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Revolutionary War

  • DAR
  • SAR



  • War OF 1812

    This war saw some 26 thousand plus men enlist. Govenor Meigs was ordered by Presiden Madison to assemble a miltita in 1812 and it was organized in Dayton, OH. Their destination would be Detroit, MI.
  • Ohio Rosters


  • Civil War

    The Civil War was the bloodiest in our nation's history. We lost over a half million people from various ethnic and financial backgrounds. Gettysburg was the first National Cemetery dedicated by Abraham Lincoln in....

  • Ohio in the Civil War
  • Sons of Union Veterans
  • Soldiers and Sailors - National Park Service
  • Union Soldier Service Records - This database is free at Ancestry.com
  • Confederate Service Records - This database is free at Ancestry.com
  • American Civil War Museum of Ohio



  • Spanish American War




    World War I

    The first global conflict, over 9 million soldiers killed by the end of 1918, also known as the "Great War".

  •  The History Channel - many vidoes here and more.
  •  First World War.com - great overview, information on commanders, battles, timeline.


  • World War II

  • Draft Registrations


  • Korean War



    Vietnam War - 1954-1975

    This was the longest war in US history.
  • History.net
  •   a good summary of this war, many articles on the events and experiences.
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • USHistory.org
  •   A very thorough historical account.
  • PBS


  • Mid Eastern Conflicts



    Other Sources

  • Veteran's Admin.
  • You can order a gravestone or bronze grave marker here.
    Contact the specific cemetery you are planning on adding
    a military marker to and inquire as to what they accept for
    military markers prior to ordering.

  • National Archives
  • You can request replacement medals here.
  • UsGenweb











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