Revolutionary War

DAR

SAR

War OF 1812

This war saw some 26 thousand plus men enlist. Govenor Meigs was ordered by President Madison to assemble a militia in 1812 and it was organized in Dayton, OH. Their destination would be Detroit, MI.

Ohio Rosters

Civil War

The Civil War was the bloodiest in our nation's history. We lost over a half million people from various ethnic and financial backgrounds. Gettysburg was the first National Cemetery dedicated by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 when he delivered his Gettysburg Address.

Ohio in the Civil War

Sons of Union Veterans

Union Soldier Service Records - This database is free at our National Park System

Confederate Service Records - This database is free at Ancestry.com

American Civil War Museum of Ohio

Spanish American War

- April 25, 1898 to August 12, 1898.
This war began with an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine, an American battleship, in Havanna, Cuba's harbor. In retaliation US Commodore George Dewey directed the destruction of the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay Phillipines on May 1. On July 17, Spanish Carribean Fleet led by Admiral Pascual Cervera, surrenedured to US General Shafter after his fleet was totally destoyed, some ships sinking and others beached to burn. The conflict ended with Spain's signature of the Treaty of Paris whereby Spain renounced all claims to Cuba and relinquished Guam and Puerto Rico to the US.

Spanish American War - History Channel

Spanish American War - Library of Congress

World War I

The first global conflict, over 9 million soldiers killed by the end of 1918, also known as the "Great War".

 The History Channel - many vidoes here and more.

 First World War.com - overview on commanders, battles, timeline.

World War II

Draft Registrations - Ancestry.com

History Channel

WW II records at NARA

WW II images

Korean War - 1950 - 1953

Korean War images

Vietnam War - 1954-1975

This was the longest war in US history.

History.net

  a good summary of this war, many articles on the events and experiences.

Encyclopedia Britannica

USHistory.org

  A very thorough historical account.

PBS

Mid Eastern Conflicts

Other Sources

Veteran's Admin.

You can order a gravestone or bronze grave marker here.
Contact the specific cemetery you are planning on adding
a military marker to and inquire as to what they accept for
military markers prior to ordering.

National Archives

You can request replacement medals here.

UsGenweb