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Goal 6: Learn about Oregon military records.
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ALearn about Oregon military records.
Summary
- Find online resources for Oregon ancestors in the military.
- Search for Oregon military records by war or conflict.
- Learn about Oregon military records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Oregon Military Records
AC—Wiki: Oregon Military Records - Explore Oregon military records on the
AccessGenealogy site (scroll down). - Explore Oregon military records on the Linkpendium site.
- Explore additional links for Oregon military records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Oregon military records on the Genealogy Trails site.
- Explore Oregon military resources on Cyndi's List.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for military records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Samuel Gates served in the Civil War. Use the "FS: Oregon, Civil War, Service Records Union Soldiers, 1861-1865" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- How old was Samuel Gates in 1862?
- What was his military unit?
- What website shows the record image for his service?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Samuel" as the first name and "Gates" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the icon for Samuel Gates.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Samuel was 23 in 1862.
- He served with the First Oregon Cavalry.
- The record image is found on Fold3.com. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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