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kathleenmariemashburn1
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March 5, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

I need a date for the military muster roll. I need to go back more than the 5 previous pages, any idea how to do that?

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  • John Empoliti
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    March 5, 2022 Answer ✓

    Yes, but you shouldn’t do it. Just mark the Military Date fields Ctrl+B (<Blank>). If you can’t find one on the image or the available reference images (+/- 5). The Researchers can do that exploring beyond those boundaries. An Indexer is restricted to the limits of the batch image and its reference images.

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  • kathleenmariemashburn1
    kathleenmariemashburn1 ✭
    March 6, 2022

    Thank you, some of the names have when they were discharged from service should I use those and leave the others blank.

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  • LarryClark43
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    March 6, 2022

    We are advised to use:


    1. Enlistment date
    2. Muster roll or monthly roster date
    3. Any other applicable military date

    So if there is a date available yes it should be entered.

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  • John Empoliti
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    March 6, 2022

    Yes, as Larry says and I indicated, if there is a military date of some sort for a soldier but not an enlistment date or muster roll or roster date, then you are in the 3rd category -"Any other applicable military date." And a discharge date is a valid military date. So you would use it. If NO military date is available, then you use the Ctrl+B to <Blank> the Military Date fields. But don't worry about the images outside your batch and reference images.

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