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See Also Researching in Military Records and Research In Colonial & United States Wars From Earliest to 1865
The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. A list of Wars fought on American.
- Texas Military Books at Amazon.com
- War of 1812 Veterans in Texas
. From notes compiled by Mae Wynne McFarland, this is a compilation of names, places, and dates associated with veterans of the War of 1812. Original material is in the library of the Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, arranged alphabetically.
- Texas Frontiersman, 1839-1860: Minute Men, Militia, Home Guard, Indian Fighter
- Texas Ranger Service Records, 1830-1846
- Texas Rangers: Frontier Battalion, Minute Men, Commanding Officers, 1847-1900. 6 vols. Each volume separately indexed.
- Index to Applications for Texas Confederate Pensions
- Cumulative Index: The Confederate Veteran Magazine 1893-1932.
- Military - The men and women called to serve their country in military duty are a source of pride to their families and to their nation. Now, with databases containing more than 16 million names and thousands of government records available to search, researching your veteran ancestors has become easier than ever before.
- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
- Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War
(The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
Civil War in Texas
Search Civil War Soldiers, Service Records, Regiments, General Officers, Battle Summaries, Pension Index: 1861-1934, CSA Field Officers and the War of the Rebellion
Texas was the 7th state to suceed from the Union on February 1, 1861. Texas provided 60,012 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 1.6% (ranked 23rd out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 90 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Texas had 10 Confederate P.O.W. Camps at Boerne (Prison Town), Camp Ford, Camp Groce (Hempstead), Camp Van Dorn (Salado Camp), Camp Verde, Galveston, Houston, Huntsville (Texas State Penitentiary), San Antonio, San Pedro Springs
- Texas Civil War Books at Amazon.com
- Southern Claims Commission from the State of Texas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Texas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Texas units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
- Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67 from the State of Texas (The National Archives): NARA M1003. View, Print Copy & Save Original Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.
