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


==== Seminole Wars (Florida Wars) (First 1817–18; Second 1835–42; Third 1855–58) ====
'''Creek War (1813-1814)'''
 
A card index of Indian War soldiers is:
 
*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Indian War Service, 1812–1814''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library film {{FHL|632744|title-id|disp=1462786}} item 3.) This includes alphabetically arranged, typed cards for the Indian wars of 1813–1814 and the War of 1812. The films include each soldier’s name, age, residence, rank, and date enrolled and the date and amount of his pension payments (usually for the years of 1833–1834). Includes records of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina soldiers, as well as Indian names.
 
'''Seminole Wars (Florida Wars) (First 1817–18; Second 1835–42; Third 1855–58)'''


The Tennessee State Library and Archives has  microfilm:  
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has  microfilm:  
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Some services offered by [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/bymail.htm mail and by e-mail].  
Some services offered by [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/bymail.htm mail and by e-mail].  


==== Cherokee Wars (Removal) (1836–1839) ====
'''Cherokee Wars (Removal) (1836–1839)'''


*Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|755956|title-id|disp=}}].) This record contains a listing of the volunteer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.  
*Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|755956|title-id|disp=}}].) This record contains a listing of the volunteer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.  
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