Military Records
The following articles are about Military Records12 Resources for Researching WWI Overseas Marriages
Author - Kathleen BrandtDocumenting the foreign-natives who married soldiers overseas can be challenging, but these off-shore marriages were quite common during both WWI and WWII. Read More
The Graves Registration Service in World War II: Part II
Author - Jennifer HolikThe dead have been cleared from the smoky battlefield and are on the stripping line at the Graves Registration Service... Read More
The Graves Registration Service in World War II: Part I
Author - Jennifer HolikThey say dead men tell no tales, but the troops who fought and died told their stories to the men of the Graves Registration Service. Read More
Women of World War II
Author - Jennifer HolikIt's dawn on December 7, 1941. Airplanes can be seen on the horizon, but why is the Navy practicing this... Read More
Finding the Regiment: The Key to Researching Your Civil War Ancestor
Author - Amy Johnson CrowThe American Civil War caused some of the richest genealogical records to be created. From service and pension records to... Read More
Telling the Stories of the Lost: Remembering Fallen Service Members
Author - Jennifer HolikMichael, dead at the age of 26, after serving with the 32nd Division in France in 1918. Frank, dead at... Read More
Researching Your 1812 Impressed Seamen
Author - Kathleen BrandtUncovering data and documents of your seafaring ancestor can be challenging. Seamen and privateers' commitment to life on the seas... Read More
Finding & Using Military Bounty Land Records
Author - Sunny McClellan MortonDuring the colonial era and early years of the United States, cash-poor governments often lured men into military service... Read More
Researching War Of 1812 Veterans
Author - Kathleen BrandtThis year marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Perhaps your ancestor was one of the 286,000 American soldiers... Read More
Civil War Photographs: Where To Find Copyright-Free Images Online
Author - Nancy HendricksonWhen I realized how many Civil War ancestors were perched in my family tree, I was curious about where... Read More
Find Your Civil War Ancestor On The Internet
Author - Nancy HendricksonA month following Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, the Union armies paraded through the streets of Washington, D.C.... Read More
Newly Released War Of 1812 Land Records
Author - Jim DaneThe National Bureau of Land Management recently released family military land records to the general public. These records have only... Read More
Civil War Unit Structures: A Basic Breakdown
Author - Joe BilbyPlatoon, division, battalion, regiment, squadron, company, army corps - these are all military unit designations that the genealogist or... Read More
Your Ancestor's Military Records Were Destroyed? What to Do?
Author - Kathleen BrandtThe July 12, 1973 fire at the St. Louis National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) destroyed approximately 80% of Army personnel... Read More
How I Discovered That The First Shot Of The Civil War Fired In Michigan
Author - Craig MansonUnraveling a family mystery can sometimes lead to a significant historical event. As I tried to understand a pair of... Read More
Finding Your Revolutionary War Soldier
Author - Kathleen BrandtFinding your Revolutionary War soldier among 200,000 plus participants can be daunting. The eight year war began with shots in Lexington, MA, April 19, 1775, and continued until the Second Treaty of Paris in 1783... Read More
Researching Your Civil War Ancestors
Author - Laura H. CongletonBetween 1861 and 1865 more than 3 million men took part in the U.S. Civil War, fighting for either the Union or the Confederacy. Soldiers and sailors included men from all walks of life, including both citizens and foreign nationals... Read More
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