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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 === | ||
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
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: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] | :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 === | ||
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. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | ||
== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) == | === Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | ||
*White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.'' 4 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1990–1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476517|title-id|disp=973 M28g}}.) Volume four is an every-name index to volumes one to three. These volumes contain detailed abstracts with names, dates, and places mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension files. | *White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.'' 4 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1990–1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476517|title-id|disp=973 M28g}}.) Volume four is an every-name index to volumes one to three. These volumes contain detailed abstracts with names, dates, and places mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension files. | ||
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See [[United States Military Records]] for DAR and SAR indexes, available at the Family History Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers. | See [[United States Military Records]] for DAR and SAR indexes, available at the Family History Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers. | ||
== War of 1812 (1812-1815) == | === War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | ||
The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada. | The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada. | ||