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Finding Soldiers of "Other Wars"

Spanish-American War, 1898 April (22, 23, or 25) - 1898 December 10

Records of the Philippine American War (aka Philippine Insurrection), 1899 – 1902, are often found with those for the Spanish-American War. See this article for details:

 
North Carolina Soldiers
  • 973.894 S NCC. North Carolina’s Role in the Spanish-American War (pub. 1975) by Joseph F. Steelman.
  • 975.677 COP NCC. The County of Gaston: Two Centuries of a North Carolina Region by Robert F. Cope and Manly Wade Wellman.
    • A list of Gaston County Spanish-American War Soldiers is in Appendix E, pages 226 – 27.
  • Roster of the North Carolina Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, 1898 – 1899 (pub. 1900) by NC Adjutant General’s Dept.
    Available online at:
  • The Spanish American War Centennial Website provides a searchable listing of some North and South Carolina Military Personnel Rosters and Muster Rolls by Patrick McSherry.
    Go to: http://www.spanamwar.com/genealogy3roster.htm
Other Resources
  • 359.3 LIS NCC. List of officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps from 1775 to 1900: comprising a complete register of all present and former commissioned, warranted, and appointed officers of the United States Navy and of the Marine Corps, regular and volunteer. (Includes Spanish-American War)
  • A list of resources on the Spanish-American War from the National Archives.
    Go to: http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/spanish-american-war-and-philippine-insurrection.html
  • FamilySearch.org
  • Fold3 has “Spanish-American War Service Record Index” (full record can be requested from NARA) and “Spanish-American War Service Records – Florida” (searchable images)                                                           
    Go to: https://fold3library.proquest.com/barcode?accountid=11047 Log into Fold3 with your library card

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