Military Records

The following articles are about Military Records

Nancy Hendrickson

Civil War Photographs: Where To Find Copyright-Free Images Online

by Nancy Hendrickson | Jan 13, 2012

When I realized how many Civil War ancestors were perched in my family tree, I was curious about where... Read More

Nancy Hendrickson

Find Your Civil War Ancestor On The Internet

by Nancy Hendrickson | Oct 21, 2011

A month following Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, the Union armies paraded through the streets of Washington, D.C.... Read More

Jim Dane

Newly Released War Of 1812 Land Records

by Jim Dane | Aug 30, 2011

The National Bureau of Land Management recently released family military land records to the general public. These records have... Read More

Joe Bilby

Civil War Unit Structures: A Basic Breakdown

by Joe Bilby | Aug 16, 2011

Platoon, division, battalion, regiment, squadron, company, army corps - these are all military unit designations that the genealogist or... Read More

Kathleen Brandt

Your Ancestor's Military Records Were Destroyed? What to Do?

by Kathleen Brandt | Aug 4, 2011

The July 12, 1973 fire at the St. Louis National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) destroyed approximately 80% of Army... Read More

Kathleen Brandt

Finding Your Revolutionary War Soldier

by Kathleen Brandt | Nov 13, 2009

Finding 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

Laura H. Congleton

Researching Your Civil War Ancestors

by Laura H. Congleton | Aug 14, 2009

Between 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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