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=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===
Forts dotted Ohio as settlers, Native Americans and Europeans each struggled for their place on Ohio’s lands. These log forts played an instrumental part of Ohio’s early development and each has it’s own unique tale to tell.
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==Wars==


=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===


Although Ohio did not exist as a state during the time of the Revolutionary War, a man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Ohio later may have been granted Ohio land for his service for another state or for the Continental Army. For patriot records of the Revolutionary War, see:  
Although Ohio did not exist as a state during the time of the Revolutionary War, a man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Ohio later may have been granted Ohio land for his service for another state or for the Continental Army. For''' patriot records''' of the Revolutionary War, see:  


White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990. (Family History Library book 973 M28g.) May give a veteran's name, age, birth date, marriage date, residence, names of relatives, unit, and service dates and places.  
*''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files'' <ref> White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990. (Family History Library book 973 M28g.) </ref> May give a veteran's name, age, birth date, marriage date, residence, names of relatives, unit, and service dates and places.  


To view all the papers in a person's pension files, see:  
To view all the papers in a person's '''pension files''', see:  


United States. Veterans Administration. ''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land- Warrant Application Files''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. (2670 Family History Library films beginning with&nbsp;970001.)  
*''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land- Warrant Application Files'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land- Warrant Application Files''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. (2670 Family History Library films beginning with&nbsp;970001.) </ref>


If you prefer to order a copy of the original records from the National Archives, use NATF Form 80. This form is available from the National Archives or at the nearest federal office building.  
If you prefer to order a copy of the '''original records''' from the National Archives, use NATF Form 80. This form is available from the National Archives or at the nearest federal office building.  


United States. General Land Office. ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1971. (On 16 Family History Library films beginning with 1025141.)  
* ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806 <ref> United States. General Land Office. ''U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers, Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1971. (On 16 Family History Library films beginning with 1025141.) </ref>


Rosters have been published for soldiers who lived in Ohio or who are buried there, such as:  
'''Rosters''' have been published for soldiers who lived in Ohio or who are buried there, such as:  


''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio.'' Three Volumes. Columbus, Ohio: F.J. Heer Printing, 1929-59. (Family History Library book 977.1 M23ad; films 385013 and 928143 items 7-8; fiche 6046713).  
*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio.''  <ref> ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio.'' Three Volumes. Columbus, Ohio: F.J. Heer Printing, 1929-59. (Family History Library book 977.1 M23ad; films 385013 and 928143 items 7-8; fiche 6046713). </ref>


Dailey, Mrs. Orville D. ''The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio''<nowiki>: Volume 2, A-Z. Columbus, Ohio: State Society DAR, State of Ohio, 1938?. (FHL film 195451.)</nowiki>  
*''The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio'' <ref> Dailey, Mrs. Orville D. ''The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio''<nowiki>: Volume 2, A-Z. Columbus, Ohio: State Society DAR, State of Ohio, 1938?. (FHL film 195451.)</nowiki> </ref>


Daughters of the American Revolution of the State of Ohio, comp. ''Official Roster III, Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio''. Painesville, Ohio: Painesville Publishing, 1959. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2of; film 213051.)  
* ''Official Roster III, Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio'' <ref> Daughters of the American Revolution of the State of Ohio, comp. ''Official Roster III, Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio''. Painesville, Ohio: Painesville Publishing, 1959. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2of; film 213051.) </ref>


=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
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== References ==
== References ==
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Ohio.ASP Ohio Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
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