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[http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort Antoine], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Armstrong Fort Armstrong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | [http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort Antoine], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Armstrong Fort Armstrong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Howard_(Wisconsin) Fort Howard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Koshkonong Fort Koshkonong], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Winnebago Fort Winnebago] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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See [[United States Military Records]] for several excellent DAR and SAR indexes, available at the Family History Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers. | See [[United States Military Records]] for several excellent DAR and SAR indexes, available at the Family History Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers. | ||
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | ||
''Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|46482|title-id|disp=840431–500}} and {{FHL|46482|title-id|disp=847501–32}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21416671 Worldcat]) This lists the soldier's name and often the name of his wife. | ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|46482|title-id|disp=840431–500}} and {{FHL|46482|title-id|disp=847501–32}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21416671 Worldcat]) This lists the soldier's name and often the name of his wife. | ||
*White, Virgil D. ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files.'' 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|627918|title-id|disp=973 M22i 1992}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18822091 Worldcat]) | *White, Virgil D. ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files.'' 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|627918|title-id|disp=973 M22i 1992}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18822091 Worldcat]) | ||
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*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_wisconsin1812.php War of 1812 Pensioners in Wisconsin, 1883] (includes veterans and widows). Abstracted from the U.S. Pension Bureau's ''List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'', volume IV. | *[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_wisconsin1812.php War of 1812 Pensioners in Wisconsin, 1883] (includes veterans and widows). Abstracted from the U.S. Pension Bureau's ''List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'', volume IV. | ||
=== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) === | === Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) === | ||
'''Winnebago War (1827)''' | '''Winnebago War (1827)''' | ||
*[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=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. | ||
'''Black Hawk War (1832)''' | '''Black Hawk War (1832)''' | ||
*[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. | *[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. | ||
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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. | 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.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. <br><br> | 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. <br><br> | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
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=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||