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From the crucible of revolution to the apex of global dominance, the military history of the United States is a saga of resilience, valor, and triumph. Spanning over two centuries, this rich tapestry of bravery has shaped the destiny of a nation and echoed throughout the annals of time.

The birth of the United States in 1775 heralded the dawn of a new era, marked by a relentless quest for independence and freedom. From the War with Great Britain to the crucible of the American Civil War and the epic struggle of World War II, America emerged as a formidable force on the world stage, solidifying its status as the sole superpower of the late 20th century.

Arkansas, Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 | 150,813

West Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1990 | 37,793

Louisiana Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959 | 243,676

Kansas, Military Discharges, ca. 1862 - ca. 1999 | 21,104

Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945 | 396,037

United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 | 32,580,666

Iowa, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 609,157

Iowa, World War I Bonus Applications, 1922-1954 | 115,728

Ohio, Military Discharge Records, 1834-2004 | 4,772

United States, Indexes to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1858, 1899-1901 | 222,484

Mississippi, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1974 | 3,875

Louisiana, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1951 | 1,182

Nevada, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1953 | 424

New Mexico, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1989 | 587

Minnesota, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1990 | 6,152

Virginia, Military Discharge Records, 1860-1981 | 4,907

New York, Military Discharges, 1865-1953 |47,307

Missouri, Military Discharge Records, 1862-1996 | 1,928

Indiana, Military Discharges, ca.1864-ca.1985 | 6,027

Oregon, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1967 | 19,840

New Hampshire, Military Discharge Records, 1866-1880 | 94

Tennessee, Military Discharge Records, 1861-1967 | 284

Oklahoma, Military Discharge Records, 1898-1993 | 13,992

North Carolina, Military Discharge Records, 1915-1981 | 4,786

Montana, Military Discharge Records, 1917-1953 | 2,561

Michigan, Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965 | 1,032

Alaska, WWII Statement of Service Records, 1948-1949 | 8,638

Iowa, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1976 | 184,179

Illinois, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1965 | 19,385

Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970 | 10,025

Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1864 - ca.1967 | 172,667

Idaho, Military Discharges, ca.1917 - ca.1960 | 1,386

Alabama, Military Discharges, ca.1819 - ca.1963 | 30,254

Arkansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1860-1970 | 43,768

California, Military Discharges, 1856-1965 | 4,338

Colorado, Military Discharge Records, ca.1919-1972 | 3,663

Arizona, Military Discharge Records, ca.1876 - ca.1990 | 26,883

Texas, Military Discharge Records, 1916-1990 | 43,056

Connecticut, Military Census Questionnaires, 1917 | 522,257

Texas, Confederate Army and Commanding Officer Card Index, ca.1861-ca.1865 | 82,890

California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918 | 27,306

South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston Poorhouse and Correctional House Records, 1803-1916 | 16,004

United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866 | 931,845

United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939 | 99,204,702

Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865 | 17,932

Iowa, Black Hawk County, Waterloo, World War I Pledge Cards, 1917-1918 | 44,100

Oregon, Multnomah County, Poor Farm Admissions Records, 1900-1962 | 18,060

North Dakota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 381,552

New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 2,333,279

Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 | 100,669

United States, Recruits for the Polish Army in France, 1917-1919 | 11,885

Oklahoma, Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1930 | 23,722

Utah, Salt Lake County, Enrolled Militia, 1895 | 8,936

Pennsylvania, Register of Military Volunteers, 1861-1865 | 315,711

Alaska, Military Service Discharge Records, 1898-1934 | 2,176

Hawaii, World War I Service Records, 1917-1919 | 9,527

Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 | 18,886

Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1939's | 264,773

Rhode Island, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 184,603

Georgia, Confederate Pension Rolls, 1861-1921 | 152,805

Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 | 26,164

California, Honor Roll of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918 | 9,256

Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1920 | 230,784

Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 | 6,496

Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 | 137,805

Oregon, World War I, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920 | 15,228

Montana, Military Records, 1898-1919 | 51,225

Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919 | 277,290

Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 560,472

Mississippi, World War I Army Veterans, Master alphabetical index, 1917-1918 | 54,610

Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 | 106,582

Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 | 37,195

Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 1,478,691

Connecticut, World War I, Military Census of Nurses, 1917 | 5,626

Florida, World War I Navy Card Roster, 1917-1920 | 5,950

Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 | 34,728

New Hampshire, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 120,489

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 | 6,932,344

United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 | 76,128

Minnesota, World War I Records, 1918-1941 | 145,565

Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925

| 28,608

Delaware, World War I Servicemen Records, 1917-1919 | 2,973

Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 | 103,669

Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1917 | 135,800

Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1800-1950 | 4,061

Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 475,359

Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 | 63,309

Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910 | 5,075,771

Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 2,118,449

Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 735,547

Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records, 1942-1945 | 1,469

California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 2,083,701

Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 144,392

Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 430,440

Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 295,087

Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 310,174

Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 693,535

Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 952,820

United States, French Combatants in the Revolutionary War, 1778-1783 | 26,866

Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 1,794,395

Arkansas, Confederate Soldier Home, 1890-1963 | 1,531

Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948 | 43,367

Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 604,280

Hawaii, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 138,956

Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 35,949

Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 138,954

Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 536,621

Connecticut, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 478,703

Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 268,697

West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 521,022

Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958 | 926,046

North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 | 92,649

Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 | 20,403

Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919 | 160,962

Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1876-1945 | 205,811

Alaska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 22,410

Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 66,012

Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 762,434

Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 144,517

North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948 | 196,206

New Hampshire, Civil War Service and Pension Records, 1861-1866 | 250,441

Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 | 34,697

United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872 | 165,573

New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835 | 83,366

North Carolina, Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782 | 48,887

Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1870-1930 | 3,044

Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 2,647,627

Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 | 532,405

Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783 | 609,016

Delaware, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 74,179

Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 283,562

New Mexico, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 140,702

District of Columbia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 245,072

Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 141,121

United States, Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1966 | 1,252,320

Louisiana, World War I Service Records, 1917-1920 | 74,174

Utah, Indian War Service Medal Applications, 1905-1912 | 8,003

Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949 | 87,376

United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872 | 188,362

United States, Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865 | 25,511

Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 | 209,675

Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1865-1936 | 14,100

South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958 | 1,197

Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946 | 415,471

United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921 | 16,152

Utah, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1879-1934 | 5,612

North Carolina, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 982,979

Ohio, Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 | 10,103

New York, Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954 | 724,527

South Dakota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1941 | 75,635

Washington, Soldier Home Records, 1891-1945 | 12,798

Arkansas, Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 | 172,347

United States, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 | 1,557,656

United States, Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 | 156,667

United States, Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848 | 202,106

United States, Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865 | 104,711

United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 | 1,786,095

Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 | 4,350

Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877 | 65,176

United States, Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890 | 897,849

United States, Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 | 1,401,585

United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 | 12,896,707

United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 | 52,939

United States, Muster Rolls of the Marine Corps, 1798-1937 | 5,794,949

United States, Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 | 28,286

United States, National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 | 384,887

United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 | 51,641

United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 | 301,686

United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815 | 614,465

United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 | 797,860

United States, Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926 | 51,709

United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 | 2,214,296

United States, Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949 | 647,814

United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891 | 262,742

Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 | 27,951

United States, War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910 | 91,259

North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953 | 55,118

Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1861-1939 | 6,188

Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 | 51,541

Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 | 101,580

Louisiana, War of 1812 Pension Lists, 1812-1868 | 2,857

Louisiana, Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950 | 108,450

Kentucky, Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950 | 4,886

Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 839,636

North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870 | 127,316

Florida, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955 | 43,973

Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 | 500,274

United States, Merchant Marine Officer License Applications, 1889-1910 | 1,907

United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

United States, Native American, Five Civilized Tribes Enrollment Records, 1898-1914 | 56,025

Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 | 42,634

United States, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900 | 6,959,032

Florida, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 | 42,412

Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938 | 164

United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872

Georgia, Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930

1,091

United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917

2,990,891

United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945

143,374

Minnesota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1869-1940

164,338

Mississippi, Freedmen's Department (Pre-Bureau Records), 1863-1866

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United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Commissioner, 1865-1872

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United States, Revolutionary War, Virginia Pension Application Files, 1830-1875

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United States, Confederate Navy and Marine Service Records, 1861-1865

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United States, Korean War Repatriated Prisoners of War, 1950-1954

4,447

United States, Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981

70,010

United States, Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003

58,230

United States, Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998

58,965

United States, Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953

109,961

United States, American Prisoners of War During the Korean War, 1950-1953

4,714

United States, Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957

33,642

United States, World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941-1945

29,879

United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934

3,711,529

United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

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Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942

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United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

9,038,855

Georgia, Andersonville Prison Records, 1862-1865

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Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974

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Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

642,857

North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

58,417

Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

31,582

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

2,252,877

Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

956,501

Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,117,605

North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,773,886

Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,269,794

Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

348,259

United States, Civil War Unfiled Papers of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

924,845

Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

43,508

Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

778,925

Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

267,987

Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,776,643

Florida, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

285,975

West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

686,688

United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

275,550

Arizona, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,173

Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

532,541

Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,213,534

Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

15,239

Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

231

Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

578,993

Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

33,955

Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

53,945

New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

60,000

Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

25,709

Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

2,099,748

New Mexico, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

118,866

Nebraska, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

74,800

Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

9,701

Kentucky, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,256,188

Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

119,515

Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,613

Florida, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

25,416

South Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

1,195,302

Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

4,693

Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

179,813

United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866

119,672

Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

158,093

United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers, 1861-1865

498,640

United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865

2,319,767

United States, Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865

2,040,863

United States, Civil War Confederate Applications for Pardons, 1865-1867

79,992

Utah, Indian War Service Affidavits, 1909-1917

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United States, Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865

6,282,360

United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866

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United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866

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United States, Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923

26,830

Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914

882,272

United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783

1,997,022

United States, Navy Widows' Certificates, 1861-1910

1,003,056