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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 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.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] 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 [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] 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. | ||
== Indian Wars == | |||
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/19th-kansas-cavalry-enlistment-papers-at-kshs/11171 19th Kansas Cavalry Enlistment Papers] at the [http://www.kshs.org Kansas Historical Society's website] is an index to the enlistment papers of the 19th Kansas Cavalry during the 1868-1869 Indian campaigns. | |||
== Spanish-American War (1898) == | |||
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at the [http://www.kshs.org Kansas Historical Society's website] searches several databases at once that cover the Indian Wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. | |||
== World War I (1917-1918) == | == World War I (1917-1918) == | ||
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On April 17, 1917, the State Council of Defense was organized in the Governor's office at Topeka. The objective was "to mobilize all the resources of the state to support of the war." The Department of Public Defense was created by the Council and assigned the duty of organizing Home Guards "for the protection of local property." Immediately after the meeting, units were organized in many Kansas communities. This Home Guard, or Kansas State Guard, as it became known, existed from August 6, 1917, to November 11, 1919, when it was disbanded. A complete history, including the rosters of those involved, is found at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/military/ksguard/index.html. | On April 17, 1917, the State Council of Defense was organized in the Governor's office at Topeka. The objective was "to mobilize all the resources of the state to support of the war." The Department of Public Defense was created by the Council and assigned the duty of organizing Home Guards "for the protection of local property." Immediately after the meeting, units were organized in many Kansas communities. This Home Guard, or Kansas State Guard, as it became known, existed from August 6, 1917, to November 11, 1919, when it was disbanded. A complete history, including the rosters of those involved, is found at http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/military/ksguard/index.html. | ||
'''Bounty Claims''' | |||
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at the [http://www.kshs.org Kansas Historical Society's website] searches several databases at once that cover the Indian Wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The database includes Bounty Claims records from World War I. | |||
== World War II (1941-1945) == | == World War II (1941-1945) == | ||
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at the [http://www.kshs.org Kansas Historical Society's website] searches several databases at once that cover the Indian Wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||