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Military records identify millions of individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions (or legends), census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. | Military records identify millions of individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions (or legends), census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. | ||
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, the Minnesota Historical Society, and other federal and state archives. | Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, the Minnesota Historical Society, and other federal and state archives.[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
==== Forts ==== | ==== Forts ==== | ||
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*'''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. | *'''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 index to Union pension records for all states is described in [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]]. | ||
Names and residences of some persons receiving federal pensions can be found in: | Names and residences of some persons receiving federal pensions can be found in: | ||
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*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883: ...as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882''. Volume 4. 1883. Reprint. Arvada, Colorado: Ancestor Publishers, 1990. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=618913&disp=List+of+pensioners+on+the+roll%2C+Januar++ fiche 6334560].) No circulation to Family History Centers. The list includes more than 4,000 names of Civil War or War of 1812 veterans or the name their widow. Arranged by county names in alphabetical order, then by post office addresses in alphabetical order; persons’ names are not in any particular order. Information includes the pensioner’s name, post office address, reason for pension, amount of money received each month, and date the pension was originally awarded. Unindexed. | *''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883: ...as Called for by Senate Resolution of December 8, 1882''. Volume 4. 1883. Reprint. Arvada, Colorado: Ancestor Publishers, 1990. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=618913&disp=List+of+pensioners+on+the+roll%2C+Januar++ fiche 6334560].) No circulation to Family History Centers. The list includes more than 4,000 names of Civil War or War of 1812 veterans or the name their widow. Arranged by county names in alphabetical order, then by post office addresses in alphabetical order; persons’ names are not in any particular order. Information includes the pensioner’s name, post office address, reason for pension, amount of money received each month, and date the pension was originally awarded. Unindexed. | ||
'''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''' === | ||
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*Holbrook, Franklin F. ''Minnesota in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota War Records Commission, 1923. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=61966&disp=Minnesota+in+the+Spanish-American+War+++ film 1654701].) Includes brief regimental histories of the Minnesota volunteer units, followed by rosters of Minnesotans who served between 1898 and 1902 in those units and in other branches of service—more than 8,000 names. Information includes name, age, birthplace, residence, regiment, and dates mustered in and out. Includes an index to names in the rosters and a general index. | *Holbrook, Franklin F. ''Minnesota in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota War Records Commission, 1923. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=61966&disp=Minnesota+in+the+Spanish-American+War+++ film 1654701].) Includes brief regimental histories of the Minnesota volunteer units, followed by rosters of Minnesotans who served between 1898 and 1902 in those units and in other branches of service—more than 8,000 names. Information includes name, age, birthplace, residence, regiment, and dates mustered in and out. Includes an index to names in the rosters and a general index. | ||
Names of those who filed for pensions based on service in these two conflicts are included in the General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934, described in | Names of those who filed for pensions based on service in these two conflicts are included in the General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934, described in [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]]. | ||
=== World War I (1917–1918) === | === World War I (1917–1918) === | ||
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MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – MILITARY RECORDS<br> | MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – MILITARY RECORDS<br> | ||
==== Military Cemeteries ==== | ==== Military Cemeteries ==== | ||
[http://people.mnhs.org/vgri/ Minnesota Veterans Graves] Registration index - a list of Veterans buried in Minnesota - 1857 - 1975. It also includes a birth and death index. | [http://people.mnhs.org/vgri/ Minnesota Veterans Graves] Registration index - a list of Veterans buried in Minnesota - 1857 - 1975. It also includes a birth and death index. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[ | ''[[Minnesota|Minnesota]]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
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[[Category:Minnesota|Military]] | [[Category:Minnesota|Military]] | ||