North Dakota Military Records

This entry was originally written by Beth H. Bauman and Marsha Hoffman Rising, CG, FUGA, FASG for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

This article is part of the North Dakota Family History Research series.

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The Historical Research Library has the National Archives microfilm index to service records of Union soldiers in North Dakota.

The researcher should also check the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in World War I, 1917'1918, 4 vols. (Bismarck, N.Dak.: North Dakota State Historical Society, 1931). Other rosters exist for World War II and the Korean and Vietnam eras. Contact the Office of the Adjutant General, P.O. Box 551, Attention: SIDPERS, Bismarck, ND 58502.

FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:

• Dakota Territory, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers