United States Census

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 * United States &gt;  Census
 * United States &gt;  Census

Introduction
A census is a count and description of the population of a country, state, county, or city. Census lists are also called “schedules." In the U. S.a census has been taken every ten years since 1790. For details see United States Federal Census.

Featured Content
The Basic Search Strategies page of this set suggests steps you should take to find your ancestors in military records. This section is especially valuable if you are just beginning your research.

The Records Selection Table can help you choose types of records to search. The Family History Library's collection is described on that page, and there is also a page explaining how to use the Family History Library Catalog to find specific records.

There is a explanation of general types of military records available for most wars. Each of the major wars in which Americans participated is listed in the topics column in chronological order. Not all military records sources are mentioned in the wars pages. Records not specific to a particular war but to a branch of the service are described on the page for that service branch. These pages do not include sources for the Coast Guard and Air Force. At the end of the topics column is a page for a short bibliography titled For Further Reading.

Research Tools

 * FamilySearch Record Search. Free. Includes Civil War Pension Index Cards (no images), Louisiana War of 1812 Pension Lists (images only), World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (images only), Vermont Enrolled Militia records, 1861-1867 (images only).
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. Free National Park Service site with a nationwide index to Union and Confederate servicemen, including U.S. Colored Troops (USCT).
 * HeritageQuestOnline. Search selected records from the Revolutionary War era pension and bounty-land warrant application files. This subscription site is also available at selected libraries.
 * Ancestry.com ($) A subscription site with records from most major American wars, including DAR Rolls of Honor, the Civil War Collection, and World War I Draft Registrations. Also includes selected Loyalist and Confederate sources.
 * Footnote.com ($) Subscription site to digitized and indexed National Archives documents including Civil War Service Records, Civil War Widows Pensions, Mormon Battalion Pension Files, Pension Index-Civil War to 1900, Revolutionary War Pensions, Southern Claims Commission, WWI and WWII records.
 * Family History Library, Register of Revolutionary War Records (Salt Lake City: FHL, 2006) Shows National Archives and other sources available through the Family History Library.

Related Content
Additional websites for general military research

Things you can do
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