Our Historical Past

Our Military Heritage goes back as far as the Revolutionary War, with members of our direct line represented in almost every conflict since then.

• Revolution - James Christie; Rueben Hall; Roswell Caulkins
• War of 1812 - Jesse Miles Sr
• Civil War - Jesse Miles Jr; Horton Locey Miles; Albert Kubias; John Webb
• WW1 - Bryan Miles; Leland Smith
• WW2 - Charles Price and his brother Bruce Price
• Korea - Glenn Smith Sr
• Viet Nam - Uncles Calvin, Harold and Arthur Harris
• Operation Enduring Freedom - Jeremiah Smith and cousin Michael Burdge

Photos of most of these men are on our Military slideshow.

Military Documents- (some require acrobat viewer)

• James Christie - Revolutionary War Pension File; 21 pages
• Rueben Hall - Revolutionary War Pension File; 5 pages
• Roswell Caulkins - Revolutionary War Pension File; 12 pages
• Jesse Miles Jr - Civil War Personal and Unit Info; 2nd Wi Co C Civil War register
• Horton Locey Miles - Civil War Personal and Unit Info; 7th WI Co. F Civil War register; Horton's journal entry about a war memory
• John Webb - Pension; Widow's Pension
• Bryan Miles - WW1 registration card
• Leleand Smith - WW1 registration card
• Jeremiah Smith - Desert Airman Article in addition he toured in 2007 as a part of Tops In Blue