Military Subject Headings and Keyword Searching
The following subject headings are used in most catalogs to refer to the period indicated:
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - REVOLUTION
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - WAR OF 1812
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - WAR WITH MEXICO
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - CIVIL WAR - 1861-1865
- UNITED STATES - HISTORY - WAR OF 1898
- WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
- WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
- KOREAN WAR, 1950-1953
- VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975
Keyword searching is a useful way to generate lists of important references. To get a feel for how this works, try keyword searches using the following terms:
- BOUNTIES
- JEWS WAR
- MILITARY PENSIONS
- GERMANS REVOLUTION
- SOLDIERS HOMES (OR HOME)
- BOUNTIES PENNSYLVANIA
- MILITARY BIOGRAPHY
- REGISTERS DEAD
- REGIMENTAL OFFICERS
- REGIMENTAL HISTORIES
- MILITIA PHILADELPHIA
- MILITARY PENNSYLVANIA
- REGIMENTAL PENNSYLVANIA
- BLACKS MILITARY
It is important to note that lists of military personnel are more often referred to as "REGISTERS", not directories.