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*[http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/fortdade-egmontkey.html Fort Dade]  
*[http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/fortdade-egmontkey.html Fort Dade]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dallas Fort Dallas] 1838-58  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dallas Fort Dallas] 1838-58  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_La_Bah%C3%ADa Fort Defiance ]Presidio La Bahio)  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_La_Bah%C3%ADa Fort Defiance ]Presidio La Bahio)  
*[http://www.skymanor.com/10_History.htm Fort Denaud]  
*[http://www.skymanor.com/10_History.htm Fort Denaud]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War Fort Drane]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Seminole_War Fort Drane]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fraser_(Florida) Fort Fraser]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fraser_(Florida) Fort Fraser]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gadsden Fort Gadsden]  1818-21 (Fort Apalachicola) 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gadsden Fort Gadsden] 1818-21 (Fort Apalachicola)
*Fort Gardner  
*Fort Gardner  
*Fort Hamer  
*Fort Hamer  
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'''Land Records'''  
'''Land Records'''  


*Ayers, Linda. ''Florida. Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812.'' (Free). ([http://usgwarchives.net/pensions/1812/index.htm The USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project] - Pensions, Rosters & Land Grants).  Search by county.(Accessed 11 May 2012). 
*Ayers, Linda. ''Florida. Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812.'' (Free). ([http://usgwarchives.net/pensions/1812/index.htm The USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project] - Pensions, Rosters & Land Grants). Search by county.(Accessed 11 May 2012).  


'''Pension Records'''  
'''Pension Records'''  
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*[http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRJECM4_Cb Florida War of 1812 Pension Files]. Fold3 (Free). Some soldiers that settled in Florida after the War are listed in the records. Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 1 Jun 2012.<br>
*[http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRJECM4_Cb Florida War of 1812 Pension Files]. Fold3 (Free). Some soldiers that settled in Florida after the War are listed in the records. Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 1 Jun 2012.<br>


*''War of 1812 Pensioners Living in Florida and Louisiana in the 1880's&nbsp;: and Others on the Roll Including Some Civil War Pensioners.'' (Wyandotte:Gregath, [199-?]). 38 pages.{{FSC|732328|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.9 A1 no 195}}
*''War of 1812 Pensioners Living in Florida and Louisiana in the 1880's : and Others on the Roll Including Some Civil War Pensioners.'' (Wyandotte:Gregath, [199-?]). 38 pages.{{FSC|732328|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.9 A1 no 195}}
== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ==
== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ==


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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch — ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br>
:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch — ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br>


*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans&nbsp;: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C.&nbsp;: Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br>
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br>


*James, Russell D. ''Too Late for Blood: Florida Volunteers in the Mexican War''. (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, c2005). Historical summary of the five volunteer companies raised in Florida for service in the war with Mexico. Includes muster rolls and lists of deaths, discharges, pensions, and bounty land warrants.<br>
*James, Russell D. ''Too Late for Blood: Florida Volunteers in the Mexican War''. (Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, c2005). Historical summary of the five volunteer companies raised in Florida for service in the war with Mexico. Includes muster rolls and lists of deaths, discharges, pensions, and bounty land warrants.<br>
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See [[Florida in the Civil War|Florida in the Civil War]] for information about Florida Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Florida regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers.  
See [[Florida in the Civil War|Florida in the Civil War]] for information about Florida Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Florida regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers.  


*The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for the soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.  
*The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for the soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.  


*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932369|Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932369|Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
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*{{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])


The compiled military service records of volunteer soldiers who served in the Florida Infantry are at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library (FS Library microfilms {{FSC|36143|title-id|disp=1314126-38}}). Published rosters are found in ''Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian Civil and Spanish-American Wars'' (Live Oak, Florida: Democrat Book and Job Print, 1909; FamilySearch Library&nbsp;{{FSC|139933|title-id|disp=book 975.9 M2s; also on microfilm 988193}}).  
The compiled military service records of volunteer soldiers who served in the Florida Infantry are at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library (FS Library microfilms {{FSC|36143|title-id|disp=1314126-38}}). Published rosters are found in ''Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian Civil and Spanish-American Wars'' (Live Oak, Florida: Democrat Book and Job Print, 1909; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|139933|title-id|disp=book 975.9 M2s; also on microfilm 988193}}).  


Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].  
Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].  
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