Nevada Military Records

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The [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.

Many military records are available at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.

Forts / Camps
Fort Baker--1855 1858

Fort Carlin--1874-1888

Fort Churchill--1860-1869

Fort Halleck -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1886, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).

Fort McDermitt -- Textual records of this fort, 1865-1889, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).

Fort McGarry--1867-1868 -- an abandoned military post in northwestern Nevada, on todays Summit Lake Indian Reservation

Fort Ruby -- 1862-1869-- History of the Fort

Camp Winfield Scott --1866-1871

References

Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skimishes 1850-1890. By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7

The Nevada State Library and Archiveshas an excellent collection of military records, including:


 * Muster rolls from the 1860's to 1902
 * Nevada State Militia records beginning in 1865
 * National Guard records
 * Selective Service cards from World War I to the Vietnam War

Civil War (1861-1865)
See Nevada in the Civil War for information about Nevada Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Nevada regiments involved in the Civil War.

The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.

World War I (1917-1918)
Biographical sketches of soldiers who lost their lives during the war are in Nevada's Golden Stars (Reno: Nevada Adjutant General's Office 1924; Family History Library ).

World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Nevada, see:

United States. Selective Service System. Nevada, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (Family History Library .)

To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.

Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:

United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library .)

Web Sites
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/nevada-records.htm

http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/nsla/archives/archival/exec/nng.htm

The WWI Draft Registration Cards are online at www.ancestry.com which is a subscription website.