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United States U.S. Military Nevada Military Records

The U.S. Military Records provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.

Many military records are available at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.

Forts / Camps[edit | edit source]

Fort Baker--1855 1858
Fort Carlin--1874-1888
Fort Churchill --1860-1869
Fort Halleck -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1886, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
Fort McDermitt -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1889, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
Fort McGarry--1867-1868 -- an abandoned military post in northwestern Nevada, on todays Summit Lake Indian Reservation
Fort Ruby -- 1862-1869-- History of the Fort
Camp Winfield Scott --1866-1871

References

Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skimishes 1850-1890. By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7

The Nevada State Library and Archiveshas an excellent collection of military records, including:

Muster rolls from the 1860's to 1902
Nevada State Militia records beginning in 1865
National Guard records
Selective Service cards from World War I to the Vietnam War

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

Fort Churchill Ruins

See Nevada in the Civil War for information about Nevada Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Nevada 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.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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

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).

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) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See WWII Draft Records for more information.

World War II (1941-1945)[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Nevada. 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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 === Forts / Camps  ===
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Las_Vegas_Mormon_State_Historic_Park Fort Baker]--1855 1858
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Las_Vegas_Mormon_State_Historic_Park Fort Baker]--1855 1858
+*Fort Carlin--1874-1888
-Fort Carlin--1874-1888
+*[http://parks.nv.gov/fc.htm Fort Churchill ]--1860-1869
+*[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).
-[http://parks.nv.gov/fc.htm Fort Churchill ]--1860-1869
+*[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).
+*[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<br>
-[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).
+*[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]<br>
+*Camp Winfield Scott --1866-1871
-[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).
-[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<br>
-[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]<br>
-Camp Winfield Scott --1866-1871
 '''References'''
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 === World War I (1917-1918)  ===
-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 {{FHL|20940|title-id|disp=film 1000195 item 2}}).
+*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 {{FHL|20940|title-id|disp=film 1000195 item 2}}).
-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:
+*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&nbsp;{{FHL|378717|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1711534}}) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWII Draft Records]] for more information.
-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&nbsp;{{FHL|378717|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1711534}}.)
-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. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:
-United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=film 1498803}}.)
 === World War II (1941-1945)  ===
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 === Web Sites  ===
-http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/nevada-records.htm
+*http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/nevada-records.htm
+*http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/archives/archival/exec/nng.htm
-http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/archives/archival/exec/nng.htm
-The WWI Draft Registration Cards are online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website.
 === References  ===