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=== Civil War (1861-1865) === | === Civil War (1861-1865) === | ||
Arizona soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. The compiled military service records (Family History Library | Arizona soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. The compiled military service records (Family History Library {{FHL|102048|title-id|disp=film 536241}}) and indexes (Family History Library {{FHL|102048|title-id|disp=film 821837}}) for the Confederacy are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. You may also find the union soldiers listed in the New Mexico Territory Civil War Records (Family History Library {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 471538-83<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1221061454509_576" />}}) and index (Family History Library {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 821883-6}}). | ||
The compiled service records and pensions of Union soldiers have not been microfilmed. They are only available at the National Archives. An index to the pensioners is on film at the Family History Library. (beginning with Family History Library film | The compiled service records and pensions of Union soldiers have not been microfilmed. They are only available at the National Archives. An index to the pensioners is on film at the Family History Library. (beginning with Family History Library film {{FHL|184124|title-id|disp=540757}}) | ||
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. 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. | '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. 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. | ||
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=== Indian Wars (1798-1914) === | === Indian Wars (1798-1914) === | ||
Soldiers who served at military posts can be located by searching Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914. These enlistment registers are available at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library | Soldiers who served at military posts can be located by searching Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914. These enlistment registers are available at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library {{FHL|43696|title-id|disp=film 350307}}). These include data on the soldier's name, physical description, age, occupation, and birthplace. | ||
Two indexes are available for pension records: Old War Pension Index (1815-1926) and Index to Indian Wars (1892-1926). Both of these indexes are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives. These indexes are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS. | Two indexes are available for pension records: Old War Pension Index (1815-1926) and Index to Indian Wars (1892-1926). Both of these indexes are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives. These indexes are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS. | ||
*A history of military forts is Ray Brandes, ''Frontier Military Posts of Arizona. ''Globe, Arizona: Dale S. King, 1960. (Family History Library | *A history of military forts is Ray Brandes, ''Frontier Military Posts of Arizona. ''Globe, Arizona: Dale S. King, 1960. (Family History Library {{FHL|198506|title-id|disp=book 979.1 M2b}}). There is a map of army installations, 1849-1886, on Family History Library {{FHL|291627|title-id|disp=fiche 6017659}}. | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
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World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Arizona, see: | World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Arizona, see: | ||
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Arizona, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library | *United States. Selective Service System. ''Arizona, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library {{FHL|746966|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1473300}}.) | ||
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. | To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. | ||