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RINGGOLD COUNTY MILITARY LINKS
Veterans' Grave Project
The War Years and Ringgold County
From the Civil War to World War II
Soldiers Index
Index to individual soldier pages, photographs, and items
Veteran Interments, from Redding Centennial Book, Ringgold County, Iowa
Honey War
Luke SHAY, Veteran
War of 1812
War of 1812 Widow's Pension, Mary, widow of Daniel WILLIAMS
Courtesy of Friends of Old Redding
Black Hawk War, 1831 - 1832
Judge James Conrad HAGANS, 1832 Veteran
Jesse DALE, 1832 Veteran
Mexican War, 1846 - 1848
Ringgold County and The Mexican War
includes soldier roster
The Civil War, 1861 - 1865
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers.
Ringgold County During the Civil War
Letter to Gov. KIRKWOOD by Lt-Col. John EDWARDS
John EDWARDS Biography
Regimental Rosters &Histories:
Brief Overview of the 4th, 39th, &46th IA Infantries &8th IA Cavalry
Roster of the 4th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold County Soldiers
Roster of the 5th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold County Soldiers
Roster of the 18th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold County Soldiers
History of the 29th Iowa Infantry
Roster of the 29th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold County Soldiers
Roster of the 39th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold Co. Soldiers
Roster of the 46th Iowa Infantry, Ringgold Co. Soldiers
Roster of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, Ringgold Co. Soldiers
Roster of the 8th Iowa Cavalry, Ringgold Co. Soldiers
Roster of the 9th Iowa Cavalry, Ringgold Co. Soldiers
Rosters of Decatur, Clarke, and Ringgold County Soliders serving in other states
Roster of Southern Iowa Border Brigade
Ringgold County Enlistments, Company I of 23rd Missouri Infantry, Civil War
The Battle of Shiloh, April 19, 1862:
Iowa Wounded from Battle of Shiloh, April 19, 1862
2nd IA Infantry wounded from Battle of Shiloh
"Sultana" Tragedy:
Abraham RHODES, of Kellerton
George HASS, survivor
Andersonville Prison and Cemetery:
Ringgold County Soldiers
Sherman's March to the Sea:
Newspaper accounts of the day
Ringgold County Soliders
Civil War Pensioners:
Roll of Pensioners, January 1, 1883
Western Iowa Pensions, 1894
Interments, Ringgold County Civil War Veterans
NOTE: A work in progress which will be periodically updated
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.):
G.A.R. Brief History
G.A.R. Posts in Ringgold County Vicinity, Last Civil War Veteran in Iowa
Thomas Huston Post No. 51, G.A.R., Redding, Iowa
Ben W. Talbot Post No. 286, G.A.R., Tingley, Iowa
29th G.A.R. Reunion, Malvern, Iowa, August of 1890
G.A.R. Reunion, 1940
Ringgold County's Civil War Monument
Col. Hon. Henry Johnson CUMMINGS photograph (above right) courtesy of the Library of Congress
The Spanish-American War, 1898
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Spanish-American War Veterans, Ringgold County
World War I - The Great War, 1914 - 1919
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
World War I Draft Registration Cards, Ringgold County, Iowa 1917 - 1918
A Surnames B Surnames C Surnames D Surnames E Surnames
F Surnames G Surnames H Surnames I Surnames J Surnames
K Surnames L Surnames M Surnames N Surnames O Surnames
P Surnames Q Surnames R Surnames S Surnames T Surnames
U - V Surnames W Surnames X - Y - Z Surnames
Ringgold County Call to Duty, April of 1918
"Human Torch", Camp Dodge, 1918
The 88th Division, World War I
55th Engineers, WWI
Medical Corps, WWI
WWI Casualty List, December 16, 1918
War Loans, Ringgold County
WWI Casualties, Soldiers from Ringgold County
World War II, 1939 - 1945
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Ringgold Co. Registrants, October, 1940
Mount Ayr High School Honor Roll
WWII Casualties
Army and Air Force Soldiers from Ringgold County
World War II Honor Roll
Submission by Mike Avitt
Courtesy of Mount Ayr Depot Museum
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World War II Program, Redding
Call for WAVES and SPARS Enlistment, 1943
Ringgold County Honor Roll Boards, WWII:
Central Iowa Honor Flights, 2009:
Calvin ADAMS, Jake DAILEY, Marvin SOBOTKA
Amon HUNT, John MAY, Robert Hap RICHARDS, LBanks WILSON
George DILLEY, Jim OVERHOLTZER, Bill RUSK
Spirit of '45
Korean War, 1950 - 1953
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Korean War Casualties, Soldiers from Ringgold County
Korean War Honor Flight, 2014
Surnames: CLINE, COOPER, HAVER, HULLINGER, NOBLE
Korean War Exhibit, Waterloo IA
Surnames: Kenneth E. DAVENPORT, Jack E. MARSHALL, Franklin H. WILKEY
Vietnam War, U.S. Involvement 1959 - 1975
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Feb. 1967 Draft
Surnames: ADAMS, BAKER, HANKS, HUDSON, LYNCH, MAY, McNUTT, PALMER, SON, WEBB
March 1967 Draft
Surnames: ADAMS, ALLEN, GOINS, HAILEY, OXLEY, WOODS
Vietnam War Casualties, Soldiers from Ringgold County
Vietnam Commemorative Ceremony, 2017
Desert Storm, Gulf War, War on Terrorism, 1990 -
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Desert Storm Casualties, Soldier from Ringgold County
Gulf War Conflict
Tom KINTON, Afghanistan
Ringgold County American Legion &VFW Posts
Diagonal American Legion
Ellston American Legion, Emmett Liles Unit 541
Ellston American Legion Auxilliary, Emmett Liles Unit 541
Kellerton American Legion, Post 676
Maple Row Cemetery Memorial
Mount Ayr American Legion, Post 172
Legion News, Fall of 2014
Mount Ayr American Legion Auxiliary
Redding American Legion
Tingley American Legion, Dewey Post 516
Tingley American Legion Auxiliary
John Clement "Clem" SHAY
charter member of Mount Ayr American Legion
VFW Post, Mount Ayr
Bill RUSK &Gary SMITH, Veterans Affairs Officers, 2007
Miscellaneous Files
See Soldiers Index Page regarding individual Ringgold County soldiers
Veteran's Day:
Mount Ayr Community School, 2007
Tingley, 2007,
Surnames:
ANDERSON, CASE, CREVELING, DRIFMEIER, HULSEBUS, POOR, REASONER 2012, Surnames: CAMPBELL, DAILEY, FROST, HARTMAN, HAWKINS, HOLDEN, HOUGE, HUNT, KING, MITCHELL, RICHARDS, SCHAD, SCHWANDT, SHARP, SMITH, SWANSON, WURSTER
2015, CAMPBELL, CARAWAY, CREVELING, CURRY, GROFF, POWELL, SCHUSTER, SOBOTKA
2016, Surnames: ALLEN, BOUNDS, BROWNE, BURDETTE, CARAWAY, CHOWN, CREVELING, CROSS, GOLD, GOODALE, HAWKINS, HOGUE, LINDSEY, NEAS, POWELL, SANDERSON, SCHEIBLE, SCHUSTER, THORPE, WATERS, WELCH
Sea to Shining Sea T.E.A.M. Sports Riders visit Ringgold County
Freedom Rock, 2013
Veterans Mural, Ringgold County Courthouse
Ringgold County's Wall of Honor
RINGGOLD COUNTY ARMED SERVICES MEMORIAL PLAQUE
First Floor, Ringgold County Courthouse, Mount Ayr, Iowa
Bicentennial Project of Ringgold County
American Legion Post
In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives
in the Civil War, World War I, Korean War, World War II,
Vietnam War, and Desert Storm.
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appeared for Veterans Day 2014
in the Mount Ayr Record-News;
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Veteran memorabilia now in courthouse lobby
This new display on the first floor of the Ringgold County courthouse is sponsored by the county Veterans Commission. The contents honor past and current members in all branches of the U.S. Military.
~ Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 19, 2017, Page 10
IAGenWeb Special Projects
Iowa in the Civil War
An Iowa GenWeb Special Project, this site promotes the people, events, and genealogy of Iowa Regiments in the Civil War. This project includes a searchable database.
Iowa in the Great War (WWI)
An Iowa GenWeb Special Project, this site promotes the people, events, and genealogy of Iowans in World War I (1914-1919). To access the home page of Iowa in the Great War, complete with a searchable database.
Iowa in WWII
An Iowa GenWeb Special Project, this site gives tribute to Iowans who served on the global
battle fronts and on the home front during World War II as told through biographies, military
records, histories and newspaper accounts. (1939-1945).
Off- Site Resources
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Web site hosted by the National Park Service includes a searchable database by soldier and/or by regiment. Includes regimental histories.
World War II Memorial Website
Web site hosted by
the National World
War II Memorial,
Washington, D.
C.
Photograph by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2005
Korean War and Vietnam War
Photograph by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2005
Vietnam Virtual Wall
Web site is maintained by the U. S. National Park Service. The link below is to the home page which includes a searchable database by soldier's name, by wall panel, by state and city, by military unit, and by height of valor.
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, Camp Dodge
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