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 === Pension Records  ===
-To search pension records by name, independent of the state, go to [http://lineage.gradeless.com/1812PensionApplications.htm War of 1812 Pension Application Index] for soldiers from states involved in the war, go to digital images of Pension Cards at [http://archive.org/details/indextowarof0001unit Internet Archives]. (Free). Pension cards (''not'' grouped by state) may contain name of soldier and spouse, military unit, enlistment and discharge dates, bounty land warrant number, residency of soldier and widow, marriage date and place, and death of soldier and widow. Federal troops not included.&nbsp; Currently being indexed by name. (Accessed 10 June 2012).
+The [http://lineage.gradeless.com/1812PensionApplications.htm War of 1812 Pension Application Index] groups pensioners by surname, not by state in which they enlisted, and links them to the digital image of their pension card at [http://archive.org/details/indextowarof0001unit Internet Archives]. (Free).&nbsp; Pension cards, which exist for soldiers from all states involved in the war, may contain name of soldier and spouse, military unit, enlistment and discharge dates, bounty land warrant number, residency of soldier and widow, marriage date and place, and death of soldier and widow. Federal troops are not included. Currently being indexed by name. (Accessed 10 June 2012).
 *Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRZST8wY1n Ohio War of 1812 Pension Files]. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.<br>