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| ==Online Resources == | | === Forts / Camps === |
| *''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''
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| *'''1863-1866''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3349 Nevada Civil War Volunteers, 1863-1866] ($)
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| *'''1919-1953''' {{RecordSearch|4233301|Nevada, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1953}} at FamilySearch - [[Nevada, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2729393|Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at FamilySearch - [[Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *[http://www.nvgenweb.org/WWII.txt Nevada Casualties of World War II]
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| *[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/nevada/nevada-world-war-2-casualties-army-air-force.htm World War II Casualties (Army-Air Force])
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| *[http://www.nvgenweb.org/korhnrarc.txt Nevada Military Killed in Action in Korea]
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| *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/nv-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Nevada]
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| *[http://www.nvgenweb.org/viehnrarc.txt Nevada Military Killed in Action in Vietnam]
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| *[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/nevada/nv.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Nevada]
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| *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/nv-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict Casualty Lists - Nevada]
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| === Forts and Camps ===
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Las_Vegas_Mormon_State_Historic_Park '''Fort Baker'''] --1855 1858.
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| *'''Fort Carlin''' --1874-1888.
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| *[http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Churchill_(1) '''Fort Churchill'''] --1860-1869.
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| *{{FSC|1014955|item|disp=extracted by Doreen Robinson, ''Fort Churchill, Nevada volunteers, 1863-1866.'' Pawtucket, Rhode Island : Quintin Publications, c2000}}
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| *[http://nvshpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218&Itemid=9 '''Fort Halleck'''] -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1886, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
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| *[http://nvshpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=9 '''Fort McDermitt'''] -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1889, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
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| *[http://www.corpsfuds.org/php/siteindex.php?site=J09NV1126&state=Nevada '''Fort McGarry'''] --1867-1868, an abandoned military post in northwestern Nevada, on todays Summit Lake Indian Reservation.
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| *[http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/ft_ruby.htm '''Fort Ruby'''] -- 1862-1869, [http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/ft_ruby.htm History of the Fort]
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| *[http://www.fortwiki.com/Camp_Winfield_Scott_(1) '''Camp Winfield Scott''']--1866-1871
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Las_Vegas_Mormon_State_Historic_Park '''Las Vegas Mormon Fort''']
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| [[Image:1280px-2010-1218-MormonFort.jpg|thumb|right|330x220px]] | | Fort Halleck -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1886, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). |
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| === References ===
| | Fort McDermitt -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1889, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). |
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| *{{FSC|1210984|item|disp=''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890''. By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. FS Library 970.1 M583e}}
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| *{{FSC|708148|item|disp=compiled by Nevada Historical Society, Reno, Nevada. ''Revised and complete roster of Nevada veterans, Civil War, Spanish American War, Nevada National Guards to 1914, State Militia, Home Guards.'' }}
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| === Mexican War (1846-1848) ===
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| The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br>
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| *''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317). {{FSC|0537000|item|disp=FS Library films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:<br>
| | [http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/NSLA/ The Nevada State Library and Archives]has an excellent collection of military records, including: |
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| *'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | | *Muster rolls from the 1860's to 1902 |
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| | *Nevada State Militia records beginning in 1865 |
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| *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | | *Selective Service cards from World War I to the Vietnam War |
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| Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]].
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| === Civil War (1861-1865) ===
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| [[Image:{{Fort Churchill, Nevada}}]] See [[Nevada in the Civil War|Nevada in the Civil War]] for information about Nevada Civil War records, websites, etc. with links to articles about the Nevada regiments involved in the Civil War.
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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.
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| The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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.
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| *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932420|Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| '''A wiki article describing an online FamilySearch collection is found at:'''
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| [[Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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| *{{FSC|1804548|item|disp=Diane E. Greene.'' Nevada Civil War claims : legislative reports, 1888-1900.''Westminster, Maryland : Heritage Books, Inc., c2008}} | |
| *{{FSC|707487|item|disp=Eleanor Slagle, comp, ''Nevada veterans, Civil War'' }}
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| === Spanish American War ===
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| The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided.
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| *'''1861-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1919699|United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |
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| The index covers veterans of the Civil War, '''Spanish‑American War,''' Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces. ([[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
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| *'''1898''' {{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records
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| ([[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
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| Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].
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| === World War I (1917-1918) ===
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| World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.
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| *United States. Selective Service System. Nevada, World War I ''Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards'', 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. {{FSC|378717|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1711534 (first of 7)}}. Also available at:
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| *'''1917-1918''' {{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information.
| | An index to service records of Union army volunteers is on Family History Library film 821939. The library also has the index to the pension applications. The service and pension records are available at the National Archives. |
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| *Biographical sketches of soldiers who lost their lives during the war are in Nevada's Golden Stars. Reno: Nevada Adjutant General's Office 1924; {{FSC|20940|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1000195 item 2}}.<br>
| | A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War and their widows (Family History Library film 338198; index in book 979.3 X22jv 1890). |
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| === World War II (1941-1945) ===
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| ''' Draft Registrations''' | | Biographical sketches of soldiers who lost their lives during the war are in Nevada's Golden Stars (Reno: Nevada Adjutant General's Office 1924; Family History Library film 1000195 item 2). |
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| On 16 September 1940, President Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime Selective Service Act. During WWII, the Selective Service System conducted '''six draft registrations'''; these records are held collectively in two groupings at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO. The registrations are part of Record Group 147 [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/147.html Records of the Selective Service System.] From December, 1942 to August, 1945 no enlistments were allowed. The Selective Service became the only way men entered the service for the remainder of the war.
| | World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Nevada, see: |
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| *'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2729393|Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}}
| | United States. Selective Service System. Nevada, World War I ''Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards'', 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (Family History Library films beginning with 1711534.) |
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| ''' Fourth Registration ''' | | To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. |
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| *On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.
| | Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see: |
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| *'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
| | United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library film 1498803.) |
| *'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($)
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| *[http://www.fold3.com/title_765/wwii_old_mans_draft_registration_cards Fold3] ($).
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| [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.
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| *{{FSC|2330658|item|disp=United States Adjutant General's Office. ''World War II honor list of dead and missing. State of Nevada'' Washington D.C. : War Dept., 1946}}
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| === Korean War (1950–1953) ===
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| The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). See the [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War ]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.
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| === Vietnam War (1964–1972) ===
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| The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.
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| === Militia - National Guard ===
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| === Cemetery Records ===
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| *Diane E. Greene, comp. ''Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada : April 1990-February 1995.''Boulder City, Nevada : D.E. Greene, 1995. {{FSC|75857|item|disp=FS Library 979.313/B1 V3gs}}
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| *{{FSC|1062984|item|disp=Diane E. Greene. ''Civil War veterans buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada. ''Boulder City, Nevada : D.E. Greene, c2002. FS Library 979.3135 V3g}}
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| *{{FSC|183528|item|disp=Graves registration records : G.A.R. and Spanish-American War veterans buried in Nevada}}
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| The [http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/ '''Nevada State Library and Archives'''] has an excellent collection of military records, including:
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| *Muster rolls from the 1860's to 1902
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| *[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/nevada-records.htm Rootsweb]
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| *[http://www.americanwars.org American Wars]
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| *[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com New Horizons Genealogy]
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| | The WWI Draft Registration Cards are online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website. |
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