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A digitized copy of the [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=compiled%20service%20records%20of%20confederate%20soldiers Consolidated <u>index</u> to compiled service records] is available online from Archive.org. Images digitized from multiple microfilm rolls.  
A digitized copy of the [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=compiled%20service%20records%20of%20confederate%20soldiers Consolidated <u>index</u> to compiled service records] is available online from Archive.org. Images digitized from multiple microfilm rolls.  


The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].
The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].  


==== Pension Records  ====
==== Pension Records  ====
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==== Confederate Texas State Troops  ====
==== Confederate Texas State Troops  ====


During the War Between the States, Texas supported its own fighting force, Texas State Troops (TST) also known as the Texas Rangers, to protect white settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Some of the TST were incorporated into the Confederate States of America (CSA) in March, 1864, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians until about 1874 when the attacks ceased. In 1873 they were incorporated into the Texas Rangers.<ref>Patricia Adkins-Rochette, ''Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, &amp; the Wichita Mountains''. Broken Arrow, OK: s.n., 2005.</ref>&nbsp;
During the War Between the States, Texas supported its own fighting force, Texas State Troops (TST) also known as the Texas Rangers, to protect white settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa Indians. Some of the TST were incorporated into the Confederate States of America (CSA) in March, 1864, but they stayed on the frontier to keep it secure from the Indians until about 1874 when the attacks ceased. In 1873 they were incorporated into the Texas Rangers.<ref>Patricia Adkins-Rochette, ''Bourland in North Texas and Indian Territory During the Civil War: Fort Cobb, Fort Arbuckle, &amp;amp;amp; the Wichita Mountains''. Broken Arrow, OK: s.n., 2005.</ref>&nbsp;  


=== '''Union Records'''  ===
=== '''Union Records'''  ===


==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules ====
==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules ====


'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Texas. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Texas in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].
'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Texas. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Texas in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].  


==== Union Service Records  ====
==== Union Service Records  ====
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If you cannot find your soldier on the index, use variant surname spellings and initials only for given names. When you find the name of the unit where your soldier served, make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas {{FHL|1292646|film}} (NARA M0402)  
If you cannot find your soldier on the index, use variant surname spellings and initials only for given names. When you find the name of the unit where your soldier served, make a note of it (such as Texas First Calvary). Service records are arranged by unit and then alphabetically within the unit. Find the correct film for Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas {{FHL|1292646|film}} (NARA M0402)  


'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].  


==== Union Pension Records  ====
==== Union Pension Records  ====


'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].  


=== '''Southern Claims Commission'''  ===
=== '''Southern Claims Commission'''  ===
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*Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station&nbsp;: Texas A and M University Press, ©1992). Besides the Union, Texas residents also were concerned with protecting themselves from the Plains Indians. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/frontier-defense-in-the-civil-war-texas-rangers-and-rebels/oclc/23732492&referer=brief_results Libraries with book (WorldCat)].<br>
*Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station&nbsp;: Texas A and M University Press, ©1992). Besides the Union, Texas residents also were concerned with protecting themselves from the Plains Indians. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/frontier-defense-in-the-civil-war-texas-rangers-and-rebels/oclc/23732492&referer=brief_results Libraries with book (WorldCat)].<br>


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==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====
 
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.
 
In 1888 there were 17 posts and 487 members in the state of Texas
 
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/tx.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Texas]
 
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ====
 
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.
 
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