Genealogical & Historical Resources

at the Monument 

"Roll of Honor" engraved on the walls of the Monument

• Pioneers - Male landowners who resided in Butler County prior to 1800 (alphabetical listing of names)
• Soldiers Revolutionary and Indian War - Men who were stationed at Fort Hamilton (1791-1795) and other Butler County men who served in the Revolutionary War (listed by rank and alphabetical within rank)
• War of 1812 - Butler County men who served in the War of 1812 (1812-1814) (listed by rank and alphabetical within rank)
• Mexican War - Butler County men who served in the Mexican War (1846-1847) (listed by numerical regiment, then listed by alphabetical company, then by rank and alphabetical within rank)
• War of the Rebellion - Butler County men who served in the Civil War (1861-1865) (listed by numerical regiment, then listed by alphabetical company, then by rank and alphabetical within rank)
• Indian Wars - Butler County men who served in the west (1866-1880) (alphabetical listing of names)
• Spanish-American War - Butler County men who served in the Spanish-American War of 1898 (listed by numerical regiment, then by alphabetical company, then by rank and alphabetical within rank)
• Gulf War - (Special plaque at the top of the stairs) - Butler County men and women who served in the Gulf War (1990-1991) (not alphabetical)

Indices of Butler County men and women who served in:

• World War I (1917-1918)
• World War II (1941-1945)
• Korean War (1950-1954)
• Vietnam War (1963-1973)
• Gulf War (1990-1991)

Names listed alphabetical by war in which they served

Butler County Map, 1836

Names of landowners on map and alphabetical index of names is available

Reference Books Available for Use

in the Monument Library

• Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812 (1 volume)
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the Civil War (11 volumes)
• Roster of Kentucky Union Soldiers in the Civil War (1 volume)
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the Spanish-American War of 1898 (1 volume)
• Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors & Marines in World War I (23 volumes)
• Ohio in the Civil War (2 voumes; first volume gives brief biography of Ohio Generals in the Civil War; second volume gives brief histories and battles of each Ohio Regiment)
• Official Records of the Rebellion (Civil War) for Union and Confederate Forces (130 volumes; official government records during the Civil War, i.e., correspondence between Generals, official reports and telegrams sent to Washington DC from the front)
• Official Records of the Spanish-American War (1898) (6 volumes)
• A modest collection of general references regarding various American wars, including World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War.

All books are available for reference use in the Monument Library during normal hours but may not be checked out. For more information, please contact the Monument.

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Soldiers, Sailors & Pioneers Monument