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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
During the War of 1812, Tennessee furnished 18,361 infantry men, 9,095 cavalry men, 110 artillery men, and 267 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 27,833 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref> The backwoods "hunters of Kentucky and Tennessee" took pride in defeating the professional British army at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. | During the War of 1812, Tennessee furnished 18,361 infantry men, 9,095 cavalry men, 110 artillery men, and 267 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 27,833 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref> The backwoods "hunters of Kentucky and Tennessee" took pride in defeating the professional British army at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. | ||
=== Explanation of the Major Record Types === | === Explanation of the Major Record Types === | ||
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*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records''] ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012). <br> | *Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records''] ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012). <br> | ||
*Sistler, Byron ''Tennesseans | *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. | ||
*Fox, George and Juanita Fox: ''East Tennesseans in the War of 1812: 150 muster rolls - 8,500 men''<br>(S.I.: G&J. Fox, 2011) pages 432 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1936292 FHL Book 976.8 M2] | *Fox, George and Juanita Fox: ''East Tennesseans in the War of 1812: 150 muster rolls - 8,500 men''<br>(S.I.: G&J. Fox, 2011) pages 432 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1936292 FHL Book 976.8 M2] | ||
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*Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRPLME6Txc Tennessee War of 1812 Pension Files] . (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.<br> | *Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRPLME6Txc Tennessee War of 1812 Pension Files] . (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.<br> | ||
*''War of 1812 | *''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.) | ||
*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]. | |||
*''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. | |||
=== Cemetery Records === | === Cemetery Records === | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
The Tennessee State Library and Archives provides these articles: | |||
*"[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." | |||
*"[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. | |||
*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}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||