Series 10318
STATE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE [11]SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SERVICE CARDS, 1898-1899.1 microfilm reel.
A separate agency history is available.
DESCRIPTION: This card file was created by the now-defunct Military Records Section. The cards contain basic military data for veterans of Utah service units involved in the Spanish American War. The following types of data are included on each form in part or en masse: veteran's name, rank, organization, dates and places of enlistment and discharge, age, place of birth, residence, occupation, and next of kin with address and relationship. The bulk of the information for the cards was provided by the United Spanish War Veterans organization.
The Military Records Section was organized in 1957 within the State Historical Society's Division of State Archives. It was mandated to keep a record of all veterans of the United States Armed Forces who were buried in Utah and aid in placing a headstone at the head of any veterans' unmarked graves. The section also was given the charge to collect and preserve all other military records pertaining to the state of Utah available for acquisition from private individuals, veterans groups, and assorted state and federal governmental agencies. By 1965, the section was subsumed by the larger archives.
ARRANGEMENT: The cards are alphabetical by surname and then given name of veteran.
RELATED RECORDS: Series 85268, MILITARY SERVICE CARDS, is a microfilm copy of service cards for Utah veterans that participated in military conflicts spanning from 1898-1975. The bulk of the cards pertain to World War I and World War II veterans, though there are also cards for Spanish American War and Mexican border campaign veterans. Series 24048, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION SERVICE CARDS, is a microfilm copy of service cards for Utah veterans of the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection.
Series 10320, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MUSTER ROLLS, contains muster-in and muster-out rolls for Utah military units called into service during the Spanish American War. Series 20843, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ANTE-MUSTER PAY RECORDS, contains transaction records related to the ante-muster fund. This fund was comprised of moneys allocated by Congress to pay the claims of volunteers from the time they enlisted to the time they were mustered into federal service.
Series 6308, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S RECORDS, provides a comprehensive account of the duties and activities of the office of the Adjutant General, the chief administrative officer of the National Guard. It includes reports of field operations from the battle fronts of the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection. Series 983, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MEDALS, contains unclaimed service medals presented by the state to veterans of Utah service units involved in the Spanish American War. Series 84193, SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SCRAPBOOK, is a compilation of articles from local newspapers documenting Utah's involvement in the conflict from beginning to end.
PROCESSING NOTE: This series was processed by Anissa Taylor in January 2002.
PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
