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Most pre-20th-century army records concern the Revolutionary War (1773–84) and Civil War (1861–5). Army service and pension records are in state archives (especially for Confederate states) and at the NARA (as described in Meredith S. Colket jr and Frank E. Bridges, Guide to Genealogical Records in the National Archives (National Archives and Records Administration, 2001). A useful guide to Civil War records is www.illinoiscivilwar.org/cwgeneal.html. There are also social societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, whose membership is for those who can prove descent from revolutionary soldiers, including many Irishmen, and whose archives are therefore rich sources.