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The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline provides]] more information on federal military records and search strategies. | The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline 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. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/5b064d1a23681998ba8ead6420975101 United States Research Outline]provides more information about the federal records. For Texas the following sources are also very helpful. | Many military records are found at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], the [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]], and other federal and state archives. The [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/5b064d1a23681998ba8ead6420975101 United States Research Outline]provides more information about the federal records. For Texas the following sources are also very helpful. | ||
=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
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If you cannot find your soldier in these indexes, use variant surname spellings and first initials for given names. Make a note of which unit and company he served with. Then find the unit (such as 29th Infantry, Company K) in Service Records for Confederate Soldiers from Texas. {{FHL|1501077 |film}} The service records usually include each soldier's name, enlistment date and place, discharge date and place, age, and sometimes residence, and physical description. | If you cannot find your soldier in these indexes, use variant surname spellings and first initials for given names. Make a note of which unit and company he served with. Then find the unit (such as 29th Infantry, Company K) in Service Records for Confederate Soldiers from Texas. {{FHL|1501077 |film}} The service records usually include each soldier's name, enlistment date and place, discharge date and place, age, and sometimes residence, and physical description. | ||
A Confederate '''pension''' index is maintained by the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.php Texas State Library and Archives ] . Addditionally there is a published index to Confederate pension papers by John M. Kinney, Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions, Rev. ed. Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1977. {{FHL|976.4 M22k|book}} {{FHL|928040|film}} {{FHL|6019976|film}} Both approved and rejected pension applications are included in the FHL Texas pension collection {{FHL|960279|film}} Approved pensions are arranged by application number. Rejected applications are arranged alphbetically.<br> | A Confederate '''pension''' index is maintained by the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.php Texas State Library and Archives ] . Addditionally there is a published index to Confederate pension papers by John M. Kinney, Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions, Rev. ed. Austin, Texas: Archives Division, Texas State Library, 1977. {{FHL|976.4 M22k|book}} {{FHL|928040|film}} {{FHL|6019976|film}} Both approved and rejected pension applications are included in the FHL Texas pension collection {{FHL|960279|film}} Approved pensions are arranged by application number. Rejected applications are arranged alphbetically.<br> | ||
A published roster of some Texas regiments is Martin Hardwick Hall, ''The Confederate Army of New Mexico.'' Austin, Texas: Presidial Press, 1978. {{FHL|978.9 M2ha|book}} {{FHL|6087304|film}} This lists soldiers of Texas stationed in New Mexico during the war. | A published roster of some Texas regiments is Martin Hardwick Hall, ''The Confederate Army of New Mexico.'' Austin, Texas: Presidial Press, 1978. {{FHL|978.9 M2ha|book}} {{FHL|6087304|film}} This lists soldiers of Texas stationed in New Mexico during the war. | ||
Additonally, the Texas Legislature approved funds to support widows and indigent families and dependents of soldiers serving in State or Confederate forces. Lists were submitted between 1863-1865 by Chief Justices of the counties. This index can be accessed online at the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/cif/index.html Texas State Library and Archives.] Not all counties are represented in the index. These records are transcribed in Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865 by LInda Mearse. {{FHL|976.4 M2mL|book}} | Additonally, the Texas Legislature approved funds to support widows and indigent families and dependents of soldiers serving in State or Confederate forces. Lists were submitted between 1863-1865 by Chief Justices of the counties. This index can be accessed online at the [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/cif/index.html Texas State Library and Archives.] Not all counties are represented in the index. These records are transcribed in Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865 by LInda Mearse. {{FHL|976.4 M2mL|book}} | ||
==== '''Union Records''' ==== | ==== '''Union Records''' ==== | ||
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*Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA M393) {{FHL|881592|film}} | *Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA M393) {{FHL|881592|film}} | ||
If you cannot find your soldier on the index, use variant surname spellings and initials only for given names. When you find the name of the unit where your soldier served, make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas {{FHL|1292646|film}} (NARA M0402) | If you cannot find your soldier on the index, use variant surname spellings and initials only for given names. When you find the name of the unit where your soldier served, make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas {{FHL|1292646|film}} (NARA M0402) | ||
A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on {{RecordSearch |1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}}. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars of that time period may be included in this index. | A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on {{RecordSearch |1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}}. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars of that time period may be included in this index. | ||
Union pension files are not on microfilm and are available only at the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/pension/1861-1934.html National Archives].<br> | Union pension files are not on microfilm and are available only at the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/pension/1861-1934.html National Archives].<br> | ||
==== '''Southern Claims Commission''' ==== | ==== '''Southern Claims Commission''' ==== | ||
If a Union sympathizer in Texas claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Texas counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | If a Union sympathizer in Texas claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Texas counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) === | === Spanish-American War (1898) === | ||