St. Augustine Genealogical Society
Military Resources
General Military Resources
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National Archives – Military Resources
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Olive Tree – Military Ancestors, Genealogy & History
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GeneaSearch – Misc Military Rosters
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How to Find Military Records (PDF – free download) – Family Tree University. You’ll get an overview of the conflicts, from the larger, record-generating ones, to the lesser-known conflicts and discover what military records might be available, as well as where to find them. You’ll also get tips on the type of information military records can reveal, from pension records that will help you find not only your military ancestor but widows, to the bounty of information found in draft records. And finally, you’ll get a chance to put this information into practice with some worksheets and exercises you can use to find your ancestors’ war records and discover new details.
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How to Trace Your U.S. Military Ancestors – Kimberly Powell.
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American Merchant Marine at War (website) provides historical information regarding the United States Merchant Marine from the American Revolution to the present.
Revolutionary War
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National Park Service – Revolutionary War
Civil War
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AHGP American History and Genealogy Project – Civil War pages
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Free Collections at Fold3
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More Civil War Photos – Mike Lynaugh’s Virtual Civil War Site
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National Park Service – Civil War Battlefields and Heritage Parks
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Official Records of The War of The Rebellion – Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. – 128 volumes of the Official Records provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and voluminous reference on Civil War operations.
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Researching Civil War Ancestors – Kimberly Powell.
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Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War – PA Civil War Soldiers Databases
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GALE Database. Introduction to U.S. History – The Civil War.
Sources in U.S. History Online is a series of archival digital collections intended for public library patrons as well as high school, community college, and university students. The Civil War digital collection contains nearly 500 significant documents of the time–personal narratives, monographs, regimental histories, collected essays, sermons, songs, legal tracts, and political speeches–enabling students, faculty and patrons to study one of the key events in American history.
See St. Johns County Public Library eLibrary and Database page. For St Johns County residents, in addition to access at the library, this database can be accessed from home with your library card. This is probably true of other locations whose libraries have the database.