880-1884 have been microfilmed on 8 rolls and are part of National Archives Microcopy M1081. FS Library Film: 1580039 -1580046.
• Fort Fauntleroy (1860 -1862) See also Fort Lyon and Fort Wingate
• Fort Fillmore (1851)
• Fort Garland
• Post of Las Cruces Textual records of this fort, 1863-1865, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Post of Las Vegas Textual records of this fort, 1851, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Lowell (1866-1869)
• Fort Lyon See Also Fort Fauntleroy and Fort Wingate
• Fort Marcy (1846) Textual records of this fort, 1852-1894, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort McRae Textual records of this fort, 1865-1876, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Selden Textual records of this fort, 1865-1891, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Stanton (1855) Textual records of this fort, 1863-1896, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Sumner Textual records of this fort, 1863-1869, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). See also Headquarters records of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, 1862-1869. National Archives microfilm publication, M1512
• Fort Thorn (1853-1859)
• Fort Tularosa (1872-1874)
• Fort Union (1851) Textual records of this fort, 1852-1891, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Fort Webster (1852-1853)
• Fort West
• Old Fort Wingate Textual records of this fort, 1862-1914, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).

References

• Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890. By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003 ISBN 0-87842-468-7.

Spanish Service Records

Valuable records of those who served in the military in New Spain from 1786 to 1800 are at the General Archives in Simancas, Spain, and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library films 1156334-42, for an index see FS Catalog book 946 M23e). You will also find military information in the Spanish Archives of New Mexico and the Mexican Archives of New Mexico (see New Mexico Genealogy).

The Simancas Archives cover only a short period of time of the military records of Colonial New Mexico; only a small number (perhaps up to 20) service records are available. The Spanish Archives of New Mexico (aka SANM, series II) have over 435 military enlistments. These records are also available at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library film 581463 (first of 18)). Other records available at the FamilySearch Library include:

• Christmas, Henrietta Martinez. Military Records of Colonial New Mexico Notas y 'Revistas (Notes & Musters). Albuquerque, New Mexico: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, 2008. FS Catalog book 978.9 M2c.
• Christmas, Henrietta Martinez. The Santa Fe Presidio Soldiers: Their Donation to the American Revolution. Albuquerque, New Mexico: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2006.

Mexican War (1846-1848)

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.

• Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). (FS Library Films 0537000-13). Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:
  

• 1887-1926 United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

• Robarts, William Hugh. Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848… Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh Digital version available at Internet Archive.
  

Click on these links to learn more about the Mexican War and about Mexican War pension records.

Civil War (1861 to 1865)

Arizona and New Mexico Territories 1863

See New Mexico in the Civil War for information about New Mexico Civil War records, websites, etc. with links to articles about the New Mexico regiments involved in the Civil War.

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 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.

• 1861-1865 New Mexico Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

A wiki article describing an online FamilySearch collection is found at:

New Mexico, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)

Many soldiers from throughout the United States served in the western states during the Indian Wars. Enlistment registers, pension records, and service records for this war are described in United States Military Records. The FamilySearch Library has miscellaneous records and some muster rolls from the Adjutant Generals' Office in New Mexico for 1862 to 1898. (see FS Library films 016612-13).

Spanish-American War (1898)

The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided.

Indexes

• 1861-1934 United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

The index covers veterans of the Civil War, Spanish‑American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces. (How to use this collection.)

• 1898 United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Names of soldiers who served in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders from New Mexico are listed in History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume 1. Los Angeles, California: Pacific States Publishing Company, 1907. FS Catalog book 978.9 H2h; FS Library film 844902, Volume 1

Click on the link to learn more about the Spanish American War.

World War I (1917-1918)

World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.

• United States. Selective Service System. New Mexico, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. FS Library film 1711857 (first of 16). Also available at:

• 1917-1918 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

• 1917-1919 United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

United States World War I Draft Records provides additional information.

Casualties

• A published roster of soldiers who died in the war is W. M. Haulsee, F. C. Howe, and A. C. Doyle, Soldiers of the Great War, Three Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. FS Catalog book 973 M23s; FS Library fiche 6051244. Volume 2 contains the New Mexico returns.

• 1917-1919 United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Additional Sources

• Lansing B. Bloom. New Mexico in the Great War. Historical Society of New Mexico. 3 (November 1927) includes Roll of Honor, FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Karen Stein Daniel, extracted and compiled, World War I era alien enemy registrations for New Mexico, 1918 : extracts from the United States Marshal records for New Mexico.Albuquerque, New Mexico : New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2016 FS Library 978.9 P4d

World War II (1941-1945)

Selective Service On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.

• 1942 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
• 1942 United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Also available at:

• Ancestry ($)
• Fold3 ($).

• Eva Jane Matson. It tolled for New Mexico : New Mexicans captured by the Japanese, 1941-1945. Las Cruces, New Mexico : Yucca Tree Press, 1994, c1992FS Library 978.9 M2m

World War II United States Military Records provides additional information.

Repositories

The New Mexico Records Center and Archives has an excellent collection of military records, including:

• Muster rolls
• Cemetery records
• Files of the Adjutant General's office from 1848 to 1945

Korean War (1950–1953)

The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). See the Korean War wiki article for information on records and their availability.

Vietnam War (1964–1972)

The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the Vietnam War wiki article for information on records and their availability.

Websites

• National Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/