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When looking for an ancestor who may have served in the Saxon army at some point, the following advice applies (issued by the Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden): | When looking for an ancestor who may have served in the Saxon army at some point, the following advice applies (issued by the Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden): | ||
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(To retrieve accurate data about a member of the Saxon Army one needs to know the military rank and the approximate time frame in which this person served). | (To retrieve accurate data about a member of the Saxon Army one needs to know the military rank and the approximate time frame in which this person served). | ||
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The Archive [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/3580.htm houses]: | The Archive [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/3580.htm houses]: | ||
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There is an article in GenWiki about muster rolls. The article is written in German, but can be read in English by entering the URL into Google language tools. Choose "translate a website", choose language (German) to English. Here is the link http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Milit%C3%A4r_Sachsen | There is an article in GenWiki about muster rolls. The article is written in German, but can be read in English by entering the URL into Google language tools. Choose "translate a website", choose language (German) to English. Here is the link http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Milit%C3%A4r_Sachsen | ||
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The State Archive Dresden houses a collection of soldiers from the 17th to the 20th century. Their names and documentation is available in alphabetical order independent of their rank and social standing. (see reference [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archive/dresden/4666_3131333731.htm http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archive/dresden/4666_3131333731.htm] ) An index to soldiers can be found here: [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/ofind/StA-D/11241/index.htm http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/ofind/StA-D/11241/index.htm] | The State Archive Dresden houses a collection of soldiers from the 17th to the 20th century. Their names and documentation is available in alphabetical order independent of their rank and social standing. (see reference [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archive/dresden/4666_3131333731.htm http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/archive/dresden/4666_3131333731.htm] ) An index to soldiers can be found here: [http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/ofind/StA-D/11241/index.htm http://www.archiv.sachsen.de/ofind/StA-D/11241/index.htm] | ||