Are you searching for family members' military records?
Listed are a number of resources to help you in your search. Most facilities can not respond to email or phone inquiries and ask that you mail your written request to them directly. For greater success, please include the following information in your letter:
Full Name:
Date and Place of Birth:
Time period in which they served:
Unit in which they served:
Social Security Number: (for more recent records)
For military records dating back to the year 1900
Ohio National Guard Records Library
The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department
AGOH-CS-DOIM-PR-L
2825 West Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235
614-336-7038
(Note: The Ohio National Guard does not hold any military record prior to the year 1900)
For military records prior to 1900 including the Civil War
Governor's Office of Veterans' Affairs
77 South High Street, 30th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-466-5453 or 644-0898
Ohio Historical Center
Archives – Library Division
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497
614-297-2510, FAX: 297-2546
ohsref@ohiohistory.org
Other Resources
National Guard (Archived)
Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Military Records (Archived)
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
314-538-4201
US Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps, Confederate Service Records
Coast Guard (Pre-1929), Marine Corps (Pre-1905) and Navy (Pre-1903)
National Archives and Records Administration
Military Archives Division
202-501-5385
Washington, DC 20408
http://www.nara.gov/research
Military Service Records
National Archives Building
Military Archives Division
Washington, DC 20408
202-501-5400
(Order forms for records may be requested by calling 202-501-5400)
State Library of Ohio
Research and Government Information Services
274 East 1st Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43201
genhelp@sloma.state.oh.us
614-644-7054
Genealogy Services 614-644-6996 or Fax 614-752-9178
Daughters of the American Revolution Library
1776 D Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20006-5392
202-628-1776
(Columbus Chapter: Nancy Redick 614-890-4564; Ellen Davis 614-885-8491)
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