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== Forts == | == Forts == | ||
There were many forts established for specific purposes on the frontier. Some existed for only a few years. Some were official U.S. military posts. Some were never used as military garrisons. As a result, some had official military records, but many did not. | There were many forts established for specific purposes on the frontier. Some existed for only a few years. Some were official U.S. military posts. Some were never used as military garrisons. As a result, some had official military records, but many did not. Two websites that contain information about Kansas forts are: | ||
*[http://www.vlib.us/old_west/forts.html Kansas Forts]: Western U.S. Army Forts | *[http://www.vlib.us/old_west/forts.html Kansas Forts]: Western U.S. Army Forts | ||
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | :*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | ||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans | *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<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> | 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> | ||
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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.kshs.org/p/wwii-kansas-draft-board-records-index/11208 WWII Kansas Draft Board Records Index] | [http://www.kshs.org/p/wwii-kansas-draft-board-records-index/11208 WWII Kansas Draft Board Records Index] contains more than 227,000 entries of male and female Kansas veterans of the armed forces who served between September 16, 1940 and June 30, 1946. | ||
== Korean War (1950–1953) == | == Korean War (1950–1953) == | ||
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