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== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==
== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==


*Muster rolls are available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives.] The [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] and the Family History Library have the enlistment registers of soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. Many of these soldiers served in the western states, including Washington, during the Indian Wars. The enlistment registers provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birth place. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname.
*Muster rolls are available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives.] The [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] and the FamilySearch Library have the enlistment registers of soldiers who served in the regular army from 1798 to 1914. Many of these soldiers served in the western states, including Washington, during the Indian Wars. The enlistment registers provide the soldier's rank, unit, commanders, physical description, occupation, and birth place. The records are arranged by year and by the first letter of the surname.


:*United States Army, ''Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914'' {{FSC|43696|item|disp=FS Library films350307 (first of 81}}. Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1880762|Family Search Historical Records}}
:*United States Army, ''Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914'' {{FSC|43696|item|disp=FS Library films350307 (first of 81}}. Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1880762|Family Search Historical Records}}


*The Family History Library and the [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] have an index to soldiers who applied for pensions as a result of service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives.
*The FamilySearch Library and the [http://www.archives.gov/index.html National Archives] have an index to soldiers who applied for pensions as a result of service in the Indian Wars from 1817 to 1898. The actual pension records are only available at the National Archives.


:*United States, Veterans Administration, ''Pension Index Files, Indian Wars, 1892-1926'' (Washington, D.C.:Veteran's Administration, 1959) {{FSC|98739|item|disp=FS Library film 821610-21}} Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1979427|United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}}
:*United States, Veterans Administration, ''Pension Index Files, Indian Wars, 1892-1926'' (Washington, D.C.:Veteran's Administration, 1959) {{FSC|98739|item|disp=FS Library film 821610-21}} Also available online at {{RecordSearch|1979427|United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}}
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