Fortunately for the online genealogist, there are a number of Internet resources for those seeking information on ancestors who served in the military. Here is a selection of some of the best "how-to" articles to get you started, as well as a few sites that provide links to a wide variety of other military-focused sites.

How-To Articles and Guides:

• Family History SourceGuide - How-to Guides, Research Outline for U.S. Military Records:
  www.familysearch.org/sg/Military.html
• RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees - U.S. Military Records:
  www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson14.htm
• Back Issues of Family Tree Maker Online; look under "military records," particularly for articles on the Civil and Revolutionary Wars:
  www.familytreemaker.com/backissu.html
• In Search of Military Records by Ken Short of the International Internet Genealogical Society:
  www.iigs.org/newsletter/9807news/military.htm.en
• Military Records: History of and How to Use Them by Linda Haas Davenport:
  homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/learningcenter/military.html

Sites with Links to Additional Military Resources: