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*Fort Clarke -- the original name for Fort Dodge.  
*Fort Clarke -- the original name for Fort Dodge.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crawford Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crawford Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa.  
*[http://www.fortmuseum.com/history.html Fort Dodge] -- was established in May of 1850 and abandoned in 1853. The post sutler purchased the military site and laid out the town of Fort Dodge in 1854.  
*[http://www.iowacivilwarmonuments.com/cgi-bin/gaarddetails.pl?1282239529~2 Fort Dodge] -- was established in May of 1850 and abandoned in 1853. The post sutler purchased the military site and laid out the town of Fort Dodge in 1854.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Madison,_Iowa Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Madison,_Iowa Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum.


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[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.
[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.


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


== Korean War (1950–1953)  ==
== Korean War (1950–1953)  ==
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== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections  ==
== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections  ==


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]
{{RecordSearch|1852758|United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923}} - FamilySearch - [[United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 
A wiki article describing this collection is found at:
 
[[United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applicatons ((FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


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