The Military Influence in Burnet County

Wars affect communities in every possible way besides loss of family and friends. Patterns of social behavior, both public and private can be directly attributed to the results of citizens dealing with the war.

We can understand much about our ancestors' lives if we know about their wartime activities, whether it is as a soldier or the family left behind lending valuable moral support.

This section attempts to help you find information about your ancestor in various wars that Burnet citizens participated in.

If you have stories, memories, photos, news clippings, letters -- anything -- that deals with this subject and Burnet County, please consider sharing with our researchers. 

                  

• Military Grave Markers - Links to organizations that may be able to help you identify symbols on military graves

• Texas Revolution Veterans

• Ft. Croghan
  History of the fort, established by the United States government in the first quarter of 1849 to protect white settlements from hostile Indians, and abandoned by December 1853.

• Indian Wars -
  • Raids and Murders in Burnet County
  • Webster Massacre
  • Claims Paid
  • Mrs. C. C. Proctor
  • Mrs. Maria Louisa (Fletcher) Baker
  • Indian Attack, 1859 (Rev. Dancer killed)
  • Burnet County in "The West Texas Frontier" by Joseph Carroll McConnell, 1939
  
  
• Civil War -
  Sketches of Civil War Vets; Veterans buried in Burnet County; Confederate Pensioners List (with links to pension transcripts); Indigent List; 1890 Veterans Schedule, and other Civil War Links.

• Spanish American War -. Participants, and Links to sites with information about this war

• World War I - List of participants, Veterans buried in the County, news articles, and links to WWI sites.
  • Draft list of first names drawn in the county
  • Alphabetized list of first draft
  
  
• World War II 
  List of casualties, participants, veterans buried , and War Stories from Burnet County. Links to other WWII casualty and many other databases.

• Korean War - Casualty List for county and research links.

• Vietnam War -  Casualty List for county, participants, and research links.

• Desert Storm - Please send info if you know someone who participated from Burnet County.
  

• Gulf Wars - Afghanistan and Iraq - Casualty Names for both Gulf War Operations in Burnet County, with numbers for nation and Texas