Iowa Military Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] provides information on federal military records. Many federal records also include information about soldiers and sailors from Iowa and should be used with the records listed in this section.  

*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)}}

The following are or were major forts in Iowa. A number of [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ia.html other military posts] existed for a short time and were of lesser importance.For a history of other Iowa forts [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/moi18.htm Click Here].<br>  

''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)}}  

The following book contains information about Revolutionary War soldiers and their families:  

*''Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa''. (Marceline, Missouri.: Walsworth, 1978). {{FHL|171076|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 D3d}) {{WorldCat|3861327|disp=At various libraries|WorldCat}} This book was compiled by the Abigail Adams Chapter of the [http://www.isdar.org/chapters.htm Daughters of the American Revolution] in Des Moines, Iowa. It contains birth, marriage, and death information about soldiers, their parents, children, and grandchildren. About 42 veterans are listed.

[[Image:{{Old Fort Madison, Iowa}}]]  

*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).

A roster of Iowa troops in the War with Mexico (including the Mormon Battalion), Indian campaigns, Civil War, Spanish-American War, and the Philippine War are found in:  

*[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.

For the earliest Iowa military records, beginning about 1837 with muster rolls and military post records, see the ''Territorial Papers of Iowa, 1838–1852'', which is mentioned in the [[Iowa History|Iowa History]].  

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. <br>  

<br> 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]]. <br>  

See [[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] for information about Iowa Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Iowa 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.  

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7827 Iowa Regiments in the Civil War] at Ancestry.com ($)

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.  

Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].  

For published rosters of those who served in the Spanish-American War, see pages 275-782 in 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&nbsp;[[Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion - 6 Volumes|Roster&nbsp;and&nbsp;Record&nbsp;of&nbsp;Iowa&nbsp;Soldiers]].

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.  

See [[United States World War I Draft Records|WWI Draft Records]] for more information.  

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.  

*[http://www.pwcamp.algona.org/about.html Camp Algona] where German POWs were interred during WWII.

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.  

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.  

The Family History Library has microfilms of county military discharge records for men and women who served in the Civil War and in later wars (to the 1950s). These records are filed by the county where the soldier took the discharge papers to be recorded. They usually give the soldier’s name, the town and state of birth, age or exact birth date, date and place of enlistment, occupation, extensive military service history and physical description.  

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:  

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

The Iowa Genealogical Society is preparing an index to National Guard application forms from 1872 to 1920. The forms contain the name of the National Guard member, birthplace, birth date or age, residence, and physical description. By the end of 1998 the index to names A–H had been completed. The society hopes to complete the index in 1999 or 2000. The original application forms are at the address below.  

Records of Iowa soldiers who served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I or the Iowa National Guard are at:  

Copies of the records are at the State Historical Society in Des Moines.  

Military records for Iowa are listed in the Locality Search of the [[The Family History Library|The FamilySearch Catalog]] under:  

::*IOWA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS

An online collection containing this record in located in &nbsp;[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1852758 FamilySearch.org]