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Ohio Revolutionary War Pensions

Revolutionary War Pensions – $ This collection of records includes digital images of entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served during the Revolutionary War. These records reveal more details about the veteran’s history and service unlike selected service records chosen for genealogical content. They also contain more specific information about a soldier’s family, state of health, and life after the war. Pension Records (All hosted at USGenWeb Pension Archives unless otherwise noted) Ashtabula County Niles, David Parker, Andress Wright, James Athens County Daily, David Butler County Applegate, Benjamin Clermont County Robb, William Columbiana County Bowman, Phillip Darke County … Read more

North Carolina Revolutionary War Pensions

Revolutionary War Pensions – $ This collection of records includes digital images of entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served during the Revolutionary War. These records reveal more details about the veteran’s history and service unlike selected service records chosen for genealogical content. They also contain more specific information about a soldier’s family, state of health, and life after the war. Pension Records (All hosted at USGenWeb Pension Archives unless otherwise noted) Anson County Carpenter, Isaac Dabbs, John Hinson, Charles Jackson, Stephen Jarman, Emory Jarman, William Keen, John Little, Jacob Martin, Kinchen Martin, William Slay, Thomas Jr. Teal, … Read more

New York Revolutionary War Pensions

Revolutionary War Pensions – $ This collection of records includes digital images of entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served during the Revolutionary War. These records reveal more details about the veteran’s history and service unlike selected service records chosen for genealogical content. They also contain more specific information about a soldier’s family, state of health, and life after the war. Pension Records (All hosted at USGenWeb Pension Archives unless otherwise noted) Albany County Briggs, Abraham Bostwick, John & Betsey Morrison, Ephraim Starkweather, Billings Cayuga County Hall, Benajah Heirs Jennings, Esbon Hewitt, Lewis Hills, Eleazer Stivers, Margaret Van … Read more

National Cemetery Locations

On July 17, 1862, Congress enacted legislation that authorized the President to purchase “cemetery grounds” to be used as national cemeteries “for soldiers who shall have died in the service of the country.” Fourteen cemeteries were established that first year, including one in the sleepy Maryland town of Sharpsburg where 4,476 Union soldiers were laid to rest after the one day of terrible slaughter that was the Battle of Antietam. (By way of comparison, approximately 3,000 Americans, British and Canadians died on June 6, 1944, in the invasion of Normandy). More than 3 million Americans, including veterans of every war … Read more

Mississippi Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

Following hosted at Jim Taylor’s Homepage Company A, 3rd Mississippi Infantry Company E, 3rd Mississippi Infantry Patton’s Army of Ten Thousand Mississippi Conscripts Adair’s Company, Mississippi Volunteers, Lodi Company Adams Company, Holmes County Independent Applewhite’s Company, Vaiden Guards Barnes Company, Home Guard Barr’s Company, Local Defense Troops Blythe’s Battalion, State Troops Captain Burt’s Independent Company, Dixie Guards Camp of Instruction Guards, Brookhaven and Enterprise Captain Berry’s Reserve Company, Merwin Guards) Captain Clayton’s Company, Jasper Defenders Captain Comfort’s Company Captain Condrey’s Company, Blue Mountain Invincible Captain Cooper’s Company Captain Drane’s Company, Choctaw Silver Greys Captain Fant’s Company Captain John J. Gage’s … Read more

Mexican War Records

The MexicanAmerican War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. In addition to a naval blockade off the Mexican coast, American forces invaded and conquered New Mexico, California, and parts of what is currently northern Mexico. Another American army captured Mexico City, forcing Mexico to agree to the sale of its northern territories to the U.S. Territorial expansion of the United States to the Pacific coast was the goal of President … Read more

Louisiana Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

Consolidated Crescent Regiment LA Infantry – DeSoto & Various Parishes, Louisiana Surnames A – F Surnames G – M Surnames N – Z 28th Thomas Louisiana Infantry Regiment aka 29th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 8th Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (hosted at USGenWeb Archives Military ) 28th Texas Calvary (hosted at USGenWeb Archives Military ) Black Soldiers in the Civil War (hosted at the National Archives) First Louisiana Cavalry Regiment (hosted at First Louisiana Cavalry Regiment) Company A Company B Company C Company D Company E Company F Company G Company H Company I Company K Robinson’s Louisiana Horse Artillery Field & Staff … Read more

Korean War Military Records

The Korean War was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea, supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and People’s Republic of China (PRC), with air support from the Soviet Union. The war began on 25 June 1950 and an armistice was signed on 27 July 1953. The war was a result of the political division of Korea by agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War. The Korean peninsula had been ruled by Japan from 1910 until the end of World War II. In 1945, following the surrender of … Read more

King William’s War

King Williams War (the first of the French and Indian Wars) began in New England as an extension of the war between England and France, when in July 1689 the French governor of Canada incited the Indians to brutally attack Dover, N.H., then known as Cochecho. By then, according to the letters of Edmund Andros, governor of New England, Maine had already been deeply embroiled in the conflict for a year. In June 1689, several hundred Abenaki and Pennacook Indians under the command of Kancamagus and Mesandowit raided Dover, New Hampshire, killing more than 20 and taking 29 captives, who … Read more

King Philip’s War Records

King Philip’s war was the most devastating war between the colonists and the Indians in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag. His Wampanoag name was Metacom, Metacomet, or Pometacom. Upon the death of his brother, Alexander (Wamsutta), whom the Indians suspected the English of murdering, Philip became sachem and maintained peace with the colonists for a number of years. Hostility developed over the steady succession of land sales forced on the Indians by their growing dependence on English goods. The Wampanoag were joined by the Nipmuck and by … Read more

Kentucky Revolutionary War Pensions

Revolutionary War Pensions – $ This collection of records includes digital images of entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served during the Revolutionary War. These records reveal more details about the veteran’s history and service unlike selected service records chosen for genealogical content. They also contain more specific information about a soldier’s family, state of health, and life after the war. Pension Applications (All hosted at USGenWeb Pension Archives unless otherwise noted) Adair County Bailey, Elisha Ingram, Jeremiah Tupman, John Tupman, John: Heirs Of Anderson County Adams, George Cowgill, Mary Cowgill, Ralph Barren County Burch, John Owen, Tabitha … Read more

Kentucky Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

Union 11th Kentucky Volunteers Roster 11th Kentucky Infantry Regiment , Union Army 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry – Casualty List Roster of the Twenty Second Regiment , Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Union Army 30th Kentucky Mounted Infantry , Union Army 37th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment , Union Army 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Muster Roster Roster of the Fortieth Regiment , Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, Union Army 7th Kentucky Cavalry (Union) , Rosters 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment Confederate 1st Kentucky Mounted Rifleman , Co 1 (CSA) 3rd Kentucky Regiment Mounted Infantry (CSA) 6th Kentucky Cavalry , Company C (CSA) 6th Kentucky Cavalry … Read more

Iowa Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

1st Iowa Infantry Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the First (1st) Infantry (hosted at USGenWeb Iowa Archives ) 2nd Iowa Infantry Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the Second (2nd) Infantry (hosted at USGenWeb Iowa Archives ) 3rd Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 5th Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 6th Iowa Infantry History and Complete Roster (hosted at Hardin County IAGenWeb) Lee County, Iowa Soldiers in the Sixth (6th) Infantry 7th Iowa Infantry History (hosted at the Iowa GenWeb Archives) 9th Iowa Infantry History (hosted at the … Read more

Indian Wars

Indian Wars, Conflicts and Disturbances 1614 – 1893 Indian War Medals of Honor (hosted at United States Army) Pequot Indian War French and Indian War Seminole Wars 1817 1835-1842 1855-1858 Creek Wars 1811 1814 1836 Black Hawk War, 1832 Black Hawk War, Utah, 1856 – 1857

How to Request Veterans Records

The following article will explain how to request veterans records from the National Personnel Records Center. National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) is one of the National Archives and Records Administration’s largest operations. They are a central repository of personnel-related records, both military and civil service. They provide service to Government agencies, military veterans, former civilian Federal employees, family members, as well as researchers and historians. Copies of most military and medical records on file at NPRC (MPR), including the DD Form 214, Report of Separation (or equivalent), can be made available upon request. Veterans and next-of-kin of deceased veterans have the same … Read more

Georgia Revolutionary War Pension Records

Revolutionary War Pensions – $ This collection of records includes digital images of entire pension files for soldiers and sailors who served during the Revolutionary War. These records reveal more details about the veteran’s history and service unlike selected service records chosen for genealogical content. They also contain more specific information about a soldier’s family, state of health, and life after the war. Pension Applications (All hosted at USGenWeb Pension Archives unless otherwise noted) Baldwin County Bickham/Beckham, Abner Talbert, Benjamin Butts County Ward, Samuel Campbell County Clinton, William Chattooga County Holbrook, Caleb Columbia County Lambert, John Ramsey, Randal Elbert County … Read more

Georgia Civil War Regiments

Muster Roll of the Georgia Seige Artillery , Apr 1863-May 1865 (hosted at USGenWeb Archives) Muster Roll of the Georgia Seige Artillery , May 1865 (hosted at USGenWeb Archives) Roster of the Troup Artillery (hosted at Troup Artillery) 11th Georgia Artillery Battalion (hosted at Sumter Artillery) Company A Company C 12th Georgia Battalion Company A Coweta County (hosted at USGenWeb Archives) Company B Washington County Company C Gwinnett, Dekalb, and Heard Counties Company D Richmond County Company F Washington County Lawton-Gordon-Evans Georgia Brigade Partisan Rangers Units and Guerrilla Commands Colquitt’s Brigade (developed by Thomas R. Fasulo) Harrison’s Brigade (developed by Thomas R. … Read more

General Index of Pension Files, 1861-1934

The National Archives have microfilm publication of a general index to pension files. The pension applications to which this index applies relate chiefly to Army, Navy, and Marine Corps service performed between 1861 and 1916. Most of the records relate to Civil War service; some relate to earlier service by Civil War veterans; others relate to service in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Regular Establishment. There are no Federal pension records for service in Confederate forces. Each card in the general index gives a veteran’s name, rank, unit, and term of service; names of … Read more

French and Indian War

Fourth Regiment 2nd Brigade Florida Militia

Muster Roll of Captain Daniel S. Gardner’s Company of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade of the Florida Militia, commanded by Col. Warren, ordered into service of the United States by Brig. Gen’l Hernandez from the 10th day of November 1835 to the 5th day of March 1836. On 11th August 1836 at Jacksonville, Florida, the muster was certified to be true and was signed by Captain D. L Gardiner, Commanding the Company. Gardner, Daniel S. Captain. Waterman, Adin 1st Lieut. Madin, James R. 2nd Lieut. Smith, Gurney 1st Sgt.; not mounted, discharged Jan. 9th. Donaldson, W. L. Sgt. & 1st … Read more