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 === Censuses  ===
+''' State Censuses'''
 The censuses taken by the state in 1885, 1895, and 1905 included separate enumerations of soldiers residing in the state. The lists of soldiers were published in alphabetical order at the end of the statistical reports.
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 *The 1885 lists were published in alphabetical order, at the end of ''Tabular Statements of the Census Enumeration.'' Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Co., 1886. (Family History Library book {{FHL|185900|title-id|disp=977.5 X2w}}; film {{FHL|185900|title-id|disp=962237}}.)
-When the 1890 census was taken, a listing was made of Civil War soldiers and their widows. This has been indexed in:
+'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules'''
+The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Wisconsin. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Wisconsin in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].
+The 1890 veterans schedules are indexed in:
 *Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''1890 Wisconsin Veterans Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, Inc., 1988. (Family History Library book 977.5 {{FHL|162336|title-id|disp=X22w 1890}}.)