General Resource Sites

• Access Genealogy - Military Resource Center 
• African American Warriors 
• Alex Chirnside's Military History Page 
• American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too! 
• Ancestor Search - Military Genealogy and Family Tree Surname Search Engines 
• Ancestry.com - Clues in Military Photos 
  Article by Maureen A. Taylor.
• Blacks in the Military 
• Discovering Family Histories - USA - Military Directory 
• FamilySearch.org - Research Guidance - U.S. Military Records Research Outline 
• Footnote.com - Military 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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• The History Guy: United States Military History 
• Military History Research Sites 
  Extensive links from Ancient to Modern history of conflicts.
• Military Resources 
  A list from the Cook Memorial Public Library District in Libertyville, Illinois.
• Online Military Indexes, War Records & Databases of Soldiers 
  Genealogy directory of online military indexes from the Revolutionary War to the 20th Century.
• Prologue: Strategies for Reconstructing Careers of Foreign Service Officers, 1869-1887 
  By Kenneth W. Heger. Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration Spring 1999, vol. 31, no. 1.
• PT Boats, Inc. 
  Collection of information on PT Boats and the men who served on them. Includes a message board & reunion information.
• Roots Television 
  Roots Television is an online television network by and for avid genealogists. Videos include how-to demonstrations, conference lectures, and region-specific programming including Irish, Hispanic, British, Jewish, African-American research and more. Videos are available online, on-demand, and virtually all of them are absolutely free.
  • Program Guide 
    • Military 
• Ruth Ann's Military Links Page 
• Selective Service Records 
  Beyond the Index - Michael John Neill. This article discusses how to locate and access records from the Selective Service System.
• Unofficial Air Force E-mail Locator 
  Past, present, and retired United States Air Force personnel submit their e-mail address at this site. Folks having home pages are noted.
• U.S. Army Home Page 
• U.S. Dept of Veterans' Affairs - Guide for Submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests 
• U.S. Merchant Marine, U.S. Maritime Service, Army Transport Service, Military Sea Transportation Service, and Military Sealift Command 
• US Military Veterans Search - Vet Friends.com 
  Locate military personnel and veterans.
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Military 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Finding Old Comrades

• Military Brats Network 
• Military - Buddies, Pals, Shipmates, Families, and Friends 
• Military.com 
  Community center and portal for members of the military and associated individuals.
• Military Connections 
  Search free veteran reunion and military database to find active duty military, veterans, reservists, and buddies from the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard.
• Military Personnel Locator 
• Military Search Bulletin Board 
• National WWII Memorial  ~ Washington, D.C.
  • World War II Reunion Messaging Center 
    Searchable database for WWII veterans that have submitted their name, as well as add your own name and contact information.
    • Adding Your Name 
    • Search Submitted Names 
• US Military Veterans Search - Vet Friends.com 
  Locate military personnel and veterans.
• U.S. Naval Memorial Foundation 
  • Navy Log 
    Online searchable database of names of sailors from Foundation reports and submissions.
• YourMilitary.com 
  Community information and bulletin board for relocating military members.

Historical Military Conflicts, Events or Wars

• Colonial Wars
  • From the London Plantation to the Pequot War 
    An account of the war between early Connecticut settlers and the Pequot Indians.
  • Early American Wars 
    From the colonial period.
    • Pequot War 1637 
    • King Philip's War 1675-1676 
    • King William's War 1689-1697 
    • Queen Ann's War 1702-1713 
  • Olive Tree Genealogy: Father Rasle's War 
  • Olive Tree Genealogy: King Philip's War 
  • Olive Tree Genealogy: King William's War 
  • Olive Tree Genealogy: Queen Anne's War 
  • Soldiers in King Philip's War, Index of Chapters 
    Book transcribed by New England Historical Book Project. "Containing a Concise History of the Indian Wars of New England from 1620 to 1677."

• The French & Indian War
  • 1755 - The French & Indian War Homepage 
  • Olive Tree Genealogy: French-Indian Wars 

• The American Revolutionary War
  The links in this section have been moved to a category of their own:
  
  • Cyndi's List - U.S. - The American Revolution

• The Early Republic
  • Do We Have Any Records Relating to French Spoliation Claims? 
    Article by Angie Spicer Vandereedt.
  • The History Guy: Barbary Wars 
  • The History Guy: U.S.-French Quasi-War 
  • The Patriot War 1837-1840 
  • Whisky Insurrection  ~ Pennsylvania
    Troops from Chester county.

• The War of 1812
  • Ely Parker's List of Oneida Indian Volunteers - War of 1812 
    Transcribed roster of Oneida Indians who fought in War of 1812.
  • Footnote.com - War of 1812 Prize Cases, Southern Dist Court, NY 
    Prize and Related Records for the War of 1812 of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1812-16, NARA M928. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  • Genealogical Fallout from the War of 1812 
    Article by Ruth Priest Dixon.
  • Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 
    Article by Stuart L. Butler.
  • General Society of the War of 1812 
  • Military History: War of 1812 (1812-1814) 
  • North Carolina in the War of 1812 
  • Our Kentucky Ancestors Who Served in the War of 1812  ~ Harrison County, Kentucky
  • War of 1812-1814 
  • War of 1812 
    War of 1812 from the U.S. Army Military History Site.
  • War of 1812 
  • War of 1812 - Major Battles 
  • War of 1812 - Missouri Soldiers 
    From the Saint Louis County Library. Information on the collection at the library and scanned examples of documents.
  • War of 1812 South Carolina 
    Rosters of the men who served from South Carolina.
  • War of 1812 Web Site 

• Texas War of Independence
  • The Alamo 
  • Alphabetical List of San Jacinto Veterans 
  • Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library  ~ San Antonio, Texas
  • Flags of the Texas Revolution 
  • San Jacinto Monument and Museum 
  • Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas 
    For the study and dissemination of information about the DeWitt Colony in the period 1700-1846.
    • War of Independence 1832-1836 
  • Texas Army of 1836 
    Alphabetical roster of men present at the battle of San Jacinto, the Harrisburg Camp, at Gonzales, at the Seige of Bexar, at the Alamo before its fall, or at Goliad.
  • Texas Revolution 

• The Mexican-American War
  • Descendants of Mexican War Veterans 
  • Footnote.com - Mormon Battalion Pension Files 
    Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48, NARA T1196. The Mormon Battalion was formed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, to support the US troops in California during the Mexican War. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  • The History Guy - The Mexican-American War 
  • The Mexican-American War Memorial Homepage 
  • Mexican War Soldiers of the United States 
    To honor the soldier; aid the historian; create repository of rare soldier photographs.
  • Mormon Battalion 
    This is a listing of all the names of the men and women that made this march. It is the longest infantry march in history. This March was made during the Mexican War. The March started in Council Bluff, Iowa and ended in San Diego, California.
  • The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) 
    Muliple perspectives from both sides of the conflict. Contains a series of conversations with and essays by historians and other experts, a timeline that illustrates war-related events and a discussion arena where you can share your own viewpoints on the U.S.-Mexican War.

• Civil War / War for Southern Independence
  • Civil War / War for Southern Independence 
    See this category on Cyndi's List for related links

• The Indian Wars
  • 1812 Horseshoe Bend Cherokee Muster 
    Muster of Cherokee in the Service of the United States against the Creeks.
  • The Florida Indian War 
    A brief history of the war, also known as the Seminole War.
  • Indian Wars Period Medals Of Honor 
    Full text citations.
  • Indian Wars 
    A brief history.
  • Indian Wars in the Northwest Territory 
    Conflicts in the old Northwest.
  • Journal of the Indian Wars 
    Print publication regarding the conflicts.
  • Native American 
    See this category on Cyndi's List for related links
  • Order of the Indian Wars 
    Present-day society for the study of these conflicts.

• The Spanish-American War
  • 9th Regiment, Infantry New York Volunteers / Spanish American War 
  • 1898 La Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico 
    • Historia de la Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico 
    • Lista de bajas de la Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico 
  • 1900 Indiana Spanish American War Roster 
    Roster of the State of Indiana Spanish American War c. 1898-1900 Lists when many of the soldiers went in and or went out, colored section, and also what unit they were in & what state they were from.
  • Centennial of the Spanish-American War - 1898-1998 
  • Colorado Volunteers in the Spanish American War (1898) 
  • Genealogy Quest - 10th Cavalry Killed and Wounded at San Juan Hill, 1898 
    List of the Missing, Dead and Wounded Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th United States Cavalry taken from the reports of officers following the action on San Juan Hill, Cuba.
  • The History Guy: Spanish-American War Links (1898) 
  • Medal Of Honor Recipients - Spanish-American War 
    Full text citations.
  • Michigan Family History Network - Michigan Volunteers Spanish American War 1898 
  • Prologue: Documenting United States Naval Activities During The Spanish-American War 
    Online article from the NARA's Quarterly magazine "Prologue".
  • Prologue: Sailors, Soldiers & Marines of the Spanish-American War 
    Online article from the NARA's Quarterly magazine "Prologue". A "Genealogy Notes" feature on searching for Spanish-American War veterans in NARA records.
  • Roosevelt's Rough Riders 
    Roster of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry “Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders” 1898.
  • Rough Riders 
    A brief history of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry.
  • Rough Riders in the Spanish American War 
    Searchable database of soldiers who served in the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish American War.
  • The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures 
    From the Library of Congress.
  • The Spanish-American War - Remember the Maine  and A Splendid Little War 
  • Spanish-American War Centennial Website 
    One of the largest databases for all aspects of the war available on the web. First-hand accounts, genealogical help, weapons, unit histories, ship histories, battle histories, biographies, statistics...you name it.
    • Researching a Spanish American War Veteran 
      Provides some basic information on researching a Spanish-American War veteran and gives links to some unit and ship rosters.
  • Spanish-American War Page 
  • The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War Home Page 
    This presentation from the Library of Congress provides resources and documents about the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating people who participated in the fighting or commented about it. Information about Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, and the United States is provided in chronologies, bibliographies, and a variety of pictorial and textual material from bilingual sources, supplemented by an overview essay about the war and the period.

• The Imperialist Era
  • 1871 Korea Campaign 
    Shinmiyangyo - The 1871 U.S. - Korea Conflict.
  • Americans in the Egyptian Army 
  • The History Guy - Philippine-American War 
  • Medals Of Honor Recipients- Action Against Philippine Outlaws 1911 
    Full text citations.
  • Medals Of Honor Earned During China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion) 
    Full text citations.
  • Researching Service in the U.S. Army during the Philippine Insurrection 
    Article by Trevor K. Plante.
  • The Philippine Insurrection 
  • Philippine Insurrection Medal Of Honor Recipients 
    Full text citations.
  • The United States Armed Forces and the Mexican Punitive Expedition 
    Article by Mitchell Yockelson for Prologue, the quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration.
  • U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion 
    Article by Trevor K. Plante.

• World War I ~ The Great War
  The links in this section have been moved to a category of their own:
  
  • Cyndi's List - Military - World War I: The Great War

• World War II
  The links in this section have been moved to a category of their own:
  
  • Cyndi's List - Military - World War II

• The Korean War
  • The Irish in Korea 
    Names, photographs, dates and places of birth of Irish citizens who died in U.S. uniform during the Korean War, 1950-1953.
  • Electronic Records of Korean and Vietnam Conflict Casualties 
    Article by Theodore J. Hull.
  • Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists, Sorted by Home of Record  or Sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty
  • Korean War Memorial at The Memorial Church 
    Transcription of names inscribed on the church walls of Harvard students and alumni who died in the Korean War.
  • Korean War Project 
    • Korean War Databases 
      Online searchable database of Korean conflict casualties.
  • Medal Of Honor Recipients - Korean War 
    Full text citations.
  • Military History: Korean War (1950-1953) 
  • Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Regiment U.S. Army 
    History of the 65th Infantry Regiment,3rd division. This site has W.I.A., K.I.A., medal lists, photos, and newspaper articles from the Korean War.

• Vietnam
  • Footnote.com - Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962-1975 (Color) 
  • Footnote.com - Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
    Over 58,000 names of those who died or were listed as missing in the Vietnam War are carved in the black granite memorial.
  • The Irish on The Wall 
    Names and birthplaces of Irish citizens who died in Vietnam serving with US and Australian Forces.
  • Medal Of Honor Recipients Vietnam War (A-L) 
    Full text citations.
  • Medal Of Honor Recipients Vietnam War (M-Z) 
    Full text citations.
  • Military History: Vietnam War (1961-1975) 
  • No Quarter.org - The VietNam Casulty Search Page 
    This site lists detailed information about all individuals killed during the Vietnam War. Including birth date, death date, cause of death, branch of service, dates of service, etc.
  • Electronic Records of Korean and Vietnam Conflict Casualties 
    Article by Theodore J. Hull.
  • Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists, Sorted by Home of Record  or Sorted Alphabetically by Last Name of Casualty
  • Vietnam Era POW/MIA Database  ~ Library of Congress
  • The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Wall  
    With a searchable database.
  • Vietnam War Memorial at The Memorial Church 
    Transcription of names inscribed on the church walls of Harvard students and alumni who died in the Vietnam War.
  • The Virtual Wall - A Digital Legacy Project for Remembrance 
    Find friends and family members whose names are on the wall.
  • The Wall on the Web 
    Over 58,000 names in this list

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Butler County Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument  ~ Hamilton, Ohio
  • Genealogical & Historic Resources 
    • Butler County Ohio War Veteran Database 
      Online searchable index.
• Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library  ~ San Antonio, Texas
• David Library of the American Revolution  ~ Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
• Department of Defense DNA Registry 
  Support US military DNA testing capabilities for human remains.
• Georgia Archives Military Records 
  • Georgia Land Lottery Grants to Revolutionary Veterans 
    Alphabetical by surname.
  • Georgia National Guard Records 
  • Revolutionary War 
  • Civil War 
• Illinois State Archives Online Databases 
  • Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Winnebago War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans  
  • Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units 
  • Database of Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans 
  • Database of the 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor 
  • Database of Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents 
• International Committee of the Red Cross - Archives  ~ Geneva, Switzerland
  Instructions on how to request information on victims of armed struggle (prisoner of war, civilian held captive, deceased or interned).
  • Online Request Form 
• Maryland State Archives Military Records 
• Military Service and Pension Records in the Florida State Archives 
• NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)  ~ St. Louis, Missouri
  One of the National Archives and Records Administration's largest operations. A central repository of personnel-related records, both military and civil service.
  • Civilian Personnel Records 
    Houses the official personnel folders, employee medical folders & personnel documents back to the mid-nineteenth century.
  • Military Personnel Records NPRC (MPR) 
    Military personnel & medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century.
    • Overview of Military Personnel Records 
      • Official Military Personnel Files 
      • Clinical (Hospital Inpatient) Records  
      • Morning Reports and Unit Rosters 
      • Philippine Army and Guerrilla Records 
    • Military Personnel Records - Alternate Record Sources 
    • Military Personnel Records - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
    • Military Personnel Records - Other Helpful Sites 
    • Military Personnel and Medical Record Collections at NPRC (MPR) 
      The Official Military Personnel Files including active duty health records, clinical records and medical treatment records are the primary collections at NPRC (MPR.)
    • The 1973 Fire at NPRC (MPR) 
      • Alternate Record Sources 
        When proof of military service is needed, NPRC(MPR) attempts to reconstruct certain basic service data from these alternate sources.
      • Facts About the 1973 St. Louis Fire and Lost Records 
• New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center  ~ Saratoga Springs, New York
  • Researching Civil War Soldiers and Regiments: A Resource Guide 
  • Genealogy Resources 
• Pennsylvania State Archives - Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) 
  • Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 Indexes 
  • Mexican Border Campaign Veterans' Card File Indexes 
  • Militia Officers Index Cards, 1775-1800 Indexes 
  • Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File Indexes 
  • World War I Service Medal Application Cards Indexes 
  • Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers Indexes 
• Research Guide to Manuscript Military Resources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Civil War Materials at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Colonial Wars Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Mexican War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to Revolutionary War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
  • Research Guide to War of 1812 Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
• Soldiers & Sailors National Military Museum & Memorial  ~ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Stars and Stripes: U.S. Military Newspapers in the Library of Congress 
• United States Air Force Museum 
• The U.S. Army Military History Institute 
  • Finding Aids and Digital Archives 
• Veterans' Memorial Hall  ~ Duluth, Minnesota
  Promotes the stories of military veterans from four counties of Northeastern Minnesota.
• Virginia Military Institute Archives 
  Includes full text manuscripts, images, and an online historical VMI rosters database for surname research.
  • Your VMI Ancestor 
    • Online Rosters Database 
      Names of all enrolled students (both graduates and non-graduates) from VMI's opening in 1839 through the Class of 1919.
• Wisconsin Veterans Museum 
• The U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory 
  The Laboratory's mission is to search for, recover, and identify remains of American military personnel, certain American civilian personnel, and certain allied personnel unaccounted for from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts and contingencies.
  • MtDNA 
    Requests for MtDNA donations to help identify WWII, the Korean War, Cold War, and Vietnam War remains.
• U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum  ~ Fort Lee, Virginia
  History and heritage of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, the Army's oldest logistic branch.
• U.S. Army Women's Museum  ~ Fort Lee, Virginia
  Collect, preserve, research, exhibit and interpret historically significant properties related to service of women across all branches and organizations of the United States Army.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Wars Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Military 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• AL-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Alabama veterans from the Revolutionary War through present day conflicts. Archives: browse or search.
• AMERICAN-FORTS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Calvary, Native Americans, and civilians living in any fort in America. Archives: browse or search.
• AR-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Arkansas and/or participated in military operations in Arkansas during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• BLACKWARHEROS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Black Americans who were "heroes" during any war. Archives: browse or search.
• DE-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Delaware and/or participated in military operations in Delaware during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• FRENCH-INDIAN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the French and Indian war. Archives: browse or search.
• GA-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Georgia and/or participated in military operations in Georgia during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• KOREAN-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Korean War. Archives: browse or search.
• KS-VETERANS 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Kansas and/or participated in military operations in Kansas during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• LUSITANIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the RMS Lusitania which was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915. Archives: browse or search.
• MD-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For for anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Maryland and/or participated in military operations in Maryland during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• MEXICAN-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Mexican War. Archives: browse or search.
• MIL-PURPLEHEART Mailing List 
  For those researching family members who received the Purple Heart. Archives: browse or search.
• NCMILITARY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in people and events of a military nature within or supported by North Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
• NY-Military Mailing List 
  For anyone who is researching ancestors who served in New York military units or New York ancestors who served in any military unit. Archives: browse or search.
• OH-VETERANS 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service and/or participated in military operations in Ohio during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• OK-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Oklahoma veterans from all branches of the armed forces and all wars or other military conflicts. Archives: browse or search.
• PATRIOTS-WAR Mailing List 
  For with a genealogical or historical interest in the participants in the Patriots War (1837-1840) from the United States and Canada. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service and/or participated in military operations in Pennsylvania during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• SCBATTLES Mailing List 
  For anyone having an interest in South Carolina military history including battles, skirmishes, soldiers, units, fortifications, armament, re-enactments or preservation efforts. Archives: browse or search.
• SC-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in South Carolina and/or participated in military operations in South Carolina during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• SEMINOLE-WARS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Seminole wars. Archives: browse or search.
• SPAN-AM-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Spanish American War. Archives: browse or search.
• TN-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Tennessee and/or participated in military operations in Tennessee during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• TX-HOUSTON-LIGHT-GUARD Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Houston (Texas) Light Guard and the men who belonged to the unit in the late-1800s. Archives: browse or search.
• TX-REVOLUTION Mailing List 
  For anyone who is researching ancestors who fought in the Texas Revolution against Mexico (1835-1836). Archives: browse or search.
• TX-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Texas and/or participated in military operations in Texas during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• USFederalArsenals Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in United States Federal Arsenals.
• US-MARINES Mailing List 
  For the discussion, research, and exchange of genealogy and other information as it pertains to the United States Marine Corps community wherever they may serve. Archives: browse or search.
• USNAVY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the men and women who served in the United States Navy. Archives: browse or search.
• USWARS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the wars and military actions in which the United States fought that is not directed toward a specific war or military action.
• USWARS-1800S Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the "little" wars fought by the United States during the 1800s (e.g., Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Indian wars). Archives: browse or search.
• UT-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Utah and/or participated in military operations in Utah during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• VA-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service and/or participated in military operations in Virginia during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• WARof1812 Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• WYVETS Mailing List 
  For Veterans and their families, focused on general and genealogical interests and resources for Wyoming veterans from all branches of the armed forces and all wars or other military conflicts, as well as peacetime veterans. Archives: browse or search.

• soc.history.war.vietnam Newsgroup 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789 
  From the Library of Congress.
• Maps of United States National Parks and Monuments 
• United States Military Academy (West Point) - Department of History - Map Library 
  Online archive of historic maps depicting wars, war zones and battlefields.

Medals, Awards & Tributes

• Ancestry.com - The Southern Cross of Honor 
  Article by George G. Morgan.
• Blindauer's Tribute to All Purple Heart Recipients 
• Chicago War Memorials and Military Monuments  ~ Illinois
• Civil War Pennsylvania Volunteers - Medal of Honor 
  Pennsylvania men awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions during the Civil War. Organized by county with full text citations and additional commentary.
• Conrad's Guide to Military Memorials 
• Hall of Heroes 
  Virtual museum about the winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
• Heffner's Military Medals 
  U.S. miltary medals for sale.
• International Electronic Phaleristic Encyclopedia 
• Medal of Honor Citations 
  Full-text Listings from the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
• The Memorial Church - History 
  Transcription of names inscribed on the church walls of Harvard students and alumni who died in the wars of the 20th century and beyond.
• Missing Medals.com 
  Missing Medals is a reference and central registry service to assist those attempting to return or find missing military awards. All services and information on this site are absolutely free.
• The Orders and Medals Society of America 
• United States Marine Corps - Medal of Honor Recipients 
• United States Military Medals 
• U.S. Army Awards, Decorations, Campaign & Service Medals 
  US Army Awards with details including history of the award, criteria for issue and listings of eligible units or individuals.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page 
  With a searchable database.

Military History Resources

• 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment Homepage 
  Unit information, its accomplishments, heritage and resources for soldiers. 1-23 Infantry is on the forefront of Army transformation to the New Objective Force and Digitalization.
• First Company Governor's Foot Guard 
  A brief history of the First Company Governor's Foot Guard of Hartford, Connecticut.
• 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard - Two Hundred Years 
  History of the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard from New Haven, Connecticut.
• First Visit by a US Naval Vessel to Hawaii, 1826 - "The Battle of Honolulu" 
• Legion Ville - First Training Camp of the United States Army, 1792 
  The Legion Ville Historical Society, Inc., The Anthony Wayne Historical Society, Inc. Includes transcriptions of West Point Orderly Books, 1792-1796.
• Missourians in the First World War 
  History of Missouri participation in World War I 1917-1919.
• Naval Historical Center 
• U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency 
• U.S. Army Center of Military History 

People & Families

• The American War Bride Experiences 
• Captain Josiah Starr's Company of Foot, 1746 
  Muster roll for Capt. Starr's company in the Col. Elisha Williams' Regiment of Foot (Connecticut militia) which was raised in 1746 for an expedition against Canada.
• The Liberation Children of The Netherlands 
  Genealogical research for bringing together the soldiers who fathered children in Holland in 1944-1946.
• Michigan Soldiers in the Patriot War, 1838-1839 
  A list of the volunteer soldiers serving in Capt. Isaac Rowland's Independent Company, Brady Guards, Michigan Militia.
• Never Forgotten 
  The story of the Taiwan POW Camps.
  • The Men 
    Alphabetical listing of POWs.
• Prologue: Racial Identity and the Case of Capt. Michael Healy 
  By James M. O'Toole. Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration Fall 1997, vol. 29, no. 3.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Civil War Pensions, Revolutionary War Records and Homestead Papers Copied by Faith Libelo 
  She can visit the National Archives for you and copy the files. E-mail Faith at fsl.genie.research@erols.com for details.
• eXpertGenealogy - Professionals Researching Military Records 
  Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Military Records.
• Forget-Me-Not Video Services 
  Personalized Normandy war grave videos.
• Genealogy Quest Military Collection 
  Professional research service with a few free military rosters.
• PJD Research Services 
  Military, family and genealogy research service. Victorian, WW1 and WW2 Medal entitlements. Army, naval and airforce service papers.
• SoldierQuest.org 
  Military Record Research assistance, guides and useful links. Great source for those who need help getting started in or have come to a dead-end in researching their military ancestor. Also offers full service research option.
• Virginia Family Research 
  Virginia genealogy, Virginia Confederate records, Revolutionary records.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Military 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Alamo Defenders: A Genealogy: The People and Their Words 
    A book by Bill Groneman.
  • The American Field Service Archives of World War I, 1914-1917 
    A book by the American Field Service Archives and Museum.
  • America's First Veterans and the Revolutionary War Pensions 
    A book by Emily J. Teipe. Read a review.
  • Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 
    A book by James M. McCaffrey.
  • Blood of Noble Men: The Alamo Siege and Battle 
    A book by Alan C. Huffines.
  • Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763: An Encyclopedia 
    A book by Alan Gallay.
  • Creating a National Home: Building the Veterans' Welfare State 1860-1900 
    A book by Patrick J. Kelly. Read a review.
  • Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890 
    A book by Gregory F. Michno.
  • Genealogy Records of the First Arizona Volunteer Infantry Regiment 
    A book by Lonnie E. Underhill.
  • Intervention!: The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917 
    A book by John S. D. Eisenhower.
  • The Mexican War 1846-1848 
    A book by Douglas V. Mead.
  • Military Heritage Magazine 
    Magazine subscription for sale.
  • MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History Magazine 
    Save 50% off the cover price.
  • Military History Magazine 
    Save 25% off the cover price.
  • Military Records: Ohio Enlistments 1908-1928 
    A CD-ROM by Ancestry.
  • Military Records: World War II & Korean Conflict Overseas Interments 
    A CD-ROM by Ancestry.
  • Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War 
    A book by Richard Bruce Winders.
  • Naval Pensioners of the United States, 1800-1851 
    A book by Lloyd De Witt Bockstruck.
  • The Old Army in Texas: A Research Guide to the U.S. Army in Nineteenth-Century Texas 
    A book by Thomas T. Smith.
  • Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815 
    A book by the New Jersey Adjutant-General's Office .
  • The Right to Fight: A History of African Americans in the Military 
    A book by Gerald Astor.
  • So Far from God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848 
    A book by John S. D. Eisenhower.
  • Summer Soldiers: A Survey & Index of Revolutionary War Courts-Martial 
    A book by James C. Neagles.
  • Texas Veterans in the Mexican War: Muster Rolls of Texas Military Units 
    A book by Charles D. Spurlin.
  • Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836 
    A book by Stephen L. Hardin.
  • U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present 
    A book by James C. Neagles.
  • Virginia's Colonial Soldiers 
    A book by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck.
  • War of 1812 Muster Rolls 
    A CD-ROM by Ancestry.
• Cranston Military Fine Arts 
• eBay Listings: Military 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Frontier Wars , Military , Pension Records , Revolutionary War , War of 1812 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • The Great War: A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's Fighting Men and Volunteers 
    A book by Christina K. Schaefer.
• Heritage Books: French & Indian Wars 
• Heritage Books: Indian Wars & Captivities 
• Heritage Books: Mexican War 
• Heritage Books: Military 
• Heritage Books: War of 1812 
• Mountain Press - Military 
  Free Surname Search for many military titles. Information available for the Black Hawk Wars, Cherokee War, Civil War, Revolutionary War, Seminole War, War of 1812, Revolutionary War as well as many maps.

Records: Military, Pension, Burial

• 1883 Pensioners Online 
• 1883 Pensioners on the Roll - Wyoming Territory 
  This list is taken from the official Pension Roll of 1883, the major genealogical source for Civil War and War of 1812 pensioners. Pensioners are listed by post office address, and in no apparent order after that.
• 20th-Century Veterans' Service Records - Safe, Secure & Available 
  Information on the maintenance of modern US military & civil service employee records. Also includes who may order and how. From Prologue - the quarterly magazine of the National Archives and Records Administration.
  • eVetRecs: Request Copies of Military Personnel Records 
    Veterans or next of kin if the veteran is deceased are encouraged to use eVetRecs to submit record inquiries. A paper signature form is required.
• Access to Archives Databases (AAD) 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration.
  • Genealogy/ Personal History: Military Personnel 
    Online searchable databases from the National Archives.
• Allen County Ohio War Casualties 
• American Battle Monuments Commission 
  The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.
  • Mexican War Dead or Veterans 
    At the Mexico City National Cemetery there are seven hundred and fifty American soldiers buried that were killed during the Mexican War.
  • Civil War Dead or Veterans 
    List of those buried at the Mexico City National Cemetery or the Corozal American Cemetery: eight American servicemen who died during the Civil War and forty-five Civil War Veterans.
  • Spanish-American War Veterans 
    List of names - no other information given.
  • World War I Search 
    Online searchable database of the 33,717 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 116,516 US casualties in World War I.
    • Search by State and Cemetery 
  • World War II Search 
    Online searchable database of the 176,399 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 405,399 US casualties in World War II.
    • Search by Unit 
    • Search by State and Cemetery 
    • Search by Country 
  • Korean War Casualties 
    • Korean War Search 
      Online searchable database of the nearly 39,000 names of those American service personnel who died during the Korean War period. Note that there were 54,246 US casualties in the Korean War.
      • Search by Unit 
      • Search by State 
      • Search by Country 
• America's First Soldiers 
  Searching the descriptive & historical registers of enlistments in the U.S. Army 1835-1850. Providing rare and valuable genealogical data about pre-Civil War soldiers.
• Ancestry.com - Search Military Records 
  Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription.
  • WWI Civilian Draft Registrations 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: United States, Selective Service System. Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987-1988. Microfilm Publications: M1509.
  • Iosco County, Michigan WWI Veterans Index 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Huron Shores Genealogical Society. Iosco County, Michigan WWI Veterans Index. Oscoda, MI, USA: Huron Shores Genealogical Society, 1993.
  • Massachusetts Spanish American War Records 
    Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Harry E. Webber, comp. Twelve Months with the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry in the Service of the United States. Salem, MA, USA: Newcomb and Gauss, Printers, 1908.
  • U.S. Federal Censuses 
    1900 - Military and Naval Forces , 1910 - Military , 1920 - Military and Naval Forces 
  • U.S. Military: Great White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet bound for the Pacific, 16 December 1907) 
• Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) 
  Scanned images of over 200,000 original records from the Pennsylvania State Archives.
  • ARIAS Instructions 
  • Record Details 
    • Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers 
      Card file of veterans who participated in the Spanish-American War was created by the Office of the Adjutant General in 1941 from information taken from the official records of the United States War Department.
• Arlington National Cemetery 
  Arlington, Virginia, USA.
• Cameron County, Texas, World War I Draft Cards 1917-1918 
• Cassia County Wartime Service Lists  ~ Idaho
  These documents require the free Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing.
  • Civil War - Spanish American War 
  • Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm 
  • World War I 
  • World War II 
• Casualty Information System, 1961 - 1981 
  From the National Archives. Records contain information about U.S. Army personnel and their dependents who died or were injured anywhere in the world during the period 1961-1981. Approximately 85 percent of the records relate to the Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975.
• Chicago World War I Draft Registration Districts 
• Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1861-1924 
  Article by Lee D. Bacon.
• Clay County Kansas Veterans of the World War 
• Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations 1862 - 1949 
  Compiled by Gerald E. Sherard, 1997.
• Columbia [Pioneer] Cemetery Veterans 1871-1991  ~ Boulder, Colorado
• Defiance County Veteran Database  ~ Ohio
  Online searchable index.
• Denver County, Colorado, Old Age Pension Index (1933-1936) 
  Index including pensioner's name, the date of the hearing, the amount of the pension & the date of the order.
• Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 
  Online file available as two tables in the Access to Archival Databases tool. The main table is the Army Serial Number Enlistment Card Records table that has records for almost 9 million men and women who enlisted in the Army and Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The Army Serial Number Reserve Corps Statistical Card Records table has records for approximately 300,000 reservists in the Enlisted Reserve Corps.
• Faces From The Wall - Washington State 
  Placing faces to the 1150+ Washington State men whose names are on the Vietnam Wall. Includes yearbook pictures, snapshots, obituaries, brief biographies & remembrances.
• Family Tree Connection - Military Records 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Footnote.com - Military Records 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  • Air Force Records 
    • Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service 
      Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917-1919.
    • Japanese Air Target Analyses 
      U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific): Japanese Air Target Analyses, Objective Folders, and Aerial Photographs, 1942-45.
    • Missing Air Crew Reports, WWII 
      Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) of the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1941-1948, NARA M1380.
    • WWII US Air Force Photos 
      Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II.
  • Army Records 
    • Civil War Pensions Index 
      Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, T289.
    • Confederate Soldiers - AL 
      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama, M311.
    • Confederate Soldiers - GA 
      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia, M266.
    • Confederate Soldiers - NC 
      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina, M270.
    • Confederate Soldiers - TX 
      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas, M323.
    • Confederate Soldiers - VA 
      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, M324.
    • Custer's Court Martial 
      General Court Martial of Gen. George A. Custer, 1867, NARA T1103.
    • Mormon Battalion Pension Files 
      Selected Pension Application Files Relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-48, NARA T1196. The Mormon Battalion was formed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, to support the US troops in California during the Mexican War.
    • Revolutionary War Pensions 
      Original source: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files.
    • Revolutionary War Rolls 
      Original source: NARA M246. These documents include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
    • Revolutionary War Service Records 
      Original source: NARA M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
    • US Expeditionary Force, North Russia 
      Historical Files of the U.S. Expeditionary Force, North Russia, 1918-19, NARA M924.
    • WWII JAG Case Files, Pacific - Army 
      Army JAG Case Files of Pacific Area War Crimes Trials, 1944-1949 (Including Iwanami Case), NARA C73.
  • Navy Records 
    • Naval Press Clippings 
      13th Naval District Public Information Department Press Clippings, 1942-1960, NARA P2012.
    • Navy Survivors' Certificates 
      Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans (Navy Survivors' Certificates), 1861-1910, NARA M1469.
    • Navy Widows' Certificates 
      Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans (Navy Widows' Certificates), 1861-1910, NARA M1279.
    • Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls 
    • WWII JAG Case Files, Pacific - Navy 
      Navy JAG Case Files of Pacific Area War Crimes Trials, 1944-1949, NARA C72.
    • WWII Submarine Patrol Reports 
      U.S. Submarine War Patrol Reports, 1941-1945, NARA M1752.
• GenealogyBank.com - Search Historical Documents 1789-1980 
  Find military records, casualty lists, Revolutionary and Civil War pension requests, widow's claims, orphan petitions, land grants and much more including all of the American State Papers (1789-1838) and all genealogical content carefully selected from the U.S. Serial Set (1817-1980). More than 133,000 reports, lists and documents. New content added monthly.
• Homelake, Colorado Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 
  Transcriptions of the cemetery & annual reports including lists of inmates 1896 & 1898.
• Illinois State Archives Online Databases 
  • Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Winnebago War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans  
  • Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy 
  • Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units 
  • Database of Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans 
  • Database of the 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor 
  • Database of Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents 
• Early Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1776–1860 
  Article by Lee D. Bacon.
• FAQ Regarding Military Records Requests 
• Forces: U.S. & Coalition/Casualties 
  List of casualites from the Second Gulf War.
• The Great White Fleet - Men on Board Ships of the Atlantic Fleet 
  Names of over 14,000 sailors who sailed with the Great White Fleet in 1907.
• How to Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives 
  By Cyndi Howells.
• Index to Naturalization Petitions, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria), 1909-1920 
  Index to NARA RG 21 M1648 - Three of the five rolls indexed were petitions filed by WW1 soldiers stationed at Camp Humphries, now Ft. Belvoir. Counties include Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William & Stafford and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas & Manassas Park.
• Index to Veterans Gravesites  ~ Todd County, Kentucky
• The Irish in Korea 
  Irish civilians and Irish-born U.S. soldiers who died during the Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Kit Carson County Old Age Pension Records 1933 - 1936 
  By Terry Ketelsen, Colorado State Archivist.
• La Crosse County Wisconsin Veterans 
  Grave locations and information on war veterans 1800-1900 buried in La Crosse county.
• Lincoln County, Colorado Old Age Pension Application Index (1933 - 1937) 
  Index to records including the name of the applicant, the date and amount of the pension payment and any adjustments to the pension. The record may reflect the pensioner’s age, the town nearest to where they lived and any other actions done by the county.
• List of Pensioners on the Roll 
  1883, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
• Military Rosters 
  Online searchable database.
• Military Service Index 
  Index of service men & women from Hudson, Ohio.
• Legion Ville - First Training Camp of the United States Army, 1792 
  The Legion Ville Historical Society, Inc., The Anthony Wayne Historical Society, Inc. Includes transcriptions of West Point Orderly Books, 1792-1796.
• Lineages.com - War of 1812 Bounty Land Grants 
  Searchable free database of 17,158 bounty land grants in the Illinois Military Tract for War of 1812 service.
• Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 
  Over 85,000 brief records of veterans buried in the West L.A. Veterans' cemetery.
• Lost Boats 
  A list of US submarines, the crew and the passengers that were lost since 1915.
• Madison County Hall of Heroes  ~ Alabama
  Includes lists of servicemen from Madison county who were killed in action or who were awarded decorations.
• Master Index of (U.S.) Army Records 
• Medal of Honor Citations 
  Full-Text Listings from the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
• Michigan 1883 Pensioners Online 
  Searchable online database consists of the pension number, full name of the pensioner, city of residence, cause for which the pension was issued, amount of pension and date on which the pension was issued. Pensioners include widows, minor children, and survivors of the War of 1812 among others.
• Michigan Soldiers 
  From the book "Soldiers of the Great War".
• Michigan Veterans' Facility / Michigan Old Soldiers' Home at Grand Rapids 
  Resource page for the 120-year main VA facility on the lower peninsula of Michigan including how to request records, pictures of the facility, cemetery readings and more.
• Milam County, Texas: List of Honor 
  Lists of individuals who have given their lives in the defense of their country from World War I through Vietnam.
• Military, Pension and Estate Files 
  A few online abstracts from NARA files -- photocopies mailed at cost. CALHOUN, PAINTER, BRIANT/BRYANT, FRANK, HARALSON, FICKLIN.
• Military Records 
• Military Records 
  Links provides names of some Becker County, MN veterans.
• Military Records - From Family Tree Maker Online 
• Military Service Records - A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm
• Military Service Records in the New York State Archives 
• National Cemetery System - Department of Veteran Affairs 
• National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO 
  • Military Personal Records - The 1973 Fire at NPRC(MPR) 
    Discusses the records which were lost in this disastrous fire and those which survived.
    • Alternate Record Sources 
      When proof of military service is needed, NPRC(MPR) attempts to reconstruct certain basic service data from these alternate sources.
    • Facts About the 1973 St. Louis Fire and Lost Records 
• Military Tract in Cayuga Co., NY 
  Alphabetical listing of surnames including first name, township, and lot information.
• Monroe County's War Memorials  ~ Tennessee
  • World War I 
  • World War II 
  • Korean War 
  • Vietnam War 
• Mount Sterling World War 1 Roster  ~ Mount Sterling, Ohio
• Navy Memorial 
  Publicly accesible register of names and service information of naval service personel - Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, reservist of these services and Merchant Marine.
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator 
  Online searchable index of over 3 million military burials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Obtaining Military Pension Files from the VA 
• Old Age Pension Records 
  Indexes for selected counties for records held at the Colorado State Archives.
• Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Spanish-American War 
  • Pennsylvania Spanish-American War Regimental Rosters 
• Philippine Army and Guerrilla Records 
  From the US National Archives & Records Administration.
• Pike County Veterans Memorial  ~ Pike County, Ohio
• The Pinetree Line 
  Lists and history of Canadian and US personnel who served on the Pinetree radar line.
• Pipestone County's Honored Dead  ~ Minnesota
  Great War casualties.
• Research Guide to Revolutionary War Sources at the Connecticut State Library 
  Describes resources available in the Connecticut State Library.
• Research Guide to the Connecticut Military Census of 1917 
• Researching Through Military Records 
• Rough Riders in the Spanish American War 
  Online searchable database of soldiers who served in the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish American War.
• Selective Service System | Obtaining Records 
  The Selective Service System is able to provide information from records kept on men currently registered with Selective Service, as well as on men who were registrants as far back as World War I. Includes instructions on how to obtain Selective Service records.
  • Selective Service - Verification 
    This online search service allows you to look up a man's Selective Service number, as well as the date he registered. Only registrations of men born on or after January 1, 1960, can be verified through this system.
• SJCPL - Service Notes
  From the Saint Joseph County Public Library, Indiana. Searchable index to the "Service Notes" column that ran in the South Bend Tribune from World War II through the Vietnam conflict.
• Spanish Enlistment Papers 1770-1816 / Filiaciones Español 
  Introduction and online database. From the New Mexico Genealogical Society
• U.S. Dept of Veterans' Affairs - Guide for Submitting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests 
• USMA: The West Point Cemetery 
  Features a map of the West Point Cemetery with links to the famous people buried there.
• U.S. Military and Naval - The USGenWeb Census Project 
• United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium  ~ Annapolis, Maryland
  • Burial Index 
  • History of the USNA Cemetery 
• The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration - Access to Archival Databases (AAD) 
  • NARA - AAD - List of Series - Genealogy/ Personal History: Prisoners of War 
    • Records of American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, created, 1950 - 1953, documenting the period 1950 - 1953 - Record Group 319 
    • Records of Repatriated Korean War Prisoners of War, created, 1978 - 1980, documenting the period 7/5/1950 - 10/6/1954 - Record Group 15 
    • Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947, documenting the period 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 - Record Group 389 
    • Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, created, 1/20/1967 - 12/1998, documenting the period 6/8/1956 - 1/21/1998 - Record Group 330 
    • World War II Prisoners of the Japanese Data File, created, 4/2005 - 2/2006, documenting the period ca. 1941 - ca. 1945 - Collection ADBC 
• U.S. Naval Memorial Foundation 
  • Navy Log 
    Online searchable database of names of sailors from Foundation reports and submissions.
• Veteran Grave Registration  ~ Franklin County, Ohio
• Veterans' Grave Registration  ~ Appleton, Wisconsin
  Online searchable index.
• War Letters 
  Preserving America's wartime correspondence.
• War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls Collection Index 
• War of 1812 - Roster of Ohio Soldiers 
  From the Ohio Historical Society. Search the full text of the roster from the Adjutant General records. Ohio furnished 1,759 Officers and 24,521 enlisted men for this war.
• Washington County Utah Military Index WWII 
• West Virginia Veterans Memorial Database 
  Online searchable database of West Virginians who died in 20th Century conflicts.
• Wisconsin Veterans Memorials Catalog 
  Documents over 680 memorials dedicated to Wisconsin veterans. These memorials are located throughout the State of Wisconsin, the United States, & overseas.
  • Links to Veterans Memorial Sites 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Military 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.
• World War One Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 Microfilm Research Guide Plus Online Finding Aids & Indexes 
• World War I Military Portrait Index  ~ Wisconsin
  Index to 3,192 photographs of World War I military personnel from Milwaukee County at the Milwaukee Public Library.

Societies & Groups

• 1898 Sociedad de Amigos de la Historia de Puerto Rico, Inc. 
• American Battle Monuments Commission 
  The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; operating & maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries. Web site includes detailed descriptions of overseas cemeteries & searchable databases of war dead.
  • Mexican War Dead or Veterans 
    At the Mexico City National Cemetery there are seven hundred and fifty American soldiers buried that were killed during the Mexican War.
  • Civil War Dead or Veterans 
    List of those buried at the Mexico City National Cemetery or the Corozal American Cemetery: eight American servicemen who died during the Civil War and forty-five Civil War Veterans.
  • Spanish-American War Veterans 
    List of names - no other information given.
  • World War I Search 
    Online searchable database of the 33,717 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 116,516 US casualties in World War I.
    • Search by State and Cemetery 
  • World War II Search 
    Online searchable database of the 176,399 names of those American service personnel buried at ABMC cemeteries, those Missing in Action and those buried or lost at sea. Note that there were 405,399 US casualties in World War II.
    • Search by Unit 
    • Search by State and Cemetery 
    • Search by Country 
  • Korean War Casualties 
    • Korean War Search 
      Online searchable database of the nearly 39,000 names of those American service personnel who died during the Korean War period. Note that there were 54,246 US casualties in the Korean War.
      • Search by Unit 
      • Search by State 
      • Search by Country 
• The American Legion 
  United States veterans organization.
• Army Air Corps - Army Air Forces Historical Association 
  The association participates in air shows, historical retrospect's, educational programs and seminars providing static displays of World War II Army Air Forces memorabilia. Does oral histories and publishes same.
• Arnold Expedition Historical Society  ~ Pittston, Maine
• The Aztec Club of 1847 
  A major reference on the Mexican War, with historical journals, biographies, photographs, contemporary artwork, battle statistics and maps, chronologies. Over 100 biographies of Civil War generals, from both the Union and Confederacy.
• Congressional Medal of Honor Society 
• Descendants of Mexican War Veterans 
• General Society of Colonial Wars 
• General Society of the War of 1812 
• Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. 
  A military widows' organization.
• Jewish War Veterans of the United States 
• "Knights of the Air" 114th Aviation Company Association 
• Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. 
• Legion Ville - First Training Camp of the United States Army, 1792 
  The Legion Ville Historical Society, Inc., The Anthony Wayne Historical Society, Inc. Includes transcriptions of West Point Orderly Books, 1792-1796.
• The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Profiles 
  Online searchable database from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
• Military Historical Society of Minnesota  ~ Little Falls, Minnesota
• The Military Order of the Purple Heart 
  Society for combat wounded veterans.
• National Society United States Daughters of 1812 
  The society requires lineal descent from an ancestor who rendered military, naval or civil service between the close of the American Revolutionary War in 1783 and the close of the War of 1812 in 1815, Military service may be in any one of sixteen recognized engagements between those dates.
• Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc.  ~ New Jersey
• The Order of the Indian Wars of the United States 
  Hereditary Society for gentlemen who's ancestors saw combat action in any of the American Indian Wars.
• Texian Legacy Association 
  Living history society.
• United States Commission on Military History 
• Veterans of Foreign Wars 
• Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc. 

Veterans' or Soldiers' Homes

• 1895 Grand Island NE Soldiers & Sailors Home 
  This is a pamphlet about the Soldiers & Sailors home located in Grand Island NE (Hall County) with lots of information regarding the rules & regulations on being a resident there.
• 1900 Census of the S & S Home 
  1900 Census to the "Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Home".
• 1920 Residents of the Kansas State Soldiers' Home from the 1920 U.S. Census for Ford County, Kansas 
• California Department of Veterans Affairs - The Veterans Home of California 
• Carolyn's Soldiers Home Page - Soldiers Home of Dayton, Ohio 
  Information about the National Soldiers Home, known today as the Dayton VA Medical Center.
• Confederate Soldiers Home Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina 
• Database of Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887­1916) 
  From the Illinois State Archives.
• The Dayton VA Virtual Museum  ~ Dayton, Ohio
  You are invited to a virtual tour of this historic facility established by President Abraham Lincoln to care for the Nation's Civil War Veterans.
• The Electric Cemetery, Union Soldiers' Home - Union Soldiers' Home in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
• Fitch's Old Soldiers Home Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield Co., CT 
• Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home (Illinois Veteran's Home) 
• Iowa Veterans Home 
• King Veteran's Home, King, Waupaca Co., Wisconsin 
• Los Angeles National Cemetery - Los Angeles County, California 
  Originally for the burial of residents of the National Home of Disabled Volunteer Solidiers. Over 85,000 brief records of veterans buried in the West L.A. Veterans' cemetery.
• Maine Veterans' Homes 
• Michigan Veterans' Facility / Michigan Old Soldiers' Home at Grand Rapids 
• Minnesota Veterans Homes 
• NARA | Pacific Region, Laguna-Niguel | Sawtelle Disabled Veterans Home, Los Angeles Case Files, 1888-1933 
• New Hampshire Veterans Home 
• NY State Veterans' Homes 
• Ohio Veterans Home 
• Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 
• Soldier's Home & Colony  ~ Washington state
  Searchable online database from the Washington Secretary of State. Contains information on the 9,170 veterans who lived at the Washington Soldiers Home & Colony between 1890 - 1970.
• South Dakota State Veterans Home 
  Michael J. Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans Home.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives: History and Genealogy 
  • Tennessee Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications 
• U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (USSAH) 
  Washington, D.C.
• Vermont Veterans' Home 
• Veterans Home  ~ Washington state
  Searchable online database from the Washington Secretary of State. Contains an index to the veterans housed at the Veterans Home in Retsil from 1910 to 1977. There are 6,672 people listed in this database.
• VLB | Texas Veterans Homes | Index 
• Wisconsin Veterans Home - King, Wisconsin 

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