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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Rhode_Island_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | ||
'''[[Rhode Island Introduction|Rhode Island Introduction]]''' | '''[[Rhode Island Introduction|Rhode Island Introduction]]''' | ||
[[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
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*A published roster of soldiers is in Benjamin Crowell, ''Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island. . . .''(Boston: A. J. Wright, 1850; Family History Library {{FHL|24413|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2cbe; fiche 6046885}}). An index is in Volume 12 of Vital Records of Rhode Island (see [[Rhode Island Vital Records]]). This volume also lists officers and pensioners living in 1820, 1835, and 1840 (Family History Libary {{FHL|297884|title-id|disp=book 974.5 V2a; film 908273 item 2; fiche 6046912}}). | *A published roster of soldiers is in Benjamin Crowell, ''Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island. . . .''(Boston: A. J. Wright, 1850; Family History Library {{FHL|24413|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2cbe; fiche 6046885}}). An index is in Volume 12 of Vital Records of Rhode Island (see [[Rhode Island Vital Records]]). This volume also lists officers and pensioners living in 1820, 1835, and 1840 (Family History Libary {{FHL|297884|title-id|disp=book 974.5 V2a; film 908273 item 2; fiche 6046912}}). | ||
'''The 1835 Pension Roll''' | '''The 1835 Pension Roll''' | ||
On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The pension Roll for Rhode Island is available online. | On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The pension Roll for Rhode Island is available online. | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=l49HAQAAIAAJ Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. I] (Google Books) | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=l49HAQAAIAAJ Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. I] (Google Books) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48121 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48121 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3220 Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3220 Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
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=== Civil War (1861-1865) === | === Civil War (1861-1865) === | ||
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. | [[Image:{{GeneralBurnsideRI}}]] See [[Rhode Island in the Civil War|Rhode Island in the Civil War]] for information about Rhode Island Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Rhode Island regiments involved in the Civil War. 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. | ||
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. | |||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
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*United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|1498803|film|disp=film 1498803}}.) | *United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|1498803|film|disp=film 1498803}}.) | ||
=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
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=== Additional Military Records === | === Additional Military Records === | ||
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:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | :NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. | ||
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[[Category:Rhode_Island_-_Military]] [[Category:Rhode_Island|Military]] | [[Category:Rhode_Island_-_Military]] [[Category:Rhode_Island|Military]] | ||