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The Family History Library has an index to service records of Union Army soldiers (Family History Library film {{FHL|316984|title-id|disp=821947}}) and a nationwide index to pension records. The actual service and pension records are available only at the National Archives. | The Family History Library has an index to service records of Union Army soldiers (Family History Library film {{FHL|316984|title-id|disp=821947}}) and a nationwide index to pension records. The actual service and pension records are available only at the National Archives. | ||
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. | '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Service and Pension Records]]. | ||
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records | '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Oregon are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service and Pension Records]]. | ||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) === | === Spanish-American War (1898) === | ||