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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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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]]''.'' | ||
*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> | |||
*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> | |||
*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)}} | *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)}} | ||
'''Explanation of the Major Record Types''' | |||
*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). | *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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*Volume six of the "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866". See [[Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion - 6 Volumes|Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers]]. | *Volume six of the "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: Together with Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations, 1861–1866". See [[Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion - 6 Volumes|Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers]]. | ||
'''Mormon Battalion''' | |||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations''. National Archives Microfilm Publications; M0351. (Washington, DC: National Archives, 1961). {{FHL|316430|item|disp=FHL films 471465 and 471517–18}} These records are alphabetical by the name of the soldier and contain abstracts from company muster rolls and returns. | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Mormon Organizations''. National Archives Microfilm Publications; M0351. (Washington, DC: National Archives, 1961). {{FHL|316430|item|disp=FHL films 471465 and 471517–18}} These records are alphabetical by the name of the soldier and contain abstracts from company muster rolls and returns. | ||
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=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
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=== 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 Vietnam War wiki article for information on records and their availability. | |||
=== Military Discharge Records, 1860s–1950s === | === Military Discharge Records, 1860s–1950s === | ||