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[[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.  


Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and other federal and state archives. At the state level, the following sources are available.
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and other federal and state archives. At the state level, the following sources are available.  


=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===
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Published rosters of soldiers include:  
Published rosters of soldiers include:  


*Chapin, Howard. M. ''A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War: 1740-1748''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920. (Family History Library {{FHL|4956|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2ch; film 1425647 item 11}}.)  
*Chapin, Howard. M. ''A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War: 1740-1748''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920. {{WorldCat|8121330|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|4956|item|disp=FHL book 974.5 M2ch; film 1425647 item 11}}.)  
*Chapin, Howard M. ''Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars; A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French and Indian War 1755-1762''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918. (Family History Library {{FHL|172035|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2c; film 1425576 item 5.)}}
*Chapin, Howard M. ''Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars; A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French and Indian War 1755-1762''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918. {{WorldCat|57262595|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|172035|item|disp=FHL book 974.5 M2c; film 1425576 item 5.)}}


The Rhode Island Historical Society has additional military records of soldiers who served from 1731 to 1774 (Family History Library {{FHL|280350|title-id|disp=films 953925-30}}).
The Rhode Island Historical Society has additional military records of soldiers who served from 1731 to 1774 {{FHL|280350|item|disp=FHL films 953925-30}}).  


Societies:
Societies:  


The Rhode Island Society of the Colonial Dames has published several year books listing members and describing their lineage from Colonial soldiers and other prominent men.
The Rhode Island Society of the Colonial Dames has published several year books listing members and describing their lineage from Colonial soldiers and other prominent men.  


:*First Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1897 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
:*First Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1897 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])  
:*Second Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1898 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
:*Second Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1898 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])  
:*Third Record Book of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1908 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=fTMRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
:*Third Record Book of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1908 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=fTMRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])


=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===


The Family History Library and the National Archives have the federal service and pension records and indexes for the Revolutionary War. The Rhode Island Historical Society also has military papers for 1774 to 1792 (Family History Library {{FHL|280350|title-id|disp=film 953931-37}}; {{FHL|353894|title-id|disp=954925-55}}).  
The Family History Library and the National Archives have the federal service and pension records and indexes for the Revolutionary War. The Rhode Island Historical Society also has military papers for 1774 to 1792 {{FHL|280350|item|disp=FHL film 953931-37}}; {{FHL|353894|item|disp=FHL film 954925-55}}).  


*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; {{WorldCat|2178366|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}};  {{FHL|24413|item|disp=FHL 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 {{FHL|297884|item|disp=FHL book 974.5 V2a; film 908273 item 2; fiche 6046912}}).


'''The 1835 Pension Roll'''  
'''The 1835 Pension Roll'''  
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=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===


The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers (Family History Library {{FHL|365957|title-id|disp=films 954957-58}}).
The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers.  {{FHL|365957|item|disp=FHL films 954957-58}}  


Rhode Island State Archives, ''Military papers- War of 1812 : 1792-1794, 1812-1816'' ( Salt Lake City, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) 2 Microfil Reels, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F365957 FHL Films 954957 Item 1 &amp; 2 Film 954958]<br>
Rhode Island State Archives, ''Military papers- War of 1812 : 1792-1794, 1812-1816'' ( Salt Lake City, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) {{FHL|365957|item|disp=FHL Films 954957 Item 1 – 954958}}


=== Mexican War (1846-1848) ===
=== Mexican War (1846-1848) ===


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=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
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=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===


*United States. Selective Service System. ''Rhode Island, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library {{FHL|1852212|film|disp=films beginning with 1852212}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information.
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Rhode Island, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. {{FHL|1852212|item|disp=FHL films 1852212 (first film)}} These cards have been digitized and are searchable online at FamilySearch {{RecordSearch|1968530|Historical Records.}} See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information.


=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===
=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===


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*These cards have been digitized and are searchable on line at FamilySearch Historical Records. {{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}}


=== Additional Military Records  ===
=== Additional Military Records  ===


The '''[http://www.sec.state.ri.us/Archives/statearchives/index.html Rhode Island State Archives]''' has a card index to military and naval records for the years 1774 to 1805. The Family History Library has a copy on 19 microfilms (Family History Library {{FHL|277354|title-id|disp=films 934758-74}} and {{FHL|277354|title-id|disp=1000369}}).
*The '''[http://www.sec.state.ri.us/Archives/statearchives/index.html Rhode Island State Archives]''' has a card index to military and naval records for the years 1774 to 1805. The Family History Library has a copy on 19 microfilms {{FHL|277354|item|disp=FHL films 934758 (first of 19)}}  


State records from the World War I to the present are at the Adjutant General's Office, Command Readiness Center, 645 New London Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920- 3097, Telephone: 401-457-4102, Fax: 401-457-4338.  
*State records from the World War I to the present are at the Adjutant General's Office, Command Readiness Center, 645 New London Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920- 3097, Telephone: 401-457-4102, Fax: 401-457-4338.  


[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm '''Rhode Island USGenweb Project Archives''']  
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm '''Rhode Island USGenweb Project Archives''']  


=== Web Sites  ===
{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{State Military Records}}  
 
=== References  ===
 
''Rhode Island Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
 
: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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