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==== '''Union Records''' ==== | ==== '''Union Records''' ==== | ||
In comparison to numbers of Confederate soldiers from Texas, there were relatively few Union units from Texas. An index to Union soldier '''service records''' | In comparison to numbers of Confederate soldiers from Texas, there were relatively few Union units from Texas. An index to Union soldier '''service records''' is found in: | ||
A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on {{RecordSearch |1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}}. | *[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] | ||
*Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (NARA M393) {{FHL|881592|film}} | |||
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) | |||
A free Internet index to '''pension''' applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on {{RecordSearch |1471019|Civil War Pension Index Cards}}. 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 in this index. | |||
Union pension files are not on microfilm and are available only at the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/pension/1861-1934.html National Archives].<br> | Union pension files are not on microfilm and are available only at the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/pension/1861-1934.html National Archives].<br> | ||