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US Military Basic Search Strategies (view source)
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== Step 1. Identify an Ancestor You Wish to Find in Military Records == | == Step 1. Identify an Ancestor You Wish to Find in Military Records == | ||
Begin your research with family and [[Identify What You Know#Gather_Family_Information|home sources]]. You may already know of ancestors who were in the military. You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family traditions, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Census_Records|census records]], [[ | Begin your research with family and [[Identify What You Know#Gather_Family_Information|home sources]]. You may already know of ancestors who were in the military. You may find evidence that an ancestor served in the military from family traditions, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Census_Records|census records]], [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|naturalization records]], [[US Military Types of Military Records#Biographies|biographies]], [[US Military Types of Military Records#Cemetery_Records|cemetery records]], or records of [[US Military Types of Military Records#Veterans_and_Lineage_Society_Records|veterans organizations]]. | ||
You may find an ancestor in a federal military record if he: | You may find an ancestor in a federal military record if he: | ||
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*'''''Regiment.''''' Many service records are arranged by the military unit, such as regiment. Regiments and companies were often composed of people from the same community or county. Knowing the regiment can sometimes help you determine where an individual was from. | *'''''Regiment.''''' Many service records are arranged by the military unit, such as regiment. Regiments and companies were often composed of people from the same community or county. Knowing the regiment can sometimes help you determine where an individual was from. | ||
In most cases, you can learn the unit from sources at the Family History Library, such as [[US Military Types of Military Records#Service_Records|service]] and [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension]] indexes, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Unit_Histories|regimental or unit histories]], [[United States History#Local_Histories|county histories]], or [[US Military Types of Military Records#Cemetery_Records|tombstone inscriptions]]. [[Identify What You Know#Gather_Family_Information|Home sources]], such as photographs, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Enlistment_and_Discharge_Records.|discharge papers]], [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension records]], or records of membership in a [[US Military Types of Military Records#Veterans_and_Lineage_Society_Records|veteran organization]], may also provide clues. | In most cases, you can learn the unit from sources at the Family History Library, such as [[US Military Types of Military Records#Service_Records|service]] and [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension]] indexes, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Unit_Histories|regimental or unit histories]], [[United States History#Local_Histories|county histories]], or [[US Military Types of Military Records#Cemetery_Records|tombstone inscriptions]]. [[Identify What You Know#Gather_Family_Information|Home sources]], such as photographs, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Enlistment_and_Discharge_Records.|discharge papers]], [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension records]], or records of membership in a [[US Military Types of Military Records#Veterans_and_Lineage_Society_Records|veteran organization]], may also provide clues. | ||
== Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn == | == Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn == | ||