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== Getting started  ==
== Getting started  ==
 
Army History  
*Army History  
*[http://www.soldatreg.se/Databasen.htm Central Soldiers Register]
*[http://www.soldatreg.se/Databasen.htm Central Soldiers Register] (database - in Swedish)<br>Google translation of this link available [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.soldatreg.se/&prev=search%7C click here]  
Military Archives
*Military Archives
*[[Swedish Military Records after 1885 for Family History Research|Military Records after 1885]]
*[[Swedish Military Records after 1885 for Family History Research|Military Records after 1885]]
*[[Sweden Military Timeline|Military Timeline]]  
*[[Sweden Military Timeline|Military Timeline]]  
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*[http://www.ep.liu.se/databases/soldatregister/search.en.aspx Central Soldier Database] Linköping University Electronic Press
*[http://www.ep.liu.se/databases/soldatregister/search.en.aspx Central Soldier Database] Linköping University Electronic Press
*[[Swedish Naval Records for Family History Research|Naval Records]]
*[[Swedish Naval Records for Family History Research|Naval Records]]
*Organizational Structure  
Organizational Structure  
*[[Sweden Soldier Names|Soldier Naming Customs]]
*[[Sweden Soldier Names|Soldier Naming Customs]]


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Military records generally contain soldiers' names but little other genealogical information. The following sources may provide information on your ancestor especially if he was an officer:  
Military records generally contain soldiers' names but little other genealogical information. The following sources may provide information on your ancestor especially if he was an officer:  


<u>''Handlingar'', ''1757-1880''</u>''(Army Pension Records).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|167779|film|disp=167779}}-862.)  
<u>''Handlingar'', ''1757-1880''</u>'' (Army Pension Records).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|167779|film|disp=167779}}-862.)  


<u>''Meritband''</u>, ''1751-1849 (Army Pension Records).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|167652|film|disp=167652}} items 1-2, {{FHL|167732|film|disp=167732}}, {{FHL|167654|film|disp=167654}}-167778.)  
<u>''Meritband''</u>, ''1751-1849 (Army Pension Records).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|167652|film|disp=167652}} items 1-2, {{FHL|167732|film|disp=167732}}, {{FHL|167654|film|disp=167654}}-167778.)  


<u>''Rullor'', ''1639-1865''</u>''[Vadstena Krigsmanshus] (Registers and Specifications of Servicemen at the Soldiers Home at Vadstena).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|190394|film|disp=190394}}-413.)  
<u>''Rullor'', ''1639-1865''</u>'' [Vadstena Krigsmanshus] (Registers and Specifications of Servicemen at the Soldiers Home at Vadstena).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|190394|film|disp=190394}}-413.)  


<u>''Biografica'', ''1556-1955''</u>''(Biographical Notes of Army Officers and Others).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|190699|film|disp=190699}}-877.) Contains an excellent biographical collection of notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries.  
<u>''Biografica'', ''1556-1955''</u>'' (Biographical Notes of Army Officers and Others).'' Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Filmed for the Genealogical Society of Utah by AB. Rekolid, 1957. (Family History Library films {{FHL|190699|film|disp=190699}}-877.) Contains an excellent biographical collection of notes, newspaper clippings, and obituaries.  


Navy pension fund. (See Passport Journals in [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration]].)  
Navy pension fund. (See Passport Journals in [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration]].)