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[[Image:300px-Ft cosconong.jpg|thumb|right|300px | [[Image:300px-Ft cosconong.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br>''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin_Military_Records|Military Records]]'' | ||
== Record Locations == | == Record Locations == | ||
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*Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The museum has letters, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and other original papers and records from Wisconsin veterans and veteran organizations; recorded interviews with Wisconsin veterans from World War I through the present; and books, military manuals, newsletters, maps, posters, prints, and other published materials focusing on Wisconsin and American military history. | *Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The museum has letters, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and other original papers and records from Wisconsin veterans and veteran organizations; recorded interviews with Wisconsin veterans from World War I through the present; and books, military manuals, newsletters, maps, posters, prints, and other published materials focusing on Wisconsin and American military history. | ||
:Wisconsin Veterans Museum<br>30 W Mifflin Street<br> Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: (608) 267-1799<br> | :Wisconsin Veterans Museum<br>30 W Mifflin Street<br> Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: (608) 267-1799<br>Website: [http://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/ Wisconsin Veterans Museum] | ||
*The Department of Veterans Affairs. This department has restricted records for World War I and later wars. It also has a file of grave registrations. | *The Department of Veterans Affairs. This department has restricted records for World War I and later wars. It also has a file of grave registrations. | ||
:Department of Veteran Affairs<br>201 W. Washington Ave.<br>PO Box 7843<br>Madison, WI 53707<br>Telephone: 800-WIS-VETS (947-8387)<br> | :Department of Veteran Affairs<br>201 W. Washington Ave.<br>PO Box 7843<br>Madison, WI 53707<br>Telephone: 800-WIS-VETS (947-8387)<br>Website: http://dva.state.wi.us/ | ||
*Department of Military Affairs. This department has records pertaining to the National Guard in Wisconsin, primarily for the 1900s | *Department of Military Affairs. This department has records pertaining to the National Guard in Wisconsin, primarily for the 1900s | ||
:Department of Military Affairs<br>2400 Wright St.<br>Madison, WI 53708<br>Telephone: (800) 335-5147 or (608) 242-3000<br> | :Department of Military Affairs<br>2400 Wright St.<br>Madison, WI 53708<br>Telephone: (800) 335-5147 or (608) 242-3000<br>Website: [http://dma.wi.gov/dma/dma/default.asp Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs] | ||
== Forts == | == Forts == | ||
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Forts were authorized by the federal government, built to house and maintain the military who were to assist in maintaining peace by enforcing treaties and providing protection to settlers. | Forts were authorized by the federal government, built to house and maintain the military who were to assist in maintaining peace by enforcing treaties and providing protection to settlers. | ||
*[http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort St. Antoine] | *[http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort St. Antoine] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | ||
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== Civil War (1861 to 1865) == | == Civil War (1861 to 1865) == | ||
[[Image:{{GeneralLysanderCutler}}]] See [[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin in the Civil War]] for information about Wisconsin Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Wisconsin regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families. | [[Image:{{GeneralLysanderCutler}}]] See [[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin in the Civil War]] for information about Wisconsin Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Wisconsin regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | ||
== World War I (1917-1918) == | == World War I (1917-1918) == | ||