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| The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br> | | The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br> |
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| See the Wiki article, [[Tennessee in the War of 1812|Tennessee in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Tennessee.<br> | | See the Wiki article, [[Tennessee in the War of 1812|Tennessee in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Tennessee.<br> |
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| There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]''.'' | | There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]''.'' |
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| The Tennessee State Library and Archives provides these articles:
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| *"[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/tn1812.htm Brief History of Tennessee in the War of 1812]," gives brief descriptions of battles plus a map of the "Creek Campaign."
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| *"[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/1812reg.htm Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812]," lists the regiments, commanders, dates, counties represented by the regiment, and brief regimental histories.
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| Additional resources:
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| *Douthat, James L. ''1814 Court Martial of Tennessee Militiamen.'' Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Institute of Historic Research, 1993. {{FHL|item|704829|disp= FHL book 976.8 M2}}
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| *Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98; Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct. 1961):122-124. {{FHL|44514|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 B2a v. 8}}; digital version at [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html journal website].
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| *''Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M313. Available online {{RecordSearch|1916219}} or on film {{FHL|46482|item|disp=FHL film 0840431 (first of 102 films)}}This index has the veteran’s name, widow’s name, rank, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, application and certificate numbers, and bounty land warrant numbers.
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| *McCown, Mary Hardin. ''Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee.'' 1959. {{FHL|222017|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2mh}}. The record is arranged alphabetically by surname. Most of the entries give name, birth and death dates, home county, rank, and unit; and spouse’s name, birth and death dates.
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| *Sistler, Byron. ''Tennesseans in the War of 1812''. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1992. Family History Library book {{FHL|508815|item|disp=FHL film 1697905 item 3; book 976.8 M22}} The names are arranged in alphabetical order. It includes officers and enlisted men, giving each name, rank, regiment, and residence.
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| *''War of 1812 Pensioners Living in Tennessee during the 1880's''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1983. {{FHL|740453|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2wa}}).The record is arranged alphabetically by county. Most of the entries give the pensioner’s name, address, cause for pension, and date of original allowance. The record includes an index. (The ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files'' listed above is a better index.)
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| === Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) === | | === Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) === |