In honor of Veteran’s Day, let us remember those who have and who are serving to protect our country. I have men and women who have served in all of the battles and wars dating far back in history. If you want to research the men and women who served in the military, the following are good places to do so.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. A reliable website to search is Liberty’s The American Revolution. It offers teachers guides and resources and chronicles the war. Another site is Revolutionary War Sites: A Guide to the Battlefields. This site arranges the battlefields by state.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. During the Civil War, my mother’s side of the family documents the Confederate Cherokee Mounted Volunteers. A few websites you might search are The Civil War Archive: United States Colored Troops; Grand Army of the Republic; Cyndi’s List: US Civil War; and United States Military Records on the Family Search site.
WORLD WAR I. WWI is also known as the Great War. Some websites to search are The Great War; World War I Trenches; and www.thefirstworldwar.com.
WORLD WAR II. There are many sites to search for this war. Start with U.S. Airborne During World War II; The National World War II Memorial; and the World War II U.S. Veteran’s Website.
The National Archives Record Administration (NARA) offers a huge database filled with military information. On that site, you will find links to genealogy, how to request military service records, historical documents, and much more. Fold3.com and Ancestry.com have a nice military database, but you must subscribe to those sites.
Let us always remember those who served our country and fought for freedom. A big salute to all veterans!
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