Grayson County TXGenWeb
Military Records
Dwight D. Eisenhower Was a 
Native of Grayson County !

Eisenhower Library in  Abiline Kansas


Eisenhower Birthplace Museum in
Denison , Grayson County,Tx

Dwight David Eisenhower
General  &  President

National Archives and Records Administration
Where to request  official records from the Civil War to
The VietNam War  ~ Please note that many records are going online, both at Ancestry, at Familysearch.org, at Heritage Quest (check with your local librarian and see if your state allows for "remote access" in Texas we call it TexShare, its free, many states have free database programs, including Heritage Quest, otherwise go to your local library for free access or any FHC.) and at Footnote.com and many other websites.  Many of the paid websites are free at public libraries and Family History Centers (FHC) near you.
Other Articles


Anyone Wishing to make Contact with Military Service
Friends from Grayson County or find out what happend to a Military personel
connected with this county- Can send me an email to post.

 US ARMY,   US NAVY, US AIR FORCE, US MARINE CORPS,   and US COAST GUARD.

WW I
World War I Links

Online collection The Stars and Stripes:  The
American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919

Search the WWI Draft Records


Grayson County Bibliography;
 The Last Buffalo : Walter  E. Potts and the 92nd ''Buffalo'' Division in World War I
by Eva B. Hogan     (Eakin Publications )       Walter Potts of Denison 

WW II
WWII Grayson County
Official list in the Library of Congress
Book of the Dead World War II

  Lookups Available ! "The Men and Women in World War II from Grayson County". 

contact Barbara Crumby <barbara1040@email.com>
  Newspaper Articles from WWII , Van Alystne Area
  News about soldiers in the Denison Area-William C. Wetzel, James D. Waters, Richard  Arthur Sharpe, George K. Stephens, Cecil M. Honea, B. H. Huseman, William R. Hatfield, Benjamin F. Fields, A. J. Cross, William T. Head, George O. Hyland Jr. , Charles M. Morton, George V. Rogers, George H. RSlover, Hayden E. Washburn. and Leland G. Holt
  Dad's War; Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story
 
Newspaper Article about WWII men from Denison

Perrin Air Force Base
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Perrin Field Historical Society
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Perrin Air Force Base Research Foundation

Grayson County Bibliography;
      The Long  Look: The Out OF The Ordinary Life of David W. Ray 
      by John R. Erickson and David W. Ray 
      Maverick Books , Inc Box 547 ,Perryton, Texas 79070
      copyright 1987 His remarkable life growing up near Savoy (Just east of Bell's Tx) 
The War Between the States
Grayson County
Confederate Soldiers
Union Soldiers
(Please write to add yours)
Grand Army of the Republic Post
GAR Posts that were in Grayson County,Texas
Number of the post in Texas ~ location 
1 McPherson Post- Sherman
5 Nathaniel Lyon Post-Denison
14 Post_no name mentioned - Howe
15 Garfield Post-Pink Hill-(Later identified with Bell's,Tx)
16 Lincoln Post- Whitesboro
National Park Service
Civil War Cemetery Search
Medal Of Honor Recipients
Sailor Search
Battle Information
Prisoners search


CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS -  IN NORTHEAST TEXAS .  Including 
Delta, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, Red River, and Titus counties

Indigent Families in Grayson County, Texas

 Camps Lists for Northeast Texas: Camp Brogdon, Camp Farmington, 
Camp Kentuckytown ,Camp Reeves, Camp Sherman 

 Harold B. Simpson History Complex Research Center
  Largest Conferate Military Research Center in the SouthWest. Research by mail

 Confederate Penison Records Online Search

Confederate Civil War Regiment Histories


 Bibliography;
   Using War of the Rebellion Official Records  for researching the Civil WAR    Official Records (ORs), they consist mainly of battle reports and there are literally thousands of them. Therefore, This site contains selected reports of the Commanders in the field for        major battles of theAmerican Civil War and selected events   that I felt were significant. Just click on the event/battle you're interested in." War Of The Rebellion 
This set of books is available in the Sherman Public Library


Books covering Texas Grayson Co.
Veterans & Citizens during the war.

"Plow Horse Cavalry, The Caney Creek Boys of The
Thirty-forth Texas" by Robert S. Weddle
Madrona Press Inc. Austin Texas
many of the people mentioned in this book lived in the Savoy area of
Fannin County (near Bell's). It is based on letters by the Nelms family.

SCATTERLINGS: BLAIR, WILLIAMS AND TURNER TO TEXAS-
1853-1873By Rusty Williams
Read the chapter on this website , about the struggles of one woman at
home during the War Betweent the States.

Texas Military History

Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935

Republic of Texas Claims Search



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