Major Military Conflicts

French & Indian War
1754-1763

Revolutionary War
1775-1783

War of 1812
1812-1814

Indian Wars
1815-1858

War of Texas Independence
1836

Mexican War
1846-1848

Civil War
1861-1865

Spanish-American War
1898

World War I
1914-1918
U.S. involvement 1917-1918

World War II
1939-1945
U.S. involvement 1941-1945

Korean War
1950-1953

Vietnam War
1965-1973

Persian Gulf War
1991

Wars and the Military

The History Place - The American Revolution

The Major Battles of the War of 1812

The American Civil War Homepage
An exhaustive collection of links about the Civil War

The Civil War
A timeline, battle summaries, and music of the Civil War

Civil War Battle Summaries by State

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
A computerized database containing very basic facts about servicement who served on both sides during the Civil War.

The Civil War at a Glance
Year-by-year chronicle of the battles of the Civil War

The Civil War Archive
Information related to the Civil War including Union and Confederate regimental histories, Union corps histories, soldier's letters, and diaries.

Civil War and Other Military Mailing Lists
An extensive list of Rootsweb war-related mailing lists.

Medal of Honor Recipients from the Spanish American War

Trenches on the Web: World War I Library
Exhaustive resource for World War I information

Highlights of World War I Timeline

World War I Map
Color-coded map with the new nations depicted after World War I.

Charles Fair's WWI Battlefield Guide

The Doughboy Center: The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces

What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?
Women and World War II

Maps of World War II

Chronology of World War II
A very detailed timeline of the events during World War II

American Aircraft of World War II
This site covers virtually all U.S. aircraft designed or used during World War II.

War Ships Associated with World War II in the Pacific

Research Collections
Diaries and Letters
Migration Patterns and Trails
Timelines and Chronologies
Wars and the Military

Print Resources

An abundance of print resources are available to help you research your military ancestor. Many of these books are available at your local library, favorite bookseller, or online at www.amazon.com.

U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal & State Sources, Colonial America to the Present
by James C. Neagles
A thorough resource for anyone researching their military ancestors.

The Civil War Research Guide
by Stephen McManus, Donald Thompson, and Thomas Churchill
The authors lay out a systematic procedure for performing research and recording the results in order to build a proper file on a Civil War soldier, making the experience both educational and entertaining.

Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor
by Bertram Hawthorne Groene
Learn how easy it is to trace your forbearers' role in the war, where and how long they fought, whether they were Union or Rebel, soldier or sailor - even with a minimum of information.

The Civil War on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites
by Alice E. Carter
The authors have examined thousands of websites to prepare this invaluable book. This newly revised edition contains only the most carefully constructed, highly informative, artfully designed sites on the Civil War.