Veterans Graves Registration Index

In honor of Veteran's Day tomorrow, the Minnesota Historical Society is opening its "Minnesota Veterans Graves Registration Index". While not all veterans buried in Minnesota are listed, those from 1927 to 1975 were reported and thus, indexed. Approximately 70,000 veterans are listed, mostly from that time frame but some War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Indian Wars, the Spanish American and Phillipine Wars, the Boxer Rebellion, and Boer War veterans are also listed.

According to the website data, the listing on the index gives name, date of death, county of burial, and war or wars in which the veteran served. You can then order the report itself, which gives more military service history, family data, residence and so forth, for a cost of $8, or you may research the reports in person at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul.