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The [[United_States_Military_Records|United States Military Records]] page lists several important sources for finding information about Military Records.


== Online Resources ==
=== Forts  ===
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''
*'''1827''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1585 Wisconsin Muster Rolls from the Winnebago War, 1827]
*'''1832''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1586 Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Black Hawk War (1832)]
*'''1861-1865''' [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/roster/ Wisconsin Historical Society Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865] Index only
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/wi-alpha.pdf Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Wisconsin]
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/wi-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Wisconsin]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/wisconsin/wisconsin-gold-star-list.htm Wisconsin Gold Star List]


== Record Locations  ==
[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]


Many military records are found at the FamilySearch 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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Archives in [[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]] with holdings include:
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.


*[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]. The Archives Division has copies of draft records, muster rolls, state militia rosters, pension claims, and other materials.
Archives in [[Wisconsin]] with exceptional holdings include: The Office of the Adjutant General has records pertaining to the National Guard in Wisconsin, primarily for the 1900s:


*Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The museum has letters, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and other original papers and records from Wisconsin veterans and veteran organizations; recorded interviews with Wisconsin veterans from World War I through the present; and books, military manuals, newsletters, maps, posters, prints, and other published materials focusing on Wisconsin and American military history.
'''Office of the Adjutant General'''<br>115 East State Capitol<br>Madison, WI 53702<br>Telephone: 608-266-1212<br>Fax: 608-267-8983<br>Internet: [http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2625 http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&amp;prid=2625]


:Wisconsin Veterans Museum<br>30 W Mifflin Street<br> Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: (608) 267-1799<br>Website: [http://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/ Wisconsin Veterans Museum]
'''Wisconsin Historical Society.''' The Archives Division has copies of draft records, muster rolls, state militia rosters, pension claims, and other materials.  


*The Department of Veterans Affairs. This department has restricted records for World War I and later wars. It also has a file of grave registrations.
'''The Department of Veteran Affairs.''' This department&nbsp;has restricted records for World War I and later wars. It also has a file of grave registrations.  


:Department of Veteran Affairs<br>201 W. Washington Ave.<br>PO Box 7843<br>Madison, WI 53707<br>Telephone: 800-WIS-VETS (947-8387)<br>Website: http://dva.state.wi.us/
'''Department of Veteran Affairs'''<br>301 W. Mifflin<br>Madison, WI 53703<br>Telephone: 1-800-947-8387 or<br>688-166-1311<br>Internet: http://dva.state.wi.us/  


*Department of Military Affairs. This department has records pertaining to the National Guard in Wisconsin, primarily for the 1900s
The following sources are also very helpful:


:Department of Military Affairs<br>2400 Wright St.<br>Madison, WI 53708<br>Telephone: (800) 335-5147 or (608) 242-3000<br>Website: [http://dma.wi.gov/dma/dma/default.asp Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs]
=== Revolutionary War (1775–1783) ===


== Forts  ==
*White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.'' 4 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1990–1992. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476517|title-id|disp=973 M28g}}.) Volume four is an every-name index to volumes one to three. These volumes contain detailed abstracts with names, dates, and places mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension files.
*''Revolutionary War Veterans, 1775–1784, Buried in Wisconsin.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. This is a microfilm of a typescript. (Family History Library film {{FHL|33286|title-id|disp=940199}} item 9.) This lists 43 Revolutionary War soldiers and the states from which they came to Wisconsin.


Forts were authorized by the federal government, built to house and maintain the military who were to assist in maintaining peace by enforcing treaties and providing protection to settlers.  
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.  


*[http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/wisconsin/fort_st_antoine.html Fort St. Antoine]
=== War of 1812 (1812–1815) ===
*[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]


== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) ==
*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}}.)


*White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files.'' 4 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1990–1992. (FS Library book {{FSC|476517|title-id|disp=973 M28g}}.) Volume four is an every-name index to volumes one to three. These volumes contain detailed abstracts with names, dates, and places mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension files.
If you do not have access to the above book, you will find the same information on the National Archives microfilms of the ''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}}). This lists the soldier's name and often the name of his wife.  
*''Revolutionary War Veterans, 1775–1784, Buried in Wisconsin.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. This is a microfilm of a typescript. (FS Library film {{FSC|33286|title-id|disp=940199}} item 9.) This lists 43 Revolutionary War soldiers and the states from which they came to Wisconsin.


See [[United States Military Records]] for DAR and SAR indexes, available at the FamilySearch Library, to cemetery records of Revolutionary War soldiers.
===== Online Resources  =====
*{{FSC|33286|item|disp=Revolutionary War veterans, 1775-1784, buried in Wisconsin}}


== War of 1812 (1812-1815) ==
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_wisconsin1812.php War of 1812 Pensioners in Wisconsin, 1883] (includes veterans and widows). Abstracted from&nbsp;the U.S. Pension Bureau's ''List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'', volume IV.


The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.
=== Indian Wars (1815–1858)  ===


There are nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]''.''
*White, Virgil D. ''Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815–1858''. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|691120|title-id|disp=973 M22wiv}}.)


'''Federal Records'''
=== Mexican War (1846–1848)  ===


Information about many Wisconsin soldiers can be found in federal records. See [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]] for links to databases and lists of many other War of 1812 records. Be sure to also check the list of record types, such as Pensions, on the left.
You may wish to search records of soldiers and widows of the Mexican War, 1846–1848. For example, the following index is available:


'''Explanation of the Major Record Types'''  
*White, Virgil D. ''Index to Mexican War Pension Files''. Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1989. (Family History Library book {{FHL|532129|title-id|disp=973 M22mw}}.)


*Pearson, Thomas A., comp. [http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/genealogicalrecordswarof1812.htm Genealogical Records of the War of 1812]: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, July 2004).
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'''Pension Records'''
=== Civil War (1861 to 1865)  ===


*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_wisconsin1812.php War of 1812 Pensioners in Wisconsin, 1883] (Free). Abstracted from the U.S. Pension Bureau's ''List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883'', volume IV. Allen County Public Library has this online database searchable by name. Includes veterans and widows.
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.  


*Hetzel, Bev. ''List of soldiers of the War of 1812 living in Wisconsin before 1883'' (Salt Lake City, Utah:&nbsp; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998) {{FSC|782055|item|dips=FS Library Film 6038968}}
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;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>


== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) ==
=== World War I (1917-1918) ===


''''' Winnebago War (1827) '''''
A published roster of soldiers who died during the war, arranged by branch of service and by county, is John Goodby Gregory, ed., ''Wisconsin's Gold Star List: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses from the Badger State''. . . . (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925; Family History Library film 1{{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=000801}}; film {{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=924401 item 2}}; fiche {{FHL|195809|title-id|disp=6051352}}).


*[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.
World War I draft registration cards for men ages 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 Wisconsin, see:


''''' Black Hawk War (1832) '''''
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Wisconsin, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with film {{FHL|747003|title-id|disp=1685061}}.)


*[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.
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.  


== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ==
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. For a copy of the map for Milwaukee, see:


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.  
*United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=1498803}}.)<br>


*''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>
== Web Sites  ==


:*'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Free digital copy. <br>
== References  ==


*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans&nbsp;: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C.&nbsp;: Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].
''[[Wisconsin]] Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


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]].  
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.


== Civil War (1861 to 1865)  ==
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}}


[[Image:{{GeneralLysanderCutler}}]] See [[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin in the Civil War]] for information about Wisconsin Civil War records, websites, 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.
[[Category:Wisconsin|Military]]
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database] 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.
 
*Dennis R. Moore. ''Researching your Civil War ancestors in Wisconsin'' Monitowoc, Wisconsin : Bivouac, c1994 {{FSC|767483|item|disp=FS Library 977.5 M28e}}
 
== Spanish-American War (1898)  ==
 
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.
 
'''Indexes'''
 
*'''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]]; (NARA T288). Free digital copy. 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.
 
*'''1898''' {{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Free digital copy.
 
Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].
 
== Mexican Border Service ==
*{{FSC|826226|item|disp=Moses N. Thisted, ''Wisconsin troops in federalized National Guard : Mexican border service, June 22, 1916 - Jan 19, 1917|Wisconsin National Guard'' Place of publication not identified : M.N. Thisted, 1966? FS Library 977.5 M2t}}
 
== World War I (1917-1918)  ==
 
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.
 
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Wisconsin, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On FS Library films beginning with film {{FSC|747003|title-id|disp=1685061}}) Also available at:
 
*'''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 — free
 
*'''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
 
*'''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
 
[[United States World War I Draft Records|United States World War I Draft Records]] provides additional information.
 
*A published roster of soldiers who died during the war, arranged by branch of service and by county, is John Goodby Gregory, ed., ''Wisconsin's Gold Star List: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses from the Badger State''. . . . (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925; FS Library film 1{{FSC|195809|title-id|disp=000801}}; film {{FSC|195809|title-id|disp=924401 item 2}}; fiche {{FSC|195809|title-id|disp=6051352}}).
 
*[https://www.orderfirstworldwar.com/wisconsin-service-cards.htm Wisconsin Service Cards - Wisconsin Historical Society]
*[https://wisvetsmuseum.com/research/search-the-wisconsin-veterans-museums-world-war-i-database/ World War I Roster Database - Wisconsin Veterans Museum]
 
== World War II (1941-1945)  ==
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.
 
*'''1940-1947''' {{FSC|3757099|item|disp=United States Selective Service. ''Wisconsin, WWII draft registration cards, 1940-1947}} at FamilySearch Catalog
 
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.
 
*'''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]]; free
*'''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]]; images with partial index - free
 
*{{FSC|1468984|item|disp=John Maino ; editor, Kathy McKenzie, ''Frontlines : World War II personal accounts of Wisconsin veterans'' Green Bay, Wisconsin : J. Maino, c2006 FS Library 977.5 M2mj}}
 
:Also available at:<br>
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($)
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_765/wwii_old_mans_draft_registration_cards Fold3] ($).
 
[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.
 
== Korean War (1950–1953)  ==
 
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.
 
== Vietnam War (1964–1972)  ==
 
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.
 
== National Guard ==
*{{FSC|826226|item|disp=Moses N. Thisted. ''With the Wisconsin National Guard on the Mexican border in 1916-1917.''S.l. : M.N. Thisted, 1966?}}
* Wisconsin National Guard Museum, Camp Douglas
 
{{Wisconsin|Wisconsin}} {{State Military Records}}
 
[[Category:Wisconsin Military Records]]

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The United States Military Records page lists several important sources for finding information about Military Records.

Forts[edit | edit source]

Fort Antoine, Fort Armstrong, Fort Howard, Fort Koshkonong, Fort Winnebago


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.

Archives in Wisconsin with exceptional holdings include: The Office of the Adjutant General has records pertaining to the National Guard in Wisconsin, primarily for the 1900s:

Office of the Adjutant General
115 East State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Telephone: 608-266-1212
Fax: 608-267-8983
Internet: http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=2625

Wisconsin Historical Society. The Archives Division has copies of draft records, muster rolls, state militia rosters, pension claims, and other materials.

The Department of Veteran Affairs. This department has restricted records for World War I and later wars. It also has a file of grave registrations.

Department of Veteran Affairs
301 W. Mifflin
Madison, WI 53703
Telephone: 1-800-947-8387 or
688-166-1311
Internet: http://dva.state.wi.us/

The following sources are also very helpful:

Revolutionary War (1775–1783)[edit | edit source]

  • White, Virgil D. Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files. 4 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1990–1992. (Family History Library book 973 M28g.) Volume four is an every-name index to volumes one to three. These volumes contain detailed abstracts with names, dates, and places mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension files.
  • Revolutionary War Veterans, 1775–1784, Buried in Wisconsin. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1975. This is a microfilm of a typescript. (Family History Library film 940199 item 9.) This lists 43 Revolutionary War soldiers and the states from which they came to Wisconsin.

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)[edit | edit source]

  • White, Virgil D. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Co., 1992. (Family History Library book 973 M22i 1992.)

If you do not have access to the above book, you will find the same information on the National Archives microfilms of the Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files (Family History Library films 840431–500 and 847501–32). This lists the soldier's name and often the name of his wife.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Indian Wars (1815–1858)[edit | edit source]

  • White, Virgil D. Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815–1858. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book 973 M22wiv.)

Mexican War (1846–1848)[edit | edit source]

You may wish to search records of soldiers and widows of the Mexican War, 1846–1848. For example, the following index is available:

  • White, Virgil D. Index to Mexican War Pension Files. Waynesboro, Tennessee: The National Historical Publishing Co., 1989. (Family History Library book 973 M22mw.)


Union General Lysander Cutler (1807-1866)

Civil War (1861 to 1865)[edit | edit source]

See 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 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.

World War I (1917-1918)[edit | edit source]

A published roster of soldiers who died during the war, arranged by branch of service and by county, is John Goodby Gregory, ed., Wisconsin's Gold Star List: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Nurses from the Badger State. . . . (Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1925; Family History Library film 1000801; film 924401 item 2; fiche 6051352).

World War I draft registration cards for men ages 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 Wisconsin, see:

  • United States. Selective Service System. Wisconsin, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with film 1685061.)

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.

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. For a copy of the map for Milwaukee, see:

  • United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film 1498803.)

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Wisconsin Research Outline]. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
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National Archives at Chicago · Wisconsin Historical Society · Wisconsin State Genealogical Society · Wisconsin State Old Cemetery Society · Area Research Centers: 1. Wisconsin Historical Society, 2. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 4. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 5. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 6. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 7. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 8. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 9. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 10. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11. University of Wisconsin-Stout, 12. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 13. Superior Public Library, 14. Northern Great Lake Center · Beloit Public Library · Brown County Library · Kenosha Public Library · Milwaukee County Historical Society · Milwaukee Public Library · Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library · Oshkosh Public Library · Racine Heritage Museum Research Center · University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library · Allen County Public Library · Newberry Library
Migration
 Routes
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