Thank you for posting this!! I have the pension file of a family member. They could not find any record of him serving. She got nothing. I always wondered about this. Found he had served. Thank you, Thank you, Carol PS, also have copies of what is on file at the library in Indep. Which is nothing!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <CWarbritton@cs.com> To: <MOSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:20 PM Subject: [MOSALINE] Soldiers' Database > New Soldiers Database Identifies Missouri's Military Men; Latest Resource > for > Civil War History > > JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt announced today > that > more than 576,000 Missourians who served in the military from territorial > times through World War I are listed in a new comprehensive database > created by > his office. > > > The new Soldiers Database builds on the successful World War I Service > Cards > Database, which debuted to national attention over two years ago and has > received more than 234,000 web requests. > > "It was obvious that family historians and scholars were very interested > in > the military documents held at the Missouri State Archives," Blunt said. > "I am > happy that we can observe Veterans Day this year by offering them this > great > resource. This new database adds personnel from the War of 1812 through > the > Spanish-American War and provides unprecedented access to our collection > of > military records, particularly the service cards that provide so much > useful > historical and genealogical information." > > The Soldiers Database includes 576,293 entries for twelve wars and > military > engagements in which Missouri soldiers took part. These range from > well-known > wars, such as the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, > and > World War I, to the battles that were peculiarly Missourian, including the > Heatherly War of 1836, the Mormon War of 1838, and the Iowa (Honey) War of > 1839. > > The bulk of service cards, over 380,000 of them, record the fractured > history > of our state during the bloodiest of all American wars – the Civil War. In > April 1861, the deepening sectional crisis over the expansion of slavery > erupted > into open warfare. In southwest Missouri, the battle at Wilson's Creek > became > the second major clash after 1st Manassas or Bull Run. More than 540 men > were > killed and over 1,600 wounded in the six-hour battle. Information about > those > men is now readily available in the Soldiers Database, whether they fought > for the Union or for the Confederacy. Although major battles in the state > ended > after Wilson's Creek, the remainder of the war in Missouri saw frequent > bushwhacking activities and violent skirmishes. Military organizations > such as the > Missouri State Militia (M.S.M.) and the Enrolled Missouri Militia (E.M.M.) > were > organized to maintain order within the state. Nearly 10,000 men served in > the > M.S.M., and about 52,000 in the E.M.M. In total, over 109,000 Missouri men > served the Union, while some 30,000 fought with the Confederacy. History > books > record their cumulative efforts, but the Soldiers Database offers a more > personal look at these men who died for their cause. > > The database can be searched by an individual's name and, a bonus for > military historians, by fighting unit. It can also be analyzed by war. > Images of the > original service card(s) are linked to most database records. A brief > summary > of each war also appears on the website. > > "What is most compelling is that the database captures bits of untold > military history and grants a human face to turbulent times," Blunt said. > "I can > think of no time more appropriate than Veterans Day to reflect on the > selfless and > courageous service of our Armed Forces. They serve to protect our liberty. > The legacy our military ancestors left behind is deserving of our tribute. > This > database will be a significant contribution to the study of Missouri's > military history." > > The Missouri State Archives is the officially designated repository for > all > state records of permanent and historical value, serving as the state's > collective memory. Records dating from 1770 tell of Missouri history under > French and > Spanish colonial rule, as a United States territory, and finally as a > state. > Military history highlights include Civil War records for both Union and > Confederate troops, service cards for the Mexican and Spanish-American > wars, as > well as World War I service records. > > To access the Soldiers Database, log on to the secretary of state's > website > at http://www.sos.mo.gov > > > > ==== MOSALINE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items > for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. > (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, > contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > > >