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<br>[[Portal:United States Military Records|{{Adoption ISGS}}Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Illinois|Illinois]] | |||
[[Portal:United States Military Records|{{Adoption ISGS}}Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Illinois|Illinois]] | |||
Illinois soldiers or veterans who came to Illinois after their military service are mentioned in military records created or maintained by federal, state, or county officials. A comprehensive description of both federal and Illinois state military records is: | Illinois soldiers or veterans who came to Illinois after their military service are mentioned in military records created or maintained by federal, state, or county officials. A comprehensive description of both federal and Illinois state military records is: | ||
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=== War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | ||
The Family History Library has indexes to the federal service and pension files for the War of 1812. See | The Family History Library has indexes to the federal service and pension files for the War of 1812. See [[United States Military Records]] for details and for sources not mentioned below. | ||
An index for War of 1812 bounty land warrants for land located in Illinois is: | An index for War of 1812 bounty land warrants for land located in Illinois is: | ||
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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].) These maps are helpful in determining which draft boards were closest to where a person lived. Maps of some cities in this collection show the actual boundaries of the draft boards. For Chicago, however, it is necessary to pinpoint the ancestor’s street address on the map, then locate the address of each draft board until the closest ones are identified. | 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].) These maps are helpful in determining which draft boards were closest to where a person lived. Maps of some cities in this collection show the actual boundaries of the draft boards. For Chicago, however, it is necessary to pinpoint the ancestor’s street address on the map, then locate the address of each draft board until the closest ones are identified. | ||
Polish volunteers all over the United States were recruited for the Polish Army in France, and many from Illinois are listed in United States (with some from Ontario, Canada) ''Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917–1919'', cited in | Polish volunteers all over the United States were recruited for the Polish Army in France, and many from Illinois are listed in United States (with some from Ontario, Canada) ''Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917–1919'', cited in [[Illinois Minorities]]. | ||
A pictorial history of soldiers with brief sketches and genealogical information is: | A pictorial history of soldiers with brief sketches and genealogical information is: | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''[ | ''[[Illinois]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | ||
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[[Category:Illinois|Military]] | [[Category:Illinois|Military]] | ||