COMMAND AND CONTROL

Take a college class in your living room (or your car, if you prefer)—-you don’t get college credits, but your brain will thank you anyway:

Command and control [sound recording]: great military leaders from Washington to the twenty-first century/ by Mark Robert Polelle.



Contents:

The politics of military history and military leadership -- Washington, the indispensable man -- Napoleon, the first modern general -- U. S. Grant and the art of war in the industrial era -- Sherman and the advent of total war -- The great Southern hope: Robert E. Lee -- Moltke and the German way of war -- Pershing and the American Expeditionary Force in World War I -- Eisenhower and World War II -- Patton and the romance of war -- MacArthur: the American Caesar? -- Curtis LeMay and generalship during the Cold War -- "Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf and Desert Storm: remaking the American military after Vietnam -- Lessons of military leadership.

JOAN OF ARC: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc) was born 6 January 1412 to a peasant family in north-eastern France. She claimed to have received visions from God instructing her to support the French claimant to the throne (Charles VII) by relieving France from English domination during the Hundred Years' War. Charles sent her to Orleans as part of a relief mission to that besieged city. The siege was lifted a scant nine days after her arrival.

Several additional French victories in rapid succession led to the coronation of Charles at Reims. On 23 May 1430, Joan was captured at Compiegne by the Burgundians (English allies) and transferred to English custody. She was put on trial by the pro-English Bishop of Beauvais (Pierre Cauchon) on a variety of charges, and was burned at the stake for heresy at the age of 19. Joan would later be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc

LIBRARY LOCATIONS

HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)

BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Title: The girl in white armor; the story of Joan of Arc. Illustrated by Joe Isom.
Author/Compiler: Paine, Albert Bigelow.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1967.
Format: Books.

Title: Jeanne d'Arc, maid of Orleans, deliverer of France; being the story of her life, her achievements, and her death, as attested on oath and set forth in original documents; edited by T. Douglas Murray.
Author/Compiler: Joan, of Arc, Saint; Murray, T. Douglas; Courcelles, Thomas de; Manchon, Guillaume; and Pierre Cauchon.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1902.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc. Translated from the French by Gerard Hopkins.
Author/Compiler: Fabre, Lucien, and Gerard Hopkins.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1954.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc.
Author/Compiler: Gordon, Mary.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ELB; BU; DA; KI]
Publication Date: 2000.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc [St. Jeanne d'Arc.]
Author/Compiler: Lowell, Francis Cabot.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1896.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc.
Author/Compiler:Lucie-Smith, Edward.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1977.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc by herself and her witnesses. Translated from the French by Edward Hyams.
Author/Compiler: Pernoud, Régine.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1966 1964.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc: the image of female heroism / Marina Warner.
Author/Compiler: Warner, Marina.
Local Call Number: B JOAN OF ARC [ST]
Publication Date: 1981.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc : the legend and the reality.
Author/Compiler: Gies, Frances.
Local Call Number: B JOAN OF ARC [ELB]
Publication Date: 1981.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc : self portrait / compiled and translated by Willard Trask.
Author/Compiler: Joan, of Arc, Saint, and Willard R. Trask.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1936.
Format: Books.

Title: Joan of Arc, (Jeanne d'Arc) with twelve illustrations.
Author/Compiler: James, Grace.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1910.
Format: Books.

Title: Saint Joan of Arc.
Author/Compiler: West, Victoria Sackville.
Local Call Number: B JOAN [ST]
Publication Date: 1936.
Format: Books.

Title: The trial of Joan of Arc.
Author/Compiler: Jones, A. E.
Local Call Number: 345.0288 [ST]
Publication Date: 1980.
Format: Books.

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART X

Spanish-American War--Casualty Lists and Burial Records

104. Peterson, Clarence S. Known Military Dead During the Spanish-American War and the Philippines Insurrection, 1898-1901. Baltimore: C. S. Peterson, 1958. (Central-HG 973.89)

105. Pompey, Sherman L. A Partial Listing of Veterans of the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War Buried in Certain Missouri Cemeteries. Warrensburg: Johnson County Historical Society, 1962. (Central-ST 353.6)

106. Tabb, Kathy, and Evelyn Sawyer. Index to Michigan Soldiers Obituaries: Civil, Spanish, and World War I. MI: Western Michigan Genealogical Society, 1989. (Central-HG 973.001)

World War I--Casualty Lists and Burial Records

107. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers’ Record Publishing Co., 1920, 3 vols. Lists by state of World War I Army dead. (Central-ST 940.91)

108. United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation. Officers and Enlisted Men of the United States Navy Who Lost Their Lives During the World War, from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1920. (Central-ST 940.91)

109. Zimmer, Keith. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper Obituaries. St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library. Scroll down to Casualty Lists.

World War II--Casualty Lists and Burial Records

110. Mix, Ann B. Touchstones: a Guide to Records, Rights, and Resources for Families of American World War II Casualties. Bountiful, UT: AGLL, 1996. (Central-HG 929.1)

111. Steere, Edward. The Graves Registration Service in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Historical Section, Office of the Quartermaster General, 1951. (Central-ST 355.6)

112. United States. Navy Department of Information. State Summary of War Casualties, Missouri. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office, 1946. (Central-ST 940.5467778)

113. United States. Navy Department of Information. Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States, 1946, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, 2 vols. Missouri casualties are in vol. 2. (Central-HG 940.92)

114. Zimmer, Keith. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper Obituaries. St. Louis: St. Louis Public Library. Scroll down to Casualty Lists.

Korean War--Casualty Lists and Burial Records

115. Korean War Dead. State-by-state lists available from the National Archives.

Vietnam War--Casualty Lists and Burial Records

116. Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Washington, D.C.: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1982. (Central-HG 959.70433)

117. Vietnam War Dead. State-by-state lists available from the National Archives.

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART IX

Revolutionary War-- Casualty Lists and Burial Records

92. Daughters of the American Revolution. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Missouri. Kansas City: DAR, 1966. (Central-HG 973.74)

93. Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987-1988. (Central-HG 973.74)

94. Illinois State Genealogical Society. Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Illinois: a Bicentennial Project of the Illinois State Genealogical Society. Springfield: The Society, 1975. (Central-HG 929.3773)

95. Peterson, Clarence S. Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. Baltimore: C. S. Peterson, 1959. (Central-HG 973.74)

War of 1812-- Casualty Lists and Burial Records

96. Peterson, Clarence S. Known Military Dead During the War of 1812. Baltimore: C. S. Peterson, 1955. (Central-HG 973.5)

Mexican-American War-- Casualty Lists and Burial Records

97. Peterson, Clarence S. Known Military Dead during the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Baltimore: the Author, 1957. (Central-HG 973.6)

Civil War-- Casualty Lists and Burial Records

98. Confederate Roll of Honor: Missouri. Ed. by Leslie Anders. Warrensburg, MO: West Central Missouri Genealogical Society and Library, Inc., 1989.(Central-HG 973.76)

99. Faehtz, Ernest F. M. The National Memorial Day: a Record of Ceremonies Over the Graves of the Union Soldiers, May 29 & 30, 1869. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Grand Army of the Republic, 1870. (Central-ST 973.7)

100. Praus, Alexis A. Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Civilians Who Died as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., 1862-1865. Kalamazoo, MI: Gray Publications, 1968. (Central-HG, ST 973.76)

101. Reamy, Martha & William Reamy. Index to the Roll of Honor. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. (Central-HG 973.76)

102. Soldiers Buried at Union Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Kansas City: Union Cemetery Historical Society, 1988, 2 vols. (Central-HG 929.3778)

103. United States. War Department. Quartermaster’s Department. Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, Interred in the National Cemeteries. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. Multi-volume set, indexed. Lists Union soldiers buried in national cemeteries during the Civil War, or reinterred in them shortly after the war. (Central-HG 973.76)

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART VI

Korean War—Rosters & Reference Works

51. Blanchard, Carroll H. Korean War Bibliography and Maps of Korea. Albany: Korean Conflict Research Foundation, 1964. (Central-ST 016.9519)

52. Dornbusch, C. E. Histories of American Army Units, World Wars I and II and Korean Conflict, with Some Earlier Histories. Washington, D. C.: Department of the Army, 1956. (Central-ST 016.355)

53. United States. Marine Corps. First Division. First Marine Division. November 1-December 15, 1950, Chosin Reservoir. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951. (Central-ST 951.9)

Vietnam War—Rosters & Reference Works

54. Headhunters: Stories from the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Vietnam, 1965-1971. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1987. (Central-ST 959.704342)

55. Stanton, Shelby L. Vietnam Order of Battle. Washington, D.C.: U.S. News Books, 1981. (Central-HG Oversize 959.70433)

56. The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973: an Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Printing Office, 1974. (Central-ST 959.70434)

57. The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office, 1976. (Central-ST 959.704345)

Revolutionary War-- Bounty Land Records

58. Bockstruck, Lloyd Dewitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants: Awarded by State Governments. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996. (Central- HG 973.34)

59. Cartwright, Betty Goff Cook. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791. Memphis, TN: I. C. Harper Co., 1958. (Central-HG 973.34)

60. Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants: a Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1971. (Central-HG 976.9)

61. Mayo, Robert. Army and Navy Pension Laws, and Bounty Land Laws of the United States Including Sundry Resolutions of Congress from 1776-1852. Washington, D.C.: J. T. Towers, 1852. (Central-ST 355.115)

62. Smith, Clifford N. Federal Land Series: a Calendar of Archival Materials on the Land-Patents Issued by the United States Government, with Subject, Tract, and Name Indexes. Chicago: American Library Association, 1972-1982, 4 vols. Vol. 1 covers 1788-1810; vol. 2 covers 1799-1835; vol. 3 covers 1810-1814; vol. 4 covers land grants in the Virginia District of Ohio. Includes name and tract indexes in each volume. (Central-HG 333.16)

63. Wilson, Samuel M. Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Whom Land Bounty Warrants were Granted by Virginia for Military Services in the War for Independence. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. (Central-HG, ST 973.34)

War of 1812-- Bounty Land Records

64. Christensen, Katherine. Arkansas Military Bounty Grants (War of 1812). Hot Springs: Arkansas Ancestors, 1971. (Central-HG 929.3767)

65. Dunaway, Maxine. Missouri Military Land Warrants, War of 1812. Springfield, MO: M. Dunaway, 1985. (Central-HG 929.3778)

66. United States. General Land Office. War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois. Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1977. (Central-HG 977.3)

67. Wardell, Patrick G. War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land & Pension Applicants: a Quick Reference Guide to Ancestors having War of 1812 Service Who Served Lived, Died, or Married in Virginia or West Virginia. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1987. (Central-HG 973.52455)

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART III

War of 1812-- Military Service Records & Rosters

Microfilm

12. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, 234 reels. (Central-Microfilm)

Books

13. Coles, Harry Lewis. The War of 1812. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965. (Central-ST 973.5)

14. North Carolina. Adjutant-General. Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976. (Central-HG 973.524)

Mexican-American War-- Military Service Records & Rosters

Microfilm

15. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican-American War, 41 reels. (Central-Microfilm)

Books

16. Dufour, Charles. The Mexican War: a Compact History. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1968. Maps. (Central-ST 973.6)

17. Hackenburg, Randy W. Pennsylvania in the War With Mexico. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Publishing Co., 1992. (Central-HG 972.05)

18. Nebraska. Secretary of State. Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines of the War of 1812, Mexican War, and the War of the Rebellion, Residing in Nebraska, June 1, 1893. Lincoln: Jacob North & Co., 1893. (Central-ST 973.74)

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART II

REVOLUTIONARY WAR-- MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS & ROSTERS

Microfilm

1. General Index to Compiled Service Records of Revolutionary War Veterans [58 reels]. (Central-Microfilm)

2. Revolutionary War Service Records [138 reels]. (Central-Microfilm)

Books

3. Atwood, Rodney. The Hessians: Mercenaries from Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution. NY: Cambridge University Press, 1980. (Central-ST 973.342)

4. Carrington, Henry B. Battles of the American Revolution: Battle Maps and Charts of the Revolution. New York: New York Times, 1968. (Central-ST 973.33)

5. Daughters of the American Revolution. Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor’s Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972 [160 volumes].(Central-HG 929.373)

6. Myers, Paul W. Pennsylvania Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, Living in States Other Than Pennsylvania. Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1987. (Central-HG 973.3448)

7. Smith, Clifford Neal. Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the American Revolution. Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1973. (Central-HG 929.343)

8. Smith, Clifford Neal. Mercenaries from Ansbach and Bayreuth, Germany, Who Remained in America after the Revolution. McNeal, AZ: Westland Publications, 1979. (Central-HG 973.342)

9. Smith, Clifford Neal. Muster Rolls and Prisoner of War Lists in American Archival Collections Pertaining to the German Mercenary Troops who Served with the British Forces during the American Revolution. DeKalb, IL: Westland Publications, 1976. (Central-HG 973.342)

10. The State Records of North Carolina. Raleigh: P. M. Hale, 1886-1914 [30 vols]. (Central-ST 975.6)

Volume 16 has a list of soldiers in the North Carolina Continental Line.

11. White, Virgil D. Index to Revolutionary War Service Records. Waynesboro, TN: National Historical Publishing Co., 1995 [4 vols]. (Central-HG 973.4)

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART I

1775-1783--Revolutionary War (Was your male ancestor 10-45 years of age in 1775?)

1812-1814--War of 1812 (Was your male ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1812?)

1846-1848--Mexican-American War (Was your male ancestor 16-45 years of age in 1846?)

1861-1865--Civil War (Was your male ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1861?)

1898--Spanish-American War (Was your male ancestor 18-45 years of age in 1898?)

1917-1918--World War I (Was your ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1917?)

1941-1945--World War II (Was your ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1941?)

1950-1953--Korean War (Was your ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1950?)

1964-1973--Vietnam War (Was your ancestor 9-45 years of age in 1964?)

1990-1991--Gulf War (Was your ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1990?)


If you know when an American man (or woman) was born, it is fairly easy to figure out in which war(s) he may have served. Just figure that men have generally been liable for military service between the ages of 18-45, with those between the ages of 18-35 being the ones most likely to enlist/be drafted. Also be aware that it would have been hard for men 18-35 to avoid serving in several of these wars, notably the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War II, while it would have been relatively easy to avoid serving in the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and the Gulf War.

Men who have served in America’s wars have been eligible at various times for special government programs, including bounty land grants and military pensions. Bounty land warrants were granted at various times during the period 1788-1855. Warrantees could receive up to 160 acres each (privates or seamen), all of which need not have been awarded under the provisions of one particular piece of legislation. A soldier’s heirs could also receive a grant for land based on his service, so long as total acreage awarded to that man and his heirs did not exceed 160 acres.

Land warrants initially would have been redeemable in specially earmarked military districts: men receiving warrants in 1847 and after could redeem them for any open public lands, not just land in military districts. Civil War Union soldiers did not receive bounty lands, although they could deduct time in service from the residency requirements of the 1862 Homestead Act.

Most bounty land was located in the present-day states of Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois, with smaller amounts in the present-day states of New York, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, and Missouri. Most land warrants were issued by the federal government, although some state governments, notably Pennsylvania and New York, also rewarded Revolutionary War soldiers with land grants.

Immediately after each of these wars, pensions were available only to those men permanently disabled by their service, and to widows or orphans of men killed in the war. Pensions would become available later to any man who had served in the war who was unable to support himself and/or his family due to age and/or infirmity; then at some later point would be available to any surviving soldier of a particular war. For example, Revolutionary War vets became eligible in 1818 for pensions if they had financial need for support, and if they had either 9 months total service or had served to the end of the war.

Civil War Union soldiers received pensions from the federal government, while Confederate soldiers received pensions directly from the Southern or border state they were living in after the war (surviving Confederate widows only became eligible for federal pensions in 1959--after the last Confederate vet had passed on).

Men entering military service sometimes received one-time payments for enlisting (bounties were more widely available in the North than in the South). These payments could come from the soldier’s town, county, state, or the federal government, or from all four (some soldiers enlisting in the Union Army in late 1864/early 1865 received bonuses of up to $1,200, a very substantial sum at the time).

Certain types of aid to soldiers and/or their families were made only by state/local governments. While in service, a man’s family (in some states) could receive relief payments if receipt of a soldier’s meager pay ($13.00/month) was causing family hardship. Victims of amputation could receive artificial limbs from some states (1/3 of Mississippi’s budget in 1866 consisted of payments for artificial limbs and eyes).

Families of deceased veterans were also eligible for certain forms of aid. The family of a Union soldier killed during the war received a one-time payment of $100 from the federal government. The man’s body could be buried by the U.S. Army on or near the place where he fell, or the family could pay to transport the body home. The U.S. government furnished a headstone to a veteran’s family free of charge (and maintains a list of veterans for whom a headstone was furnished).

2010 GENEALOGY & MILITARY HISTORY CLASS LIST

Classes listed are sponsored or co-sponsored by St. Louis Public Library, and are free and open to the public. Please note that locations for classes vary.

NOTE: This list supersedes any previous class list you may have received.

Thurs August 26 -- 10 a.m.-Noon. Killed by the Cure: Civil War Medicine. Join us as we discuss the injuries and diseases that plagued Civil War soldiers, and the (sometimes fatal) methods Civil War doctors used to try and heal them. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Thurs October 14 -- 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Greatest Generation: Researching WWII Ancestors. Join us as we discuss various ways that genealogists can find books, microfilms, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and Internet sites that offer information about WWII ancestors. Belleville Public Library, 121 E. Washington, Belleville, IL 62220. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Weds October 20 -- 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Researching Farmers & Other Rural Ancestors. Join us as we discuss various ways that genealogists can find books, microfilms, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and Internet sites that offer information about ancestors who owned / worked farms or other agricultural ventures. Hayner Public Library, 326 Belle Street, Alton, IL 62002. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Sat October 30 -- 10 a.m.-Noon. The Witches of Salem Village. Join us as we discuss witchcraft and witch trials in Europe and North America; the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692; and ways to research ancestors who were accused as witches. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Weds November 3 -- 7 p.m.-7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Research at the Illinois State Archives. Join us at this monthly meeting of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War as we discuss the wealth of resources for the genealogist and military historian available at this Springfield, Illinois institution. PSOP Bldg, 201 N. Church Street, Belleville, IL 62220. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Weds November 4 -- 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Thirteen Dollars a Month: Recruiting, Enlistment, Conscription, & Desertion in the American Civil War. Join us at this monthly meeting of the St. Clair County Genealogical Society as we discuss how they joined the army during the Civil War; what they got paid for doing so; and how some of them took the money and ran. St. Luke’s Parish Hall, 301 N. Church Street, Belleville, IL 62220. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Thurs November 18 -- 10 a.m.-Noon. Research at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Join us as we discuss the wealth of resources for the genealogist and historian available at this Springfield, Illinois institution. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Sat November 20 -- Meeting starts 10 a.m.; talk at 10:30 a.m. Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Researching Farmers & Other Rural Ancestors. Join us at this monthly meeting of the St. Louis Genealogical Society as we discuss various ways that genealogists can find books, microfilms, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and Internet sites that offer information about ancestors who owned / worked farms or other agricultural ventures. St. Louis County Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO 63131. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Sat December 18 -- 10 a.m.-Noon. He’s a Rebel: Researching Confederate Ancestors. Join us as we discuss various ways that genealogists can find books, microfilms, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and Internet sites that offer information about Confederate soldier ancestors. Buder Branch. To register or for more information, email me at tpearson@slpl.org.

Buder Branch
4401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109

Pre-registration is recommended. To register or for more information, contact tpearson@slpl.org. Parking on the Buder Branch lot is always free.

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WARS OF OUR COUNTRY

An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Archives in Washington, DC, or at the State Archives in the state whose military unit he served in:

1775-1783 Revolutionary War (Was your male ancestor 10-45 years of age in 1775?)

1812-1814 War of 1812 (Was your male ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1812?)

1846-1848 Mexican-American War (Was your male ancestor 16-45 years of age in
1846?)

1861-1865 Civil War (Was your male ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1861?)

1898 Spanish-American War (Was your male ancestor 18-45 years of age
in 1898?)

An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male or female ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or at the State Archives in the state he or she enlisted from:

1917-1918 World War I (Was your male ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1917?)

1941-1945 World War II (Was your ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1941?)

1950-1953 Korean War (Was your ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1950?)

1964-1973 Vietnam War (Was your ancestor 9-45 years of age in 1964?)

1990-1991 Gulf War (Was your ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1990?)