{"id":12924,"date":"2021-01-31T20:49:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T02:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2021-01-31T23:11:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T05:11:24","slug":"a-state-of-enlistment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/31\/a-state-of-enlistment\/","title":{"rendered":"A State of Enlistment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your relative who served in the United States military may have enlisted in a state other than the one in which he lived. This was common for wars through the 19th century. Do not assume that your Ohio ancestor <em>had<\/em> to enlist in an Ohio unit. 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