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*{{FSC|172771|item|disp=''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317)}}. {{FSC|0537000|film|disp=FS Library films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:<br> | *{{FSC|172771|item|disp=''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317)}}. {{FSC|0537000|film|disp=FS Library films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|*'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]; Free digital copy.<br>}} | |||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
{{Block indent|1=*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}}|2=1}} | |||
*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. | *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. | ||
{{Block indent|1=*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}}|2=1}} | |||
== Spanish-American War (1898) == | == Spanish-American War (1898) == | ||
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*'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images with partial index - free | *'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images with partial index - free | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($) | ||
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*Histories and rosters of soldiers of the Washington Militia and National Guard who served in the Indian Wars of the 1850s to the post-World War II era are in: | *Histories and rosters of soldiers of the Washington Militia and National Guard who served in the Indian Wars of the 1850s to the post-World War II era are in: | ||
{{Block indent|1=*Field, Virgil F. ''Washington National Guard Pamphlet: The Official History of the Washington National Guard'', Seven Volumes. (Tacoma, Washington: Office of the Adjutant General, 1961.) [https://mil.wa.gov/national-guard/museum/official-history-of-washington-national-guard Online version]. {{FSC|207821|item|disp=FS Library film 1321447, items 1–3; book 979.7 M25w}} |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Washington State National Guard [https://mil.wa.gov/evergreen-magazine Evergreen Magazine] covering activities of the guard from 1971-current.}} | |||
* Washington National Guard "the Arsenal Museum", Camp Murray | * Washington National Guard "the Arsenal Museum", Camp Murray | ||
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*The [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives] has other helpful records, including: | *The [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:6 Washington State Archives] has other helpful records, including: | ||
{{Block indent|*Records of residents of the State Soldiers Home and State Veterans Home up to the mid-1930s. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Applications and supporting papers submitted by Washington veterans of World Wars I and II for a state bonus. These often include information about the soldier's residence, occupation, relatives, age, place of birth, and enlistment. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*National Guard Statements of Service cards for guardsmen who participated in World Wars I and II. These cards list the name of the serviceman, last residence, date and place of enlistment, date and place of birth, years of service, military organization attachment, rank, and engagements. }} | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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