Military Collections
Our military collection is quite extensive. For presentation here we have divided our collection into specific conflicts. No attempt will be made to discuss the various conflicts in detail, except as it impacted Portage County, as much of this history is available elsewhere.
Malcolm Rosholt's County history, "Our County Our Story"
published in 1959 provides detailed information of the wars beginning with the Civil War and ending with the Korean War.
The chapter titled "Portage County in Five Wars" beginning on page 512 provides casualty lists. The appropriate section is reproduced in
each war section.
