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Two useful books concerning Union soldiers buried in Oklahoma are:  
Two useful books concerning Union soldiers buried in Oklahoma are:  


Talkington, N. Dale. ''The Long Blue Line: Civil War Union Soldiers and Sailors Buried in Oklahoma''. Houston, Texas: N. D. Talkington, 1999. (FHL book 976.6 V3tn; fiche 6,003,026.)  
Talkington, N. Dale. ''The Long Blue Line: Civil War Union Soldiers and Sailors Buried in Oklahoma''. Houston, Texas: N. D. Talkington, 1999. (Family History Library book 976.6 V3tn; fiche 6,003,026.)  


Talkington, N. Dale and Deone K. Pearcy. ''Tributes of Blue: Obituaries of Civil War Union Soldiers and Sailors Buried in Oklahoma''. Tehachapi, California: T. P. Productions, 1996. (FHL book 976.6 V4t; film 2,055,188, item 1.)  
Talkington, N. Dale and Deone K. Pearcy. ''Tributes of Blue: Obituaries of Civil War Union Soldiers and Sailors Buried in Oklahoma''. Tehachapi, California: T. P. Productions, 1996. (Family History Library book 976.6 V4t; film 2,055,188, item 1.)  


Pension records for Confederate veterans living in Oklahoma are at the [http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/resources/genealogy.htm Oklahoma Department of Libraries] Archive website. The Family History Library has a copy of these records, arranged by application numbers (FHL films 1001530-48; index on film 1001529). A published index is:  
Pension records for Confederate veterans living in Oklahoma are at the [http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/resources/genealogy.htm Oklahoma Department of Libraries] Archive website. The Family History Library has a copy of these records, arranged by application numbers (Family History Library films 1001530-48; index on film 1001529). A published index is:  


''Index to Applications for Pensions From the State of Oklahoma Submitted by Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and their Widows''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. (FHL book 976.6 M24o; fiche 6,046,932.)  
''Index to Applications for Pensions From the State of Oklahoma Submitted by Confederate Soldiers, Sailors and their Widows''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. (Family History Library book 976.6 M24o; fiche 6,046,932.)  


Confederate Army casualty lists for battles in Indian Territory are on the last portion of FHL film 1,025,138.  
Confederate Army casualty lists for battles in Indian Territory are on the last portion of Family History Library film 1,025,138.  


A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War (FHL film 338,235). Several indexes to the returns have been published and are at the Family History Library.  
A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War (Family History Library film 338,235). Several indexes to the returns have been published and are at the Family History Library.  


For information on Indians who served on the side of the Confederacy, see:  
For information on Indians who served on the side of the Confederacy, see:  


Foreman, Grant. ''History of the Service and List of Individuals of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Confederate Army''. 2 vols. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1948. (not at FHL.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
Foreman, Grant. ''History of the Service and List of Individuals of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Confederate Army''. 2 vols. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1948. (not at Family History Library.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->


=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
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=== World Wars I (1917-1918) <br>and II (1941-1945)  ===
=== World Wars I (1917-1918) <br>and II (1941-1945)  ===


A published roster of soldiers who died in World War I is in W.M. Haulsee, et al, Soldiers of the Great War, 3 vols. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. (FHL book 973 M23s; fiche 6,051,244.)  
A published roster of soldiers who died in World War I is in W.M. Haulsee, et al, Soldiers of the Great War, 3 vols. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. (Family History Library book 973 M23s; fiche 6,051,244.)  


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. The Oklahoma records are indexed, with digital images, on the Internet site [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com]. For registration cards for Oklahoma see also:  
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. The Oklahoma records are indexed, with digital images, on the Internet site [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com]. For registration cards for Oklahoma see also:  
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*Oklahoma, World War I Selective Service  
*Oklahoma, World War I Selective Service  
*System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.  
*System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.  
*National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On FHL films beginning with film number 1,851,604.)
*National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with film number 1,851,604.)


Biographical sketches of soldiers who died during World War II have been published in Chronicles of Oklahoma, volumes 21-27 (see the [[Oklahoma Periodicals|“Periodicals”]] section of this outline).  
Biographical sketches of soldiers who died during World War II have been published in Chronicles of Oklahoma, volumes 21-27 (see the [[Oklahoma Periodicals|“Periodicals”]] section of this outline).  


Additional biographical sketches of soldiers from Oklahoma are in volume 2 of A History of the ''Second World War: A Remembrance, An Appreciation, A Memorial''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Victory Publishing Co., 1946. (FHL book 973 H2sw; vol. 1 on film 1,035,575 item 7; vol. 2 on film 1,035,603 item 5.)  
Additional biographical sketches of soldiers from Oklahoma are in volume 2 of A History of the ''Second World War: A Remembrance, An Appreciation, A Memorial''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Victory Publishing Co., 1946. (Family History Library book 973 H2sw; vol. 1 on film 1,035,575 item 7; vol. 2 on film 1,035,603 item 5.)  


=== Additional Military Sources  ===
=== Additional Military Sources  ===
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Daugherty, Fred A. and Pendleton Woods. ''“Oklahoma's Military Tradition.” Chronicles of Oklahoma 57 (Winter, 1979-80)''<nowiki>: 427-45. (FHL book 976.6 B2c.)</nowiki>  
Daugherty, Fred A. and Pendleton Woods. ''“Oklahoma's Military Tradition.” Chronicles of Oklahoma 57 (Winter, 1979-80)''<nowiki>: 427-45. (FHL book 976.6 B2c.)</nowiki>  


Faulk, Odie B., Kenny A. Franks, and Paul F. Lambert, eds. ''Early Military Forts and Posts in Oklahoma''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1978. (FHL book 976.6 M2e; fiche 6,088,102.)  
Faulk, Odie B., Kenny A. Franks, and Paul F. Lambert, eds. ''Early Military Forts and Posts in Oklahoma''. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1978. (Family History Library book 976.6 M2e; fiche 6,088,102.)  


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