The Civil War Archive - Union Regimental Index

POW/MIA - Portland Soldiers - Patti Woodard

General Philip H. Sheridan and also Philip Sheridan

The Blackwell Family in the Bannack-Paiute War

The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial - Oregon

Civil War Websites

Oregon Soldiers Killed in the Korean War
ORGenWeb - Sorted by name, with additional birth information

Oregon Soldiers Killed in the Navy in WWI

Oregon Soldiers Killed in the Army in WWI

Oregon Military Museum
Camp Withycombe
Clackamas OR 97015
Phone (503) 657-3984

An extensive library full of military history.
Call or write ahead as they have only one part time curator
with a small staff of volunteers and are open to the public on a limited basis.

Military Dept. of the State of Oregon
PO Box 14350
Salem, OR 97309-5047
This is the Oregon National Guard headquarters.

You can publish a search inquiry in the Oregon Veterans News.
Contact the Department of Veterans Affairs,
700 Summer St, NE, Salem,OR 97310-1201
They publish a newsletter that goes to many veterans with new of interest as well as a column for
searching for individuals, units, etc. as well as a column for announcing reunions.

You can contact the National Personnel Records Center,
9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132.
Unfortunately a fire destroyed many of their records in 1973. But some records survived.

You might also check with the Portland Police Bureau to see if they have records of your Oregon ancestor.
Portland City Hall, 1220 SW 5th Ave., Portland, OR 97204.
Ask that it be forwarded to the police department.

Denise Merritt's website of her Early Oregon Pioneers

Roxann Gess Smith's website of her Early Oregon Pioneers