Macoupin County IL War Veterans Page

(An Honor Roll or List is a list of dead veterans, not all soldiers who served.)

Macoupin County In the Civil War Rosters, regiment histories, diaries, researchers...

Macoupin County Illinois, 1883 Federal Pension Roll Volume 1, pages 536 - 539
Honor Roll of Veteran Burials in Macoupin County
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Quincy Illinois (1887-1916) -Macoupin Residents
Index to U.S. War Veterans Death Record

Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database

Known Revolutionary War Veterans' Burials in Macoupin County     Pictures of the Monument in Carlinville
Macoupin County Men in the Black Hawk War
Macoupin County Men in the Mexican War

World War I - List of 649 Men Registered at Staunton
World War I Draft Registration Cards - how to get copies of originals
Information at the JewishGen InfoFile site on World War I Draft Registration Cards
The WWI draft registration applied to men born from 1873 to 1900.
"The first registration for WWI was for men aged 21 to 31 on 5 June 1917.
The second (5 June 1918) was for me who turned 21 after 5 June 1917.
The third and final registration was for all men aged 18 to 21 and 31 to 45 on 18 September 1918." Info from John Scroggins

Searchable IL Military Databases at the IL State Archives Site - all Illinois - War of 1812 Veterans, Winnebago War Veterans, Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans, Mexican War Veterans, Civil War Veterans, Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy, Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units, Spanish–American War Veterans, 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents

World War II - includes Macoupin County Honor List - Army and Army Air Force personnel

"Big John" MALNAR - Sergeant Major John M. Malnar (Sawyerville son) served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam

List of 10 Macoupin Men Killed in the Korean War

Descendants of Macoupin County Soldiers

Purple Heart Recipient Database at Debie and Joe's site

National Archives Records Administration (Archives) for ordering copies of old military service records, pension records, etc.
Forms to use to get records from the National Archives Records Administration

National Daughters of the American Revolution. Patriot Lookup For You by the DAR. DAR Library Surname Search for all materials available.
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) in Illinois
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
War of 1812-1814 website - learn about the war at this site.
Illinois Lineage Links

An excellent book on how to track veterans down is Richard S. Johnson's "How To Locate Anyone Who Is Or Has Been In The Military." It is updated regularly. Amazon and most big bookstores have it. Information from John Scroggins




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