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[[Image:256px-2009-0528-FortAtkinson2.jpg|thumb|right|320x210px|256px-2009-0528-FortAtkinson2.jpg|Powder magazine (1842) of Fort Atkinson in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, USA]]  
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  
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The following book contains an extensive list of books and articles on pages 36–38 about the early forts and military expeditions in Iowa:  
The following book contains an extensive list of books and articles on pages 36–38 about the early forts and military expeditions in Iowa:  


*''Iowa History Reference Guide'' <ref>Petersen, William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''. Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, c1952 </ref>
*William John Petersen, comp. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''. (Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, c1952). {{FHL|164675|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 A3p}} {{WorldCat|1510975|disp=At vatious libraries(WorldCat)}}
 
=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===


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'''References'''  
'''References'''  


''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890.'' By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7. {{WorldCat|52216115|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890.'' By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7. {{WorldCat|52216115|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  


=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
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*Iowa. Adjutant General’s Office. ''List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, Living in Iowa''. (Des Moines, Iowa: G. E. Roberts, State Printer, 1886). {{FHL|322671||disp=FHL film 982150; book 977.7 M22ig}} {{WorldCat|2234034|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. This book lists men living in Iowa in 1886 who served in the War of 1812 and later wars. It also gives each man’s name, rank, state from which he served, and sometimes, the company or regiment in which he served. <br>
*Iowa. Adjutant General’s Office. ''List of Ex-Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, Living in Iowa''. (Des Moines, Iowa: G. E. Roberts, State Printer, 1886). {{FHL|322671||disp=FHL film 982150; book 977.7 M22ig}} {{WorldCat|2234034|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. This book lists men living in Iowa in 1886 who served in the War of 1812 and later wars. It also gives each man’s name, rank, state from which he served, and sometimes, the company or regiment in which he served. <br>


Ruby Anderson Mertes. ''Men of Iowa who fought in the War of 1812'' (filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah 1988). {{FHL|560954|item|FHL film 1579733 Item 4}} {{WorldCat|14709822|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
Ruby Anderson Mertes. ''Men of Iowa who fought in the War of 1812'' (filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah 1988). {{FHL|560954|item|FHL film 1579733 Item 4}} {{WorldCat|14709822|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  


=== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ===
=== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ===
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*United States. Bureau of Pensions. ''Selected Pension Applications Files for Members of the Morman [sic] Battalion, Mexican War, 1846–48''. (Washington, DC: National Archives and Record Service, 1934). (Family History Library{{FHL|36152|item|disp=FHL films 480129–49}}) The files are generally in alphabetical order.
*United States. Bureau of Pensions. ''Selected Pension Applications Files for Members of the Morman [sic] Battalion, Mexican War, 1846–48''. (Washington, DC: National Archives and Record Service, 1934). (Family History Library{{FHL|36152|item|disp=FHL films 480129–49}}) The files are generally in alphabetical order.


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=== Civil War, 1861–1865  ===
=== Civil War, 1861–1865  ===
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The Iowa Adjutant General’s Office kept lists of men between the ages of 18 and about 50 from each county, who were subject to military (militia) service. These lists began in the Civil War and continued into the early 1900s. The lists are available for each county and are often arranged by township. They contain names, ages, and sometimes occupations. The original lists are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library:  
The Iowa Adjutant General’s Office kept lists of men between the ages of 18 and about 50 from each county, who were subject to military (militia) service. These lists began in the Civil War and continued into the early 1900s. The lists are available for each county and are often arranged by township. They contain names, ages, and sometimes occupations. The original lists are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines. Microfilm copies are at the Family History Library:  


*''Persons Subject to Military Duty, ca. 1862-1910'' <ref>Iowa. Adjutant-General’s Office. ''Persons Subject to Military Duty, ca. 1862-1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (On 94 Family History Library {{FHL|388617|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1024847}}) </ref>The records are arranged by county and then by year.
*Iowa. Adjutant-General’s Office. ''Persons Subject to Military Duty, ca. 1862-1910''. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978). {{FHL|388617|item|disp=FHL films 1024847(first of 94)}} The records are arranged by county and then by year.


For information on Iowa Veterans buried out of state, see the [[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries" page.  
For information on Iowa Veterans buried out of state, see the [[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries" page.  
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