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The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br> See the Wiki article, [[Iowa in the War of 1812|Iowa in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Iowa.<br>  
The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada. Iowa was part of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1821.<ref>''The Handy Book for Genealogists,'' 9th ed., (Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1999, page 128.</ref>  


There are helpful 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]]''.''  
There are helpful 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]]''.''  


==== Explanation of the Major Record Types  ====
==== Iowa Veterans' Lists ====


*Thomas A. Pearson, 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).
*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. A listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, is on pages 733–734. It gives each man’s name, rank, state from which he served, and sometimes, the company or regiment in which he served. <br>


For a listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, see pages 733–734 in the following book:
*Ruby Anderson Mertes. ''Men of Iowa who fought in the War of 1812'' (filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah 1988). Includes biographies of veterans. {{FHL|560954|item|FHL film 1579733 item 4}}; {{WorldCat|14709822|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}


*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>
==== Explanation of the Major Record Types  ====


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)}}
*Thomas A. Pearson, 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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