Let's look at military records in Kentucky... MILITARY RECORDS AND RESEARCH BRANCH: 1121 Louisville Ave., Pine Hill Plaza, Frankfort 40602. 502-564-4883. This organization has a large collection of manuscripts and records relating to KY soldiers from the beginning of statehood through the present. It is an official State Department Library with varied holdings. Materials are for on-site use only. Their holdings include: Revolutionary War and Frontier Records (grave registrations of veterans, officers roster, Corn Stalk Militia 1792-1811, Pension Roll of 1835. War of 1812: Adjutant General's Report, Muster Rolls, Roster of Known Military Dead, Roster of Deserters. Mexican War: Adjutant General's Reports 1846-48, Index to Mexican War Pensions. Civil War: Adjutant General's Report, Discharges not shown on above, muster rolls of the KY State Guard, Muster Rolls of Union and Confederate Soldiers, Residents of Peewee Valley Home for Confederate Veterans. Spanish-American War: Adjutant General's Report 1898-99, muster rolls, KY State Guard Volume 1 and 2. World War 1: Casualty rosters, inductee lists for 20 counties, veterans service statements, KY National Guard active militia officers and enlistments 1941-45, KY National Guard personnel files from late 1800's to present. KY State Guard Payrolls prior to the Spanish American War, history of KY National Guard units 1865 to present. Air National Guard Records 1948-present. Army Registers of Officers 1936-62 except 1842-4i6, 150 and 1957. Army National Guard Records 1922 to present. Casualty lists WW I through Viet Nam. Grave Registration Records - Indian Wars to 1940. Medal of Honor Recipients files in all conflicts from 1861 to present for those with KY connections including USA and CSA. Muster Rolls of the KY National Guard for the Mexican Border Incident 1916-17. Officers and Soldiers from KY 1846-7. U S Military Academy Register of graduates and Former Cadets 1802-60. Veterans Bonus Reports from the Spanish American War through Viet Nam. Records normally contain the veteran's name, rank, enrollment dates, muster, separation date. The records from 1792 to 1918 are available for genealogical research; from then to the present day they are confidential. Their website: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/military/mrrb.htm More non-military sources next week. Sandi Colonel Sandi Gorin President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society Sandi's website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html Sandi's puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com