Timeline of Major American Wars:

• American Revolutionary War: 1775 - 1783
• War of 1812: 1812 - 1815
• Winnebago War in Illinois: 1827
• Black Hawk War in Illinois - 1831 - 1832
• Mexican-American War: 1846 - 1848
• American Civil War: 1861 - 1865
• Spanish-American War: 1898
• World War I: 1914 - 1918
• World War II: 1939 - 1945
• Korean War: 1950 - 1953
• Viet Nam War: 1955-1975

• National Archives Online Veterans and Military Documents
  American Revolution, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War and Viet Nam Conflict


• Illinois Military - Cyndi's List


• Veterans' Service Records - National Archives


• 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor - locations of the burial places of soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses who served in any of the wars of the United States and are buried in Illinois before publication in 1929.


• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

• Daughters of the American Revolution
• Sons of the American Revolution

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

• Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
• The Constitution and Register and Membersip of the General Society of the War of 1812

Winnebago War (1827)

• Illinois Winnebago War Veterans - militiamen found on 1827 company rosters

Blackhawk War (1831-1832)

• Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans - 1831 and 1832 companies including 2 Indian companies

Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

• Illinois Mexican War Veterans
  A database of almost 6,500 Illinois men who enlisted as volunteers for the Mexican War (1846-1848). You can search for the name of the veteran. The place of enlistment is listed by city, not county. The troops would organize and then travel to a designated city to be enlisted.

Spanish-American War (1898)

• Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans

Civil War(1861-1865)

• ILGenWeb Civil War Project
• Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
• Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units
• Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
• Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents (1887-1916)
• Illinois Veterans' History Project
• National Archives Veterans' Service Records
• American Civil War Research Database - annual fee $25. but Kimberly Morgan since she has a paid subscription.
• National Park Service CWSS (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database)
• Illinois Soldiers in Missouri Units (Civil War)

World War I (1914-1918)

• Researching Individuals in WW1 Records - National Archives
• WW I Primary and Secondary Sources - Print and Online
• Illinois Digital Archives - WW I Documents
• Library of Congress - WW i Research Guides
• World War I - 132nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Company L - Army combat infantry company
• World War I - 132nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Company L - Biographies - 466 bios
• Commmission and Enlisted Personnel of the Army Who Entered Service from the State of Illinois and Died While Members of the American Expeditionary Forces - The Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington - October 27, 1920 (PDF format you can read or download and save)

World War II (1939-1945)

• National Archives World War II Records
• World War II - Hyperwar - a History of the Second World War

  The content of HyperWar consists primarily of official documents produced by various agencies of the United States, United Kingdom and British Commonwealth governments. All documents produced by the U.S. government are "born" in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). Documents produced by the U.K. and Commonwealth governments are protected by Crown Copyright, however, Her Majesty graciously permits reproduction 50 years after publication provided only that an acknowledgment of the Crown's copyright is included. Original (non-government) content, created by HyperWar or contributed from the public, are offered without restrictions for personal or educational uses

Korean War (1950-1953)

• National Archives - Korean War

Viet Nam War (1955-1975)

• National Archives Viet Nam War Records