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[[ | [[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. | ||
[[Portal:Iowa|Iowa]] military records began about 1808, when Fort Madison was established. Military service records, such as enlistments, muster rolls, and discharges, may include a person’s age, birth date, birthplace, physical description, previous residence, and occupation. | [[Portal:Iowa|Iowa]] military records began about 1808, when Fort Madison was established. Military service records, such as enlistments, muster rolls, and discharges, may include a person’s age, birth date, birthplace, physical description, previous residence, and occupation. | ||
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=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | ||
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[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.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.oldfortmadison.com/ 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://www.oldfortmadison.com/ 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. | ||
=== Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | === Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | ||
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=== War of 1812, 1812–1815 === | === War of 1812, 1812–1815 === | ||
Iowa was not settled until after the War of 1812, but many men who fought in that war settled in Iowa. See [[ | Iowa was not settled until after the War of 1812, but many men who fought in that war settled in Iowa. See [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] for national indexes and records. | ||
For a listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, see pages 733–734 in the following book: | For a listing of 31 veterans of the War of 1812 who lived in Iowa in 1886, see pages 733–734 in the following book: | ||
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=== Early Records Beginning with 1837 === | === Early Records Beginning with 1837 === | ||
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 [[ | 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]]. | ||
=== Mexican War, 1846–1848 === | === Mexican War, 1846–1848 === | ||
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IOWA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS <!--{12088932036490} --> | IOWA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS <!--{12088932036490} --> [[Category:Iowa]] | ||
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