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A guide to help you determine when and-or if your ancestor fought in one of the American Wars. The first chart lists the wars chronologically, the second alphabetically.

Use the following tables to determine in which wars an ancestor may have served. The first column indicates the name of the war, and the second its years of duration. The third column tells the typical birth years for men entered in that war, although younger or older soldiers may have enlisted. The fourth column indicates the typical ages of those serving in each war.

Ages of Servicemen

WAR DURATION TYPICAL YEARS OF BIRTH TYPICAL AGES
King William's War 1689-1697 1629-1681 16-60
Queen Anne's War 1702-1713 1642-1697 16-60
King George's War 1744-1748 1684-1732 16-60
French and Indian War 1755-1763 1695-1739 16-60
Revolutionary War 1776-1783 1715-1767 16-60
Indian Wars 1780's-1890's 1720's-1880's
Barbary Wars 1800-1805 1740-1789 16-60
War of 1812 1812-1815 1752-1799 16-60
Barbary Wars 1815 1755-1799 16-60
Mexican War 1846-1848 1788-1832 16-60
Civil War 1861-1865 1801-1849 16-60
Spanish American War 1898 1838-1882 16-60
Philippine Insurrection 1899-1902 1838-1886 16-60
World War I 1917-1919 1858-1900 18-60
World War II 1941-1945 1881-1927 18-60
Korean War 1950-1953 1890-1935 18-60
Vietnam War 1965-1973 1905-1955 18-60
Gulf War 1991 1931-1973 18-60
Afghanistan War 2002 1942-1984 18-60
Iraq War 2003- 1943-1989+ 18-60


References

US/Canada Consultants. "Ages of Servicemen in Wars," LAD database. January, 2004 mjm.


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