Military Records

The Kansas Historical Society holds a wealth of information about military engagements and those who participated in them. The society's library, manuscripts, and State Archives holdings contain documents and publications that describe Kansas soldiers and Kansas conflicts. This page describes records pertaining to more than one time period or conflict.

• Biographical Sources
• Out-of-State Census Guide: 1840
• Kansas censuses with military service information:
• 1870
• 1885
• 1895
• 1905
• 1915
• 1925
• Kansas National Guard
• Military Histories of Kansas Units
• Personal Papers
• Organization Records
• Military photographs
• Land Patent Files
• Finding Aid to the Pension Index File: Service Organization: 1861-1900 ("Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served between 1861 and 1900")
• Veterans and Military Records in the National Archives
• General Information about Kansas Historical Society Military Records