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This collection covers the years from 1889 through 1904. | This collection covers the years from 1889 through 1904. | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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*Name of person/office making the inquiry (sometimes the soldier himself) | *Name of person/office making the inquiry (sometimes the soldier himself) | ||
*Subject of inquiry | *Subject of inquiry | ||
== How to Use the Record == | |||
The index cards are arranged by the name of the soldier or other subject of inquiry. Surnames are arranged alphabetically in a phonetic system. If the subject of inquiry was a military unit it was generally filed under the name of its commanding officer. These records may lead to pension files and other helpful military records. | |||
== Record History == | == Record History == | ||