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 === Forts  ===
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 Fort Necessity
 Fort Venango<br>
 The [[United States Military Records|''United States Military Records'']] page 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.
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 A helpful bibliography is John B. B. Trussell, ''Pennsylvania Military History ''(Carlisle Barracks, PA: [s. n.], 1974; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=258531&disp=Pennsylvania+military+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 973 B4ua no. 10]). It includes items from the colonial period through World War II.
 Many volumes of the Pennsylvania Archives (see [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania Genealogy]]) contain transcripts of military records, such as rosters and muster rolls. The appropriate volumes and series are referred to below.
 === Colonial Wars (1744-1775)  ===
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 The earliest documents appear to be ''Records of 17th Century Soldiers in New Sweden: 1637-1655 ''(microfilm of originals at the Gloucester County Historical Society, Woodbury, New Jersey; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=322984&disp=Records+of+17th+century+soldiers+in+New+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1510234] item 4). It contains mainly lists of soldiers and is written in German and Swedish.
 Names of soldiers and their companies in the colonial period, 1744-1765, are in the 5th series, volume 1 of the Pennsylvania Archives (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+A39p 974.8 A39p]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=493538&disp=Officers+and+soldiers+in+the+service+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 844572] item 2; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=52176&disp=Officers+and+soldiers+in+the+service+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6019913]). These records often give the state or country of birth. Sometimes even a more specific locality is indicated.
 === Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
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 Additional records that could prove helpful are Pennsylvania, Comptroller General, ''Militia Military Accounts, 1777-1794'' (on 38 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1023007 1023007]). They are arranged by county, militia period, and battalion and include many lists of names, etc., such as why a person was unable to serve in the military.
 For information about the federal soldiers from Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania Line), see John B. B. Trussell, Jr., ''The Pennsylvania Line, Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783'' (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+M2tp book 974.8 M2tp]).
 === War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
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 Pennsylvania. Auditor General's Office. ''War of 1812 Pension Records, 1866-1896''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1018554 films 1018554]- 80.)
 For a brief history of Pennsylvania's involvement in the war see Harold L. Myers, ''Pennsylvania and the War of 1812'' (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1964; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=212309&disp=Pennsylvania+and+the+War+of+1812%20%20&columns=*,0,0 974.8 A1] no. 12).
 === Mexican War (1846-1848)  ===
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 Pennsylvania. Bureau of Audits. ''Mexican War Military Accounts, 1846-1880''. (Family History Llibrary [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=432586&disp=Mexican+War+military+accounts%2C+1846%2D%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1020496-500.)]
 An excellent history is Randy W. Hackenburg, ''Pennsylvania in the War with Mexico'' (Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co., 1992; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=631065&disp=Pennsylvania+in+the+war+with+Mexico%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.8 M2h]). It includes the rosters and brief biographies of the men who served.
 === Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
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 Pennsylvania State Archives. [http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp ''Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866.''] Arranged alphabetically by surname of soldier, these 3" x 5" cards were initially prepared to serve as an index to Samuel Penniman Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865," (Harrisburg, 1869-1871). The Office of the Adjutant General later expanded the scope of the cards by transcribing onto them data found on the original Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861-1866 {series #19.11}. The information generally includes the soldiers' names, military units, Bates' citations (volume and page), ages at enrollment, descriptions (complexion, height, color of hair and eyes), residences and birthplaces; the dates and places where enrolled; the dates and places where mustered in; and the dates of discharge. The listing is not inclusive.
 Some libraries have indexes to service and pension records, but the service and pension records are available only at the National Archives. See the U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118) for more information about these records. A published roster of soldiers and regiments is Samuel Penniman Bates, ''History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65'', 5 vols. (Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, 1869-71; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+M2b book 974.8 M2b]; on 5 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=824366 824366]). For an index see ''Civil War Veterans Card File, 1861-1866'', at the Pennsylvania State Archives (on 80 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1205205 1205205]). The card file originally indexed the ''History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65''. Later the Adjutant General's office included data found in the original documents. Information on the cards depended on the extractor, but soldier's name, unit, age, physical description, residence, birthplace, date of discharge, etc., may have been extracted.
 <br>'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included.
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 '''Other Sources'''
 An important bibliography for this war is Dan A. Nettling, ''Pennsylvania Military History: A Bibliography. Part II, The Civil War ''(Carlisle Barracks, PA: U. S. Army Military History Institute, 1992; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+M23p book 974.8 M23p]). It is organized by regiment and lists personal papers of some men in the regiment that are in the U.S. Army Military History Institute at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
 === Veterans of Multiple Eras (1867-1921)  ===
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 Pennsylvania. Department of Military Affairs State Veteran's Compensation Division. ''Spanish American War Veteran's Compensation File.'' (On 46 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1032848 1032848].)
 Pennsylvania. Adjutant General's Office. ''United States Volunteers of the Spanish American War, 1893-1901''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1266814 film 1266814].)
 === Mexican Border Campaign (1916)  ===
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 Most counties had only one board; large cities had more. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you determine the board number if he lived in a large city. Draft board addresses can be found in Second Report of the Provost Marshall General to the Secretary of War on the Operations of the Selective Service System to December 20, 1918 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1919; not at Family History Library). There are maps that show the draft board registration district boundaries in Allegheny, Luzerne, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Reading, and Westmoreland. For a copy of these maps, see:
 United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1498803 1498803].)
 ==== Service Medal Applications  ====
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 === World War II (1941-1945)  ===
 For a brief history of Pennsylvania's involvement, see S. K. Stevens, Marvin W. Schlegel, and Joseph T. Kingston, ''Pennsylvania's Second Year at War; December 7, 1942 - December 7, 1943'' (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1945; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.8+M2sk 974.8 M2sk]). It includes biographies of Pennsylvanians who won the Medal of Honor and a list of Pennsylvania generals, admirals, and commodores.
 === Other Military Records  ===
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 The [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1593&&level=1&menuLevel=Level_1&parentCommID=0&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true Pennsylvania State Archives]&nbsp;(one needs to register to use this site)&nbsp;has digitized a number of [http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp military records]&nbsp;(does not need to register to access the military records)
 The&nbsp;[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]&nbsp;has many [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html military records].<br>
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 == 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=Pennsylvania.ASP Pennsylvania Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006.
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