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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.  

: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 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago]

*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.  

See [[United States Military Records]] for DAR and SAR indexes, available at the Family History Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers.  

The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.  

*Hetzel, Bev. ''List of soldiers of the War of 1812 living in Wisconsin before 1883'' (Salt Lake City, Utah:&nbsp; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998) {{FHL|782055|item|dips=FHL Film 6038968}}

*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1585 Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Winnebago War] (Wisconsin Historical Society) - Transcription of Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Winnebago War. Lists Prairie du Chien and Green Bay militia units along with Menominee, Stockbridge and Oneida Indians that served.

*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1586 Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Black Hawk War] (Wisconsin Historical Society) - Transcription of Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Black Hawk War. Lists soldiers in the 18 companies of "Iowa" militia (i.e., Iowa Co, Michigan Territory), plus the Menominee and Potawatomie warriors and one militia company raised at Green Bay.

*''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317). {{FHL|0537000|item|disp=FHL films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:<br>

:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]])<br>

[[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 Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided.  

*{{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]])

World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.  

*A published roster of soldiers who died during the war, arranged by branch of service and by county, is John Goodby Gregory, ed., ''Wisconsin's Gold Star List: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses from the Badger State''. . . . (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925; Family History Library film 1{{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=000801}}; film {{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=924401 item 2}}; fiche {{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=6051352}}).

On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.  

*[http://www.fold3.com/title_765/wwii_old_mans_draft_registration_cards Fold3] ($).

The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.