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==Online Resources== | |||
The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | |||
<center>'''[[Washington Military Records|Military Records]]'''</center> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''General Records'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2546162|United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783}} — images | |||
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives, Military Records] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1880762|U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} Index and images | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979425|U.S., Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926}} Index Only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} Images | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1916230|U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938}} Partial index and images | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1834308|U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904}} Index only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1832324|U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} Index and images | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2143178 Washington, Soldier Home Records, 1891-1945] Images only/no index<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''National Guard'''''</span></center> | |||
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives, National Guard Enlistment Register, 1885-1907 - See Military]<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span></center> | |||
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives Indian War Muster Rolls, 1855-1856 - See Military] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979427|U.S., Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}} Index only<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''War of 1812, 1812-1815'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1916219|U.S., War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} Index only<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Mexican War, 1846-1848'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1987567|U.S., Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848}} Index only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979390|U.S., Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} Index only<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Civil War, 1861-1865'''''</span></center> | |||
*[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1922519|U.S., Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934}} Index (free) and images ($); INCOMPLETE | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1471019|U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} Index (free) and images ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1916234|U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} Images only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} Images<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} Index and images | |||
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ Washington State Digital Archives, Soldiers of the Great War Casualty List and WWI Service Statement Cards, 1917-1919]<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span></center> | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2028680|U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946}} Index only | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} (images with partial index) | |||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/data/worldwartwo.php?ccsForm=ww3 World War II Casualties (Army and Air Force)] Free!<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Korean War, 1950-1954'''''</span></center> | |||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/wa-alpha.pdf Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Washington]<br><br> | |||
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Vietnam War, 1964-1972'''''</span></center> | |||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/wa-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Washington]<br><br> | |||
Many of the federal military records you'll want to use are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States|United States]] Wiki article provides more information regarding the federal records. For Washington, the following sources are also very helpful: | Many of the federal military records you'll want to use are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States|United States]] Wiki article provides more information regarding the federal records. For Washington, the following sources are also very helpful: | ||