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For a detailed guide to Virginia military organization, see: [[Virginia in the Revolutionary War|Virginia in the Revolutionary War]]. | For a detailed guide to Virginia military organization, see: [[Virginia in the Revolutionary War|Virginia in the Revolutionary War]]. | ||
Records of individuals who participated in the Revolutionary War can be found in published indexes, pension files, bounty land records, service records, and public service claims. Abstracts of many Virginia Revolutionary War pension records and unit rosters are available on the website [http://www.southerncampaign.org/ Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution]. A database of participants at [http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/muster.asp Valley Forge], which includes many Virginians, is available online. The [http://www.battleofcamden.org/ Battle of Camden] website also includes details about many Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers (see [http://www.battleofcamden.org/verif_amer.htm American & Brit Participants]).<br> | Records of individuals who participated in the Revolutionary War can be found in published indexes, pension files, bounty land records, service records, and public service claims. Abstracts of many Virginia Revolutionary War pension records and unit rosters are available on the website [http://www.southerncampaign.org/ Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution]. A database of participants at [http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/muster.asp Valley Forge], which includes many Virginians, is available online. The [http://www.battleofcamden.org/ Battle of Camden] website also includes details about many Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers (see [http://www.battleofcamden.org/verif_amer.htm American & Brit Participants]).<br> | ||
If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help:<br> | If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help:<br> | ||
*Sanchez-Saavedra, E.M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978.) {{FHL|79781|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2s}}.<br> | *Sanchez-Saavedra, E.M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. (Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978.) {{FHL|79781|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2s}}.<br> | ||
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An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The Ohio Land Grant Office (c/o Auditor of State, 88 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215) has some records of these land grants. | An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The Ohio Land Grant Office (c/o Auditor of State, 88 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215) has some records of these land grants. | ||
*Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus. ''Revolutionary War Records: Virginia Army and Navy Forces with Bounty Land Warrants for Virginia Military District of Ohio, and Virginia Military Scrip, from Federal and State Archives.'' Washington, D.C., 1936. Digital version at {{FSbook|113280}} - free. | |||
A significant collection of survey records and other information about this district is also at the Illinois Historical Survey Collection at the University of Illinois Library in Urbana. These are indexed in volume 4 of: | A significant collection of survey records and other information about this district is also at the Illinois Historical Survey Collection at the University of Illinois Library in Urbana. These are indexed in volume 4 of: | ||