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The following are or were major forts in Iowa. A number of [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ia.html other military posts] existed for a short time and were of lesser importance. | The following are or were major forts in Iowa. A number of [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ia.html other military posts] existed for a short time and were of lesser importance. | ||
Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | *Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | ||
*[http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/state_park_list/fort_atkinson.html Fort Atkinson] -- was built in 1840 in what became Winneshiek County. It was only occupied by U.S. troops until 1846, when the troops assigned there went to fight in the Mexican War. It was officially abandoned in 1849 after the Winnebago Indians were removed from Iowa. | |||
[http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/state_park_list/fort_atkinson.html Fort Atkinson] -- was built in 1840 in what became Winneshiek County. It was only occupied by U.S. troops until 1846, when the troops assigned there went to fight in the Mexican War. It was officially abandoned in 1849 after the Winnebago Indians were removed from Iowa. | *Fort Clarke -- the original name for Fort Dodge. | ||
*[http://www.fortcrawfordmuseum.com/history.html Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa. | |||
Fort Clarke -- the original name for Fort Dodge. | *[http://www.fortmuseum.com/history.html Fort Dodge] -- was established in May of 1850 and abandoned in 1853. The post sutler purchased the military site and laid out the town of Fort Dodge in 1854. | ||
*[http://www.oldfortmadison.com/ Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum. | |||
[http://www.fortcrawfordmuseum.com/history.html Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa. | |||
[http://www.fortmuseum.com/history.html Fort Dodge] -- was established in May of 1850 and abandoned in 1853. The post sutler purchased the military site and laid out the town of Fort Dodge in 1854. | |||
[http://www.oldfortmadison.com/ Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum. | |||
=== Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | === Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | ||
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The following book contains information about Revolutionary War soldiers and their families: | The following book contains information about Revolutionary War soldiers and their families: | ||
*''Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa''. Marceline, Missouri.: Walsworth, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=171076&disp=Revolutionary+War+soldiers+and+patriots+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3d]) This book was compiled by the Abigail Adams Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Des Moines, Iowa. It contains birth, marriage, and death information about soldiers, their parents, children, and grandchildren. About 42 veterans are listed. | *''Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa'' <ref> ''Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa''. Marceline, Missouri.: Walsworth, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=171076&disp=Revolutionary+War+soldiers+and+patriots+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 D3d]) </ref> This book was compiled by the Abigail Adams Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Des Moines, Iowa. It contains birth, marriage, and death information about soldiers, their parents, children, and grandchildren. About 42 veterans are listed. | ||
=== War of 1812, 1812–1815 === | === War of 1812, 1812–1815 === | ||
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For a listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, see pages 733–734 in the following book: | For a listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, see pages 733–734 in the following book: | ||
*Iowa. Adjutant General’s Office. ''List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, Living in Iowa''. Des Moines, Iowa: G. E. Roberts, State Printer, 1886. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=322671&disp=List+of+ex%2Dsoldiers%2C+sailors+and+mar%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 M22ig; film 982150]) This book lists men living in Iowa in 1886 who served in the War of 1812 and later wars. It also gives each man’s name, rank, state from which he served, and sometimes, the company or regiment in which he served. | *Iowa. Adjutant General’s Office. ''List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, Living in Iowa'' <ref>''List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, Living in Iowa''. Des Moines, Iowa: G. E. Roberts, State Printer, 1886. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=322671&disp=List+of+ex%2Dsoldiers%2C+sailors+and+mar%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 M22ig; film 982150]) </ref> This book lists men living in Iowa in 1886 who served in the War of 1812 and later wars. It also gives each man’s name, rank, state from which he served, and sometimes, the company or regiment in which he served. | ||
=== Early Records Beginning with 1837 === | === Early Records Beginning with 1837 === | ||
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Copies of the records are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. | Copies of the records are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. | ||
===Family History Library=== | |||
Military records for Iowa are listed in the Locality Search of the [[The Family History Library|The Family History Library Catalog]] under: | |||
::*IOWA - MILITARY RECORDS <br> | |||
::*IOWA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
IOWA - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
IOWA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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''[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=Iowa.ASP Iowa Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[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=Iowa.ASP Iowa Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
[[Category:Iowa]] | [[Category:Iowa]] | ||