Military

War with the Spokan, Coeur d’Alene, and Pelouse

While the commissioners were negotiating with the Mormons, an extraordinary outbreak occurred in the eastern part of Washington Territory, which hitherto had been a scene of peace between the red man and the white. It had been the boast of the Spokanes and the Coeur d’Alenes that they had never shed the blood of a white man. In the winter and early spring of 1858, however, it was represented that there was much restlessness among the northern tribes, especially in the neighborhood of the Colville mines, and Brevet Lieutenant colonel Steptoe, who commanded at new Fort WallaWalla, determined to make … Read more

Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865

This new digital version of Stryker’s classic work, presented by the New Jersey State Library, is completely searchable utilizing full Boolean logic. See the search tips and database description pages for more information. The Record is arranged by regiments in numerical order. Each regiment’s chapter gives a brief summary of its actions followed by a roster of its members which provides rank, date commissioned or enrolled, date mustered in, length of enlistment, date mustered out, and provides other information including promotions, transfers, wounds, deaths and desertions. The New Jersey regiments are listed first followed by “Miscellaneous Organizations,” which are regiments … Read more

12th N.H. Regiment

Point Lookout, Md., August 11th, 1863 ____________ Mr. Editor: I suppose that long before this you have heard of the whereabouts of the 12th, and know something of our situation; but perhaps a few lines, relative to our proceedings of late, and of our present good fortune may prove acceptable. My last letter to the Gazette was written while we were at Green Springs, Md. Since we left that place, up to the time of our coming to this place, we have shared, in common with this army the hardships and privations incident to a hard march. I would like … Read more

Sanbornton NH Soldiers in the Civil War

There are a total of 265 men listed. If you have anyof these names in your family genealogy and would like me to put a link to your url or email please let me know. All information is taken from The History of Sanbornton, NH vol. I by Rev. M.T. Runnels 1882 The three years’ men of 1861 N.H. Fourth Regiment enlisted Sept. 18-20, 1861 for three years CHARLES K. BUSWELL; private, Co. D; discharged for disability, Dec 31, 1862 CHARLES C. CLARK; corporal, Co. D; discharged for disability, Dec 5, 1861; re-enlisted, Fifteenth Regiment, corporal, Co. H, Oct 11, … Read more

1894 Michigan State Census – Antrim County

The following data is extracted from 1894 Michigan State Census. United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894 [ Names within brackets are reported in letters. ] Antrim County. Banks Township Wm. H. Blow, Daniel Flanagan, Sylvester Brown, George 0. Glazier. John Sprick. Amasa Hartwell, John Levene, Wm. Greenman, James Arnold, Oscar H. Whitney, Harvey P. Wing, Joseph Washer, Amos Richardson, Burr Lewis. Charles Flanagan, Edw. Skinner, Gilbert M. Randall, William Blissett. Fred Ladue, William Burns, Fredric L. Church, Lewis Deline, Russell T. Sleeper, [Gilbert Bently, Geo. Fuller]. Central Lake Township Jesse Lambert, Nelson W. … Read more

Obtaining Veteran’s Records

National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) is one of the National Archives and Records Administration’s largest operations. They are a central repository of personnel-related records, both military and civil service. They  provide service to Government agencies, military veterans, former civilian Federal employees, family members, as well as researchers and historians. Access to Records by Veterans, Next-of-Kin, or the Veteran’s Representative General. Copies of most military and medical records on file at NPRC (MPR), including the DD Form 214, Report of Separation (or equivalent), can be made available upon request.  Veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans have the same rights to full access to … Read more

Clay County Kansas Veterans of World War 1

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1917 – 1918 Compiled and arranged by Frederick W. Hood From the official reports of General John J. Pershing, Commander in Chief Colonel Leonard P. Ayers, Chief of Statistics Branch and other reliable writers Dedication To the soldiers, sailors, marines and army nurses of Clay County, who served in the cause of our country, willing to give their lives for the freedom of the word from the most dreadful menace of all time, this volume is dedicated. The Telescope Publishing Company Belleville, Kansas The great war drama ended, our fighting men have returned home.  The sound of the giant cannon … Read more

Brown County, Kansas Spanish American War Soldiers

Brown county men enlisted in Spanish American war. They are listed first by town and then alphabetically. If you can provide further details on the enlistment information of any of these people, we’d be happy to share it with our readers. Baker Samuel P. Bachar Everest Orville E. Atwood David K. Sharp Fairview Alfred C. Pouts Samuel S. Garland Horace L. Tripp Hiawatha R. H. Bates Wm. Brown Herman Brown W. W. Beymer Perry C. Chase Homer O. Cunningham John J. Chandler Frank Clark Elliot A Davis James B. Eaton Amos E. Embrie Chas. L Finley Frederick J. Gaston Dane … Read more

Washington County, Idaho Pioneer Honor Roll

History of Washington County and Adams County

In 1940 and 1943, a survey of everyone who had lived in Washington County, Idaho continuously for 50 years or more, was made by the Weiser American. These pioneer residents were especially honored at the Fall Festival held in the fall of both years. So far as is known, the list compiled by the survey is complete and perhaps the only record of its kind in existence.

Confederate Soldiers from Coffee County, Georgia

Confederate Soldiers who went to the War from Coffee County, Georgia Anderson, William 4th, Ga. Anderson, David 26th, Ga. Anderson, Aaron 47th, Ga. Adams, P. J 20th, Ga. Allen, T. C 10th, Ga. Adams, Willanghly 63rd, Ga. Bennett, W. J 26th, Ga. Beverly, John W 4th, Ga. Bailey, Thorpe 26th, Ga. Blount, J. B 2nd, Ga. Bowen, J. H 49th, Ga. Burke, A. D 25th, Ga. Beecher, H. H 25th, Ga. Beasley, W. M 1st, Ga. Bowen, W. C 49th, Ga. Cowart, K. C 50th, Ga. Cook, Henry 14th, Ga. Culbreath, L. M 48th, Ga. Cross, Richard 10th, Ga. Courson, … Read more

Georgia World War 2 NMCG Casualty List

Inclusion of names in this State group has been determined solely by the residence of next of kin at the time of notification of the last wartime casualty status. This listing does not necessarily represent the State of birth, legal residence, or official State credit according to service enlistment. Casualties listed represent only those on active duty in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, resulting directly from enemy action or from operational activities against the enemy in war zones from December 7, 1941, to the end of the war. Casualties in the United States area or as a … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – H Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with H Haber, Abraham, maj., C. S. to Brig. Gen. S. B. Maxey, March, 1862; at Shreveport, La., October 20, 1863; continued on staff of Maj. Gen. Maxey, April 18, 1864. Habersham, Joseph Clay, lieut., A. D. C. to Brig. Gen. H. W. Mercer, November 16, 1861; same to Gen. W. D. Smith, April 22, 1862; transferred to Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist; killed at battle of Decatur, near Atlanta, July 22, 1864. Habersham, S. E., surg., at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Hackett, J. T., capt., A. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – J Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with J Jack, Thomas M., lieut., A. D. C. to Gen. A. S. Johnston, November 16, 1861-April 6, 1862 maj., A. A. G. Camp of Inst., May 17, 1862; same to Lieut. Gen. L. Polk, January 1, 1863; lieut. col., A. A. G. to same, July 18, 1863-March 4, 1864; lieut. coL, chief of staff to same, June 10, 1864. Jackson, A. A., capt., A. C. S. to Gem Philip St. G. Cocke, July 31, 1863. Jackson, A. H., maj., A. A. G. to Maj. Gen. T. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – Z Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with Z Zacharie, F. C., maj., C. S. Army, A. I. G. to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles; appointed March, 1862; relieved April, 1862; promoted lieutenant colonel 25th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry. Zimmer, Louis, lieut. O. O. to Lieut. Gen. Longstreet, April 13, 1863; same, lieut., O. O. at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Zinken, Leon von, col., A. 1. G. to Maj. Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, September, 1863.

Confederate States Staff Officers – N Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with N Nance, Wm. F., capt., A. A. G. to Gen. Bonham, September 23, 1861; same to Gen. S. R. Gist, August 8, 1862. Napier, Le Roy, , A. A. D. C. to Brig. Gen. L. McLaws, 1861. Nash, Jos. Van Holt, capt., A. A. G., to report to Gen. R. E. Lee, November 2, 1863; capt., A. A. G. to Brig. Gen. J. R. Chambliss, jr., November 4, 1864. Nash, Thos., lieut., A. A. A. G. to Gen. H. B. Davidson. Nathan, Julius, , A. A. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – Y Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with Y Yaupi, X., asst. surg., staff of Brig. Gen. James R. Chalmers, October 2S, 1862. Yager, Wm. O., lieut., A. A. A. G. to Col. H. E. McCulloch, December 18, 1861; lieut. col., Buchel’s cavalry; A. A. A. G. to Gen. H. P. Bee, January, 1863. Yancey, John, surg., North Carolina State forces, 1861. Yancey, Stephen D., lieut., A. A. A. G. to Maj. Gen. J. B. Magruder, March 31, 1862, to November 28,1863; capt., A.A.G. to Gen. E. Kirby Smith, May 1, 1864. Yancey, Wm. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – T Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with T Tabb, W. B., capt., A.-A. G. to General Wise, August 6,1861; resigned July 24, 1863. Taber, T. M., maj., O. O. to Maj. Gen. Price, August 29, 1864. Talbot, M. H., capt., V. A. D. C. to Gen. W. H. T. Walker, September 20,1863. Talbott, L. S., capt., A. I. G. to Brig. Gen. Louis Hebert, September, 1862; A. A. G. to same, June 18, 1862; died August 16, 1863. Talbutt, Charles B., brig. surg., staff of Brig. Gen. S. W. Furguson for a short … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – S Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with S Sabal, Emile T., surg., staff of Brig. Gen. John B. Grayson, September 28, 1861; ordered to Richmond October 24, 1861. Saffarans, Isaac, asst. Q. M. Prov. Army of Tennessee, 1861; Q. M. 2d Tennessee (Col. J. Knox Walker), 1st division Western Department. St. Clair,______, capt., staff of Gen. J. O. Shelby, 1862. St. John, Isaac M., chief engr. to Maj. Gen. J. B. Magruder; in charge of defenses at Yorktown, Va., November 25, 1861; capt., Corps of Engineers, C. S. Army, February 15, 1862; maj., … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – R Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with R Radford, C. R. W., capt., A. A. G. to Brig. Gen. B. T. Johnson, November 4, 1861. Raeddy, F. W., surg., at Richmond, December 10, 1863. Ragan, A. B., maj., Q. M., July 19, 1861; maj., paymaster to Gen. J. E. Johnston, August 22, 1861. Ragan, W. B., lieut., A. D. C. to Gen. J. W. Frazer, August 3, 1863. Ragland, F. W., lient., 9th Arkansas Infantry; A. D. C. to Gen. D. H. Reynolds, May 14, July 17, 1863, to July 19, 1864; A. … Read more

Confederate States Staff Officers – Q Surnames

List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 Surnames that start with Q Quaite, A. G., maj., chief Q. M. to Brig. Gen. S. D. Lee, November, 1862; maj., chief Q. NI. of cavalry in Mississippi; staff of Maj. Gen. S. D. Lee, September 7, 1863, February, 1864; with Brig. Gen. J. C. Moore, June, 1864. Quaite, R., maj. Q. M. to General Ross, December 21, 1863-’65. Quattlebaum, Paul J., maj., A. A. G. to General Wigfall, October 30, 1861. Quesenbury, William, maj., Q. M., to Brig. Gen. A. Pike, June 24, 1862, to June 30, 1864. Quillian, … Read more