Military Service – No Specific Wartime Period

6,439 military records exist for Goldens that served on U.S. military duty from 1806-1916 per National Archive records that are available via Ancestry.com.

I started outlining some of them below but halted after finding so many. Will try to refocus on Goldens that are interest to me — but am always willing to do a search for your Goldens.

1817 / Golden, Benj(amin), Private
Post Name: Gratiot, MI
Post Location: Michigan
Post Commander: S Burbank
Military Place: Fort Gratiot, Michigan
Return Period: 1817
Golden family line: Unknown

Benjamin Golden 1817 military discharge index
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 418

1817 / Joseph Golden
Post Name: Independence, Fort
Post Location: Massachusetts
Post Commander: John R Bell
Military Place: Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Return Period: Apr 1817
Golden family line: Unknown

Golden - Joseph - 1817 military service discharge - Boston Mass - Fort Independence
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 507

1818 / Samuel Golden
Post Name: Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
Post Location: Connecticut
Post Commander: Andrew Mc Dowell
Military Place: Fort Trumbull, New London
Return Period: Jun 1818 // Deserter
Golden family line: Unknown

Golden - Samuel 1818 military deserter - Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 1291

1827 / Ephraim Golden
Post Name: Charleston Harbor
Post Location: South Carolina
Post Commander: William Lindsay
Military Place: Charleston
Return Period: May 1827 // Deserter
Golden family line: Unknown

Golden - Ephraim - 18 May 1827 - Deserter - Company 4th Regt - Charleston SC
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 197

1846 / Isaac, Richard and William Golden
Post Name: San Antonio
Post Location: Texas
Post Commander: M S Howe
Military Place: San Antonio, Texas
Return Period: Oct 1846 // All three listed as belonging to (illegible) Company D, Calvary and their status: ‘Sick in gen(eral) hospital’
Golden family line: Unknown

Golden - Isaac, Richard and William - 1846 San Antonio Texas - Co D Calvary - all sick in hospital
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; Microfilm Serial: M617; Microfilm Roll: 1083
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