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== What | == What Is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection will include records from 1827-1858 This collection contains compiled military service records of volunteer organizations from Florida who served during for the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858 (M1086) and from Illinois and Michigan during the Winnebago Indian Disturbances in 1827 (M1505). The records are part of National Archive Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office. | This collection will include records from 1827-1858 This collection contains compiled military service records of volunteer organizations from Florida who served during for the Florida Indian Wars, 1835-1858 (M1086) and from Illinois and Michigan during the Winnebago Indian Disturbances in 1827 (M1505). The records are part of National Archive Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office. | ||
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== What Can | == What Can This Collection Tell Me? == | ||
The content of these records varies by type of record. You may find any of the following: | The content of these records varies by type of record. You may find any of the following: | ||
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When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. | ||
=== I Found Who I | === I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the soldier's name and location of the military unit to find the soldier’s family in census records. | *Use the soldier's name and location of the military unit to find the soldier’s family in census records. | ||
*Use the soldier's name and location of the military unit to find the soldier’s family in church records. | *Use the soldier's name and location of the military unit to find the soldier’s family in church records. | ||
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*Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit. | *Continue to search the index and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have served in the same unit or a nearby unit. | ||
=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking | === I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | ||
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records. | *Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records. | ||
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==Citing | ==Citing This Collection== | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. <br><br> | ||