As you trace your American family history, you are likely to find ancestors who served in the US military and saw action during a pivotal war. The good news for the family historian: military service generated military records, and this special collection of articles has been curated to provide you with genealogy research methods for finding your ancestors’ military service records.
In this free eBook, you will find a detailed breakdown of service records, what they can reveal about your ancestors and how to find service records for several major conflicts in U.S. history (including an actual visual example of Civil War records). You’ll also find practical strategies for studying draft records for key genealogical details. You will also enjoy a handy guide devoted completely to Civil War records and research, as well as a deep dive into the popular military records website, Fold3. Finally, keep track of all of your research finds with the military records checklist and define those tricky but common terms you find during your research with the military acronym download.
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What’s inside the How to Find Military Records ebook?
Guide #1: Service Records
Service records can be challenging to study; even so, they can reveal a lot of valuable information about ancestors who served in major American conflicts. This guide provides tips for finding service records during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian Wars and Mexican-American Wars and the Civil War. Also learn how to use indexes for research success.
Guide #2: Draft Records
Draft records offer another clear glimpse into your ancestor’s military service. This guide covers how to read draft records and focuses specifically on finding and studying draft records from the Civil War, World War I and World War II.
Guide #3: Fold3 Website
Fold3 is THE site to turn to if you are researching ancestors who served in the military. In fact, it contains so much information, that you may quickly become overwhelmed and not be sure where to begin. This guide offers invaluable search tips.
Free Download #1: Military Records Checklist
Ensure that you have all of the resources you need throughout the entire research process with this useful military records checklist.
Free Download #2: Common Military Acronyms
Keep stumbling over confusing acronyms as you peruse your ancestor’s military records? Just take a peek at this cheat sheet so you don’t have to slow down your research!
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