{"id":10884,"date":"2015-06-19T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=10884"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:59:06","slug":"genealogy-research-with-military-records-in-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-research-with-military-records-in-newspapers.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Research with Military Records in Newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the Revolutionary War, military records have been published in the nation\u2019s newspapers \u2013 and researching these records can help you learn more about your ancestors and fill in details on your family tree.<\/p>\n<p>This blog post highlights some of the past articles we\u2019ve published on the GenealogyBank Blog about researching military records in newspapers. Just click on the title of any article that interests you to read the full blog post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/military-records-in-newspapers-how-they-help-make-your-genealogy-complete.html\">Military Records in Newspapers: How They Help Make Your Genealogy Complete<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10885\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plain-dealer-newspaper-0222-1945-pfc-norman-sloan-obituary.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plain-dealer-newspaper-0222-1945-pfc-norman-sloan-obituary.png\" alt=\"WWII casualty list, Plain Dealer newspaper article 22 February 1945\" width=\"490\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plain-dealer-newspaper-0222-1945-pfc-norman-sloan-obituary.png 490w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/plain-dealer-newspaper-0222-1945-pfc-norman-sloan-obituary-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 22 February 1945, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/researching-genealogy-with-military.html\">Researching Genealogy with Military Records and Lists in Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10886\" style=\"width: 314px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/trenton-evening-times-newspaper-0525-1921-draft-dodgers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/trenton-evening-times-newspaper-0525-1921-draft-dodgers.png\" alt=\"article about WWI draft dodgers, Trenton Evening Times newspaper article 25 May 1921\" width=\"314\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/trenton-evening-times-newspaper-0525-1921-draft-dodgers.png 314w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/trenton-evening-times-newspaper-0525-1921-draft-dodgers-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, New Jersey), 25 May 1921, page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/researching-old-military-records-war-stories-in-newspapers.html\">Researching Old Military Records &amp; War Stories in Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10887\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1121-1862-james-ham.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1121-1862-james-ham.png\" alt=\"Civil War roster list for Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 21 November 1862\" width=\"435\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1121-1862-james-ham.png 435w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1121-1862-james-ham-221x300.png 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 21 November 1862, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/mexican-american-war-soldier-records-military-casualty-lists.html\">Mexican-American War Soldier Records &amp; Military Casualty Lists<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10890\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/montage-0619-2015-mexican-american-war-records.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/montage-0619-2015-mexican-american-war-records.png\" alt=\"article about the Mexican-American War, Charleston Courier newspaper article 24 June 1847\" width=\"528\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/montage-0619-2015-mexican-american-war-records.png 528w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/montage-0619-2015-mexican-american-war-records-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/montage-0619-2015-mexican-american-war-records-473x300.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charleston Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 24 June 1847, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/genealogy-research-with-legal-notices-in-newspapers.html\">Genealogy Research with Legal Notices in Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since the Revolutionary War, military records have been published in the nation\u2019s newspapers \u2013 and researching these records can help you learn more about your ancestors and fill in details on your family tree. 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