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| ''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Batttles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. ''by Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana C. 2003 ISBN 0-87842-468-7 | | ''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Batttles and Skirmishes, 1850-1890. ''by Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co. Missoula, Montana C. 2003 ISBN 0-87842-468-7 |
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| === Civil War (1861-1865) === | | === Civil War (1861 to 1865) === |
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| Arizona soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. The compiled military service records (Family History Library {{FHL|102048|title-id|disp=film 536241}}) and indexes (Family History Library {{FHL|102048|title-id|disp=film 821837}}) for the Confederacy are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. You may also find the union soldiers listed in the New Mexico Territory Civil War Records (Family History Library {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 471538-83<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1221061454509_576" />}}) and index (Family History Library {{FHL|441155|title-id|disp=films 821883-6}}).
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| | See [[Arizona in the Civil War|Arizona in the Civil War]] for information about Arizona Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Arizona regiments involved in the Civil War. |
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| ==== Union Records ====
| | The regimental pages 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 more about the soldiers and their families. |
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| '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://www.footnote.com/title_690/civil_war_soldiers_union_nm Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory of New Mexico (included present day Arizona) 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]].
| | The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br><br> |
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| '''Civil War Pension Index Cards'''
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| *An index to the pensioners is on film at the Family History Library. (beginning with Family History Library film {{FHL|184124|title-id|disp=540757}})
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| *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]].
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| ==== Confederate Records ====
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| '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://www.footnote.com/title_28/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_az Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory of Arizona of 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 [[Confederate Service and Pension Records]].
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| === FamilySearch Historical Collections<br> === | | === FamilySearch Historical Collections<br> === |