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*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Minnesota''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M0546. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, [1965?]. (On 10 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=319073&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ films beginning with 821930].) | *United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Minnesota''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M0546. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, [1965?]. (On 10 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=319073&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ films beginning with 821930].) | ||
*An index to volunteers in the [http://www.1stminnesota.net/ 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment]. Includes some personal histories and photos. | *An index to volunteers in the [http://www.1stminnesota.net/ 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment]. Includes some personal histories and photos. | ||
==== Pensions ==== | |||
*'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | |||
The index to Union pension records for all states is described in the U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118). | The index to Union pension records for all states is described in the U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118). | ||
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'''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)'''. In 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The descriptive books and other records of many GAR posts are at the Minnesota Historical Society. | '''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)'''. In 1890, about 40 percent of the Civil War veterans were members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The descriptive books of each GAR post usually indicate each member’s name, age, rank, birthplace, residence, occupation, and enlistment and discharge information. The descriptive books and other records of many GAR posts are at the Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
'''Unit Histories''' | === '''Unit Histories''' === | ||
An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories in Minnesota is: | |||
'''Civil War Unit Histories'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''The Union—Midwest and West''. (Part 4.) Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=426900&disp=A+Guide+to+the+microfiche+edition+of+Civ%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 M2cwu pt.4].) The library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items. This may include correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. This guide also includes an author index and a major engagements index. | '''Civil War Unit Histories'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''The Union—Midwest and West''. (Part 4.) Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=426900&disp=A+Guide+to+the+microfiche+edition+of+Civ%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 M2cwu pt.4].) The library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items. This may include correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. This guide also includes an author index and a major engagements index. | ||
'''Soldiers Home Records''' | === '''Soldiers Home Records''' === | ||
Records of the state operated soldiers home in Minneapolis are found in the Minnesota State Historical Society Library. They include resident admission and discharge records, history of residents’ military service, and clinical records. | |||
=== Dakota Conflict (Sioux Uprising, 1862) === | === Dakota Conflict (Sioux Uprising, 1862) === | ||