Best Military Genealogy Websites of 2015

Let these websites help you discover your family’s military history. Find pension records, service records, burial information and more by digging through these databases.

American Battle Monuments Commission

Interactive timelines and multimedia content at this revamped website add to the databases of more than 218,000 American military buried or memorialized overseas.

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System

The heart of this essential starting point for Civil War ancestor research remains the database of 6.3 million names from both sides, representing 44 states and territories. But you’ll also want to explore new features on cemeteries, monuments, places in the war, politicians and POWs.

Daughters of the American Revolution

As the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrates its 125th anniversary, its redesigned site puts family history features front and center. In addition to finding your ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War, the DAR Genealogical Research System lets you explore those patriots’ documented descendants and lean on the research done by others to prove DAR eligibility.

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Now boasting more than 444 million records, this site continues its focus on military history (though it still has passport applications, city directories and more from its previous incarnation as Footnote). Your $79.95 annual subscription lets you access Revolutionary War papers and pension applications, Civil War service records (especially from the Confederacy) and much more, all searchable with images.

Nationwide Gravesite Locator

Updated daily, this site is the domestic equivalent of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Its database covers US burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government marker.

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