United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926
Index and images of card index to pension files located at the National Archives for service in the Indian Wars between 1817 and 1898. The files are part of RG 15 Records of the Veterans Administration and is NARA microfilm publication T318.
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United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of a card index to pension files located at the National Archives for service in the Indian Wars between 1817 and 1898. The files are part of Record Group 15 Records of the Veterans Administration and is NARA microfilm publication T318. Pensions were first granted to veterans and widows with thirty days service between 1832 and 1842 in the Black, Hawk War, Cherokee Disturbances and Florida War. Later pension acts included additional conflicts. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
See also Claire Prechtel- Kluskens, For Love and Money: Pension Laws Affecting Widows of Military Veterans NGS Magazine 42 # 1 (January-March 2016): 35-39. FS Library 973 D25ngs
Copies of pension files are available from the National Archives. To request copies follow the instructions in the following link. Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records
Related National Archives Collections
- Case Files of Indian War Pension Applications, ca.1892-1926. NAID 1105236
- Indexes to Records Supporting Claims for Indians Wars, 1917 - 1931. NAID 1696661
- Records Supporting Claims for Service During the Indian Wars, 1892-1932. NAID 560995
- Lists of Organizations Participating in Indian Wars and Other Disturbances, ca. 1873–ca. 1930 NAID 2602606
- Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the Indian Wars, 1817-1858 NAID 300395 The index also covers service"... the Battalion of United States Volunteers engaged in the "Utah Expedition" of 1857-58, and the New York and Michigan Volunteer organizations that did boundary duty during the Canadian "Patriot War" of 1838-39.
- Dept. of the Treasury. Claims of the State of Minnesota Relating to Indian Wars, 1862–1865
- U.S. Court of Claims. Indian Depredation Case Files, March 5, 1891–September 21, 1917 NAID 2734773
- Exploration and Westward Expansion
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of soldier
- Name and class of dependent
- Rank and unit in which served
- Date enlisted and discharged
- Additional Services
- Class
- Application Number
- Certificate Number
- Filing date
- State in which filed
Collection Content
Sample Image
1928 Index Card to Indian Wars Pension Files
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Citing NARA microfilm publication T318. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
