Using Military Records at the National Archives

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T288, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

• Alphabetical by surname of veteran
• Shows name of veteran, name and class of
  dependent (if any), service data, application
  number of file number, and, for approved claims,
  certificate number and/or file number and state
  from which the claim was filed.
• Knowing the military unit can help locate the
  right person in the index as some names may
  appear multiple times in the index.

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M1785, Index to Pension Application Files of
Remarried Widows based on Service in the Civil
War and Later Wars and in the Regular Army after
the Civil War

• If you know your ancestor was a Civil War veteran
  and his widow remarried, the above 7 rolls of
  microfilm may be useful in your search.

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