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