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Millions of war records now online

civwar soldiers Millions of war records now online

Ancestry.com is commemorating Memorial Day weekend by unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records– from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War’s end in 1975. The collection also includes the names and gravestone details of 3.5 million deceased U.S. soldiers.

“The history of our families is intertwined with the history of our country,” said Tim Sullivan, chief executive of Ancestry.com. “Almost every family has a family member or a loved one that has served their country in the military.”

The records, which can be accessed free until the anniversary of D-Day on June 6, came from the National Archives and Records Administration and include 37 million images, draft registration cards from both world wars, military yearbooks, prisoner of war records from four wars, unit rosters from the Marine Corps from 1893 through 1958, and Civil War pension records, among others.

After D-Day, subscribers will have to pay $155.40 a year.

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