He enlisted in the 142d Regiment, Illinois Volunteers during the Civil War.

He then enlisted during the War of 1812 as a surgeon-dresser.

He enlisted with his father in the revolutionary forces during the 1848-49 Hungarian War of Liberation.

He enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly before his 19th birthday, on August 4, 1950 during the Korean War.

Anderson enlisted in the Navy during the Korean War, serving as a photographer on aircraft carriers.

He enlisted as a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Tatar enlisted in the United States Army during the Korean War.

He and his brother Thomas enlisted in the army during the Civil War.

He studied law, but abandoned the same to enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Street enlisted in the Navy during the Korean War and volunteered for submarine duty.