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''[[United States|United States]] &gt; [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] &gt; Maryland Military Records''<br>
''[[United States|United States]] &gt; [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] &gt; Maryland Military Records''<br> Many military records are found at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Page]] provides more information on the federal records. Important sources unique to Maryland are listed in the following sections.  
Many military records are found at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives], and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Page]] provides more information on the federal records. Important sources unique to Maryland are listed in the following sections.  
 
== Forts  ==
== Forts  ==


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*[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html North American Forts]
*[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html North American Forts]


== Wars ==
== Wars ==
 
=== Colonial Wars (1632-1775)  ===
=== Colonial Wars (1632-1775)  ===
*''Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58''<ref>''Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. The original papers are at the Maryland Historical Society. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=304513&amp;disp=Maryland+muster+rolls%2C+Fort+Cumberland++ 013158 item 1].)</ref> The Maryland State Archives has a card index to muster and pay rolls for the colonial wars from 1732 to 1772.
 
*''Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774'' <ref>Clark, Murtie June. ''Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=55944&amp;disp=Colonial+soldiers+of+the+South%2C+1732%2%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975 M29c Family History Library book] ISBN: 0806310367 9780806310367. </ref>Pages 1-123 include lists of Maryland militia from 1732 to 1763. The source sometimes lists residence. It is indexed.
*''Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58''<ref>''Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. The original papers are at the Maryland Historical Society. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=304513&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+muster+rolls%2C+Fort+Cumberland++ 013158 item 1].)</ref> The Maryland State Archives has a card index to muster and pay rolls for the colonial wars from 1732 to 1772.  
*''Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774'' <ref>Clark, Murtie June. ''Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=55944&amp;amp;amp;disp=Colonial+soldiers+of+the+South%2C+1732%2%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975 M29c Family History Library book] ISBN: 0806310367 9780806310367. </ref>Pages 1-123 include lists of Maryland militia from 1732 to 1763. The source sometimes lists residence. It is indexed.
 
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
A man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Maryland is probably listed in some form of military record. If he supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in the records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. For Revolutionary War patriot records, see:  
A man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Maryland is probably listed in some form of military record. If he supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in the records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. For Revolutionary War patriot records, see:  
*[http://www.footnote.com/page/857_revolutionary_war_service_records/ Revolutionary War Service Records; Footnote] ($) contains Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, NARA M881.
 
*''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=476517&amp;disp=Genealogical+abstracts+of+Revolutionary+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M28g].</ref> The abstracts may contain name, unit, service and application dates and places, age, birth date, marriage date, residences, and names of relatives. These abstracts are mainly from the following collection of records:
*[http://www.footnote.com/page/857_revolutionary_war_service_records/ Revolutionary War Service Records; Footnote] ($) contains Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, NARA M881.  
*''Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files''<ref> United States. Veterans Administration. ''Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=213057&amp;disp=Selected+records+from+Revolutionary+War+++ 840256-406]</ref>
*''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=476517&amp;amp;amp;disp=Genealogical+abstracts+of+Revolutionary+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M28g].</ref> The abstracts may contain name, unit, service and application dates and places, age, birth date, marriage date, residences, and names of relatives. These abstracts are mainly from the following collection of records:  
*''Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files ''<ref> United States. Veterans Administration. ''Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=213057&amp;amp;amp;disp=Selected+records+from+Revolutionary+War+++ 840256-406]</ref>
 
Other patriot records include:  
Other patriot records include:  
*''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=306844&amp;disp=Revolutionary+war+pension+and+bounty-l++ 970001-2670], NARA M080 </ref>. This collection contains 80,000 complete pension files organized alphabetically by surname.
 
*''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=745712&amp;disp=Index+to+Revolutionary+War+service+recor%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M22wv] ISBN 0945099304, 9780945099307. </ref>This source shows the name, rank, and unit of over 390,000 patriots. The index is a transcript of: ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers'' <ref>United States. Adjutant General's Office. ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942. Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;filmno=882841 882841]-98, NARA M881)</ref>
*''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=306844&amp;amp;amp;disp=Revolutionary+war+pension+and+bounty-l++ 970001-2670], NARA M080 </ref>. This collection contains 80,000 complete pension files organized alphabetically by surname.  
*''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=745712&amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+Revolutionary+War+service+recor%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M22wv] ISBN 0945099304, 9780945099307. </ref>This source shows the name, rank, and unit of over 390,000 patriots. The index is a transcript of: ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers'' <ref>United States. Adjutant General's Office. ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942. Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;filmno=882841 882841]-98, NARA M881)</ref>
 
The service records and pension files for Revolutionary War patriots are available at the Family History Library. You can also use [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html NATF Form 86] for service records and NATF Form 85 for pension files to obtain copies of records from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] for a fee.  
The service records and pension files for Revolutionary War patriots are available at the Family History Library. You can also use [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html NATF Form 86] for service records and NATF Form 85 for pension files to obtain copies of records from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] for a fee.  
==== Muster Rolls  ====
==== Muster Rolls  ====
Muster and pay rolls and other records of Maryland continental and state troops, have been published in:  
Muster and pay rolls and other records of Maryland continental and state troops, have been published in:  
*''Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783'' <ref>''Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783''. Archives of Maryland. Vol. 18. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1900. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=73862&amp;disp=Muster+rolls+and+other+records+of+servic%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 B4m] vol. 18; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=73862&amp;disp=Muster+rolls+and+other+records+of+servic++ 908302 item 1].</ref> This book may include officers, regiments, rank, service dates, or residence.
 
==== Pension and Land Records ====
*''Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783'' <ref>''Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783''. Archives of Maryland. Vol. 18. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1900. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=73862&amp;amp;amp;disp=Muster+rolls+and+other+records+of+servic%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 B4m] vol. 18; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=73862&amp;amp;amp;disp=Muster+rolls+and+other+records+of+servic++ 908302 item 1].</ref> This book may include officers, regiments, rank, service dates, or residence.
 
==== Pension and Land Records ====
 
Abstracts from pension and bounty land applications are in:  
Abstracts from pension and bounty land applications are in:  
*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/10936943/revolutionary-war-pensions/ Revolutionary War Pensions; Footnote] ($) This collection includes entire records of pension files for soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolutionary War.
 
*''Maryland Revolutionary Records'' <ref>Newman, Harry Wright. ''Maryland Revolutionary Records'' . . . 1938. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=173347&amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+records%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2n 1967]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=173347&amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+records++ 1036487 item 2]</ref> The information comes from pension claims and bounty land applications. It may include regiment, rank, land grant acreage, or marriage information.
*[http://www.footnote.com/documents/10936943/revolutionary-war-pensions/ Revolutionary War Pensions; Footnote] ($) This collection includes entire records of pension files for soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolutionary War.  
*''Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars'' <ref>McGee, Mrs. Carl W., comp. ''Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars''. Washington, D.C.: C.W. McGhee, 1952. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=232366&amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+War+pensioners%2C%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M24m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=232366&amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+War+pensioners%2C++ 496676 item 6]. </ref>May include rank, date of pension, age, residence, or emigration to another state.
*''Maryland Revolutionary Records'' <ref>Newman, Harry Wright. ''Maryland Revolutionary Records'' . . . 1938. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=173347&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+records%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2n 1967]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=173347&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+records++ 1036487 item 2]</ref> The information comes from pension claims and bounty land applications. It may include regiment, rank, land grant acreage, or marriage information.  
*''Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars'' <ref>McGee, Mrs. Carl W., comp. ''Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars''. Washington, D.C.: C.W. McGhee, 1952. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=232366&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+War+pensioners%2C%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M24m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=232366&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+Revolutionary+War+pensioners%2C++ 496676 item 6]. </ref>May include rank, date of pension, age, residence, or emigration to another state.
 
See the "[[Maryland Land and Property|Land and Property]]" page for records of land (Bounty Land) paid to Revolutionary soldiers.  
See the "[[Maryland Land and Property|Land and Property]]" page for records of land (Bounty Land) paid to Revolutionary soldiers.  
==== History ====
 
==== History ====
 
To learn more about the Maryland Continental Line, see:  
To learn more about the Maryland Continental Line, see:  
*''A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army'' <ref>Kilbourne, John Dwight. ''A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army''. Baltimore, Maryland: The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 1992. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=379069&amp;disp=A+short+history+of+the+Maryland+Line+in+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2k] </ref>This book describes the seven regiments formed in Maryland, as well as an eighth regiment sometimes called the [http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/rev_war/george_silver_german_battalion.htm "German Battalion."]
 
==== Indexes ====
*''A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army'' <ref>Kilbourne, John Dwight. ''A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army''. Baltimore, Maryland: The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 1992. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=379069&amp;amp;amp;disp=A+short+history+of+the+Maryland+Line+in+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2k] </ref>This book describes the seven regiments formed in Maryland, as well as an eighth regiment sometimes called the [http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/rev_war/george_silver_german_battalion.htm "German Battalion."]
 
==== Indexes ====
 
The Maryland State Archives has several card indexes related to service in the militia. Names of men found in surviving militia records are listed in:  
The Maryland State Archives has several card indexes related to service in the militia. Names of men found in surviving militia records are listed in:  
*''The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War'' <ref>Clements, S. Eugene, and F. Edward Wright. ''The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War''. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=581295&amp;disp=The+Maryland+militia+in+the+Revolutionar%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M28c] fckLRISBN: 0940907011 9780940907010 </ref>
 
==== Loyalists ====
*''The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War'' <ref>Clements, S. Eugene, and F. Edward Wright. ''The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War''. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=581295&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Maryland+militia+in+the+Revolutionar%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M28c] fckLRISBN: 0940907011 9780940907010 </ref>
 
==== Loyalists ====
 
In the fall of 1777, a regiment of Loyalists was raised in Maryland. To learn more about these men, see:  
In the fall of 1777, a regiment of Loyalists was raised in Maryland. To learn more about these men, see:  
*''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War'' <ref>Clark, Murtie June. ''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981. Family History Library book&amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=358874&amp;disp=Loyalists+in+the+southern+campaign+of+th%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975 F2cm] ISBN: 0806309245 9780806309248 </ref>May include regiment, officers, service dates, rank, and where mustered.
 
==== Online Resources ====
*''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War'' <ref>Clark, Murtie June. ''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981. Family History Library book&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=358874&amp;amp;amp;disp=Loyalists+in+the+southern+campaign+of+th%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975 F2cm] ISBN: 0806309245 9780806309248 </ref>May include regiment, officers, service dates, rank, and where mustered.
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4260&o_xid=9872&o_lid=9872&o_xt=9872&offerid=0:694:0 Ancestry] ($) Maryland Revolutionary War Records search by name
 
==== Online Resources ====
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4260&o_xid=9872&o_lid=9872&o_xt=9872&offerid=0:694:0 Ancestry] ($) Maryland Revolutionary War Records search by name  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/pensions/revwar/index.htm Classes of Pensioners and Pension Lists]  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/pensions/revwar/index.htm Classes of Pensioners and Pension Lists]  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/revwar.html Maryland State Archives Reference &amp; Research]
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/revwar.html Maryland State Archives Reference &amp; Research]  
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdmd3004_revolutionaryrecords WorldVitalRecords] ($) Revolutionary records; Data obtained from 3,050 Pension Claims and Bounty Land Applications, including 1,000 Marriages of Maryland Soldiers and a List of 1,300 Proved Services of Soldiers and Patriots of other States
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdmd3004_revolutionaryrecords WorldVitalRecords] ($) Revolutionary records; Data obtained from 3,050 Pension Claims and Bounty Land Applications, including 1,000 Marriages of Maryland Soldiers and a List of 1,300 Proved Services of Soldiers and Patriots of other States
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
[http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/inMaryland/ The Society of The War of 1812] along with it's counterpart [http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/inMaryland/Maryland State Society United States Daughters of 1812] works to provide information about the people between the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812. Among the Societies' holdings are family histories.
 
[http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/inMaryland/ The Society of The War of 1812] along with it's counterpart [http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/inMaryland/Maryland State Society United States Daughters of 1812] works to provide information about the people between the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812. Among the Societies' holdings are family histories.  
 
==== Service Records  ====
==== Service Records  ====


These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records. A roster of soldiers and sailors with their rank and unit, compiled by Louis Henry Dielman, is in:  
These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records. A roster of soldiers and sailors with their rank and unit, compiled by Louis Henry Dielman, is in:  


*''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815'' <ref>Marine, William M. ''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815''. 1913. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland++ 1036720 item 2]</ref>&nbsp; Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=_ol2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=british+invasion+of+maryland&ei=xCd5SfKsHonwkQTc7KXaBg here]&nbsp;to view this book online.
*''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815'' <ref>Marine, William M. ''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815''. 1913. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland++ 1036720 item 2]</ref>&nbsp; Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=_ol2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=british+invasion+of+maryland&ei=xCd5SfKsHonwkQTc7KXaBg here]&nbsp;to view this book online.


Published abstracts of muster, pay, and receipt rolls of soldiers who served in the militia are in:  
Published abstracts of muster, pay, and receipt rolls of soldiers who served in the militia are in:  


*''Maryland Militia War of 1812'' <ref>Wright, Frederick Edward. ''Maryland Militia War of 1812''. Seven Volumes. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1979-. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=165022&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+militia%2C+War+of+1812%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2w]</ref>
*''Maryland Militia War of 1812'' <ref>Wright, Frederick Edward. ''Maryland Militia War of 1812''. Seven Volumes. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1979-. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=165022&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+militia%2C+War+of+1812%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2w]</ref>


A list of American prisoners kept at Dartmoor Prison in England is found in:  
A list of American prisoners kept at Dartmoor Prison in England is found in:  


*''Dartmoor Prison'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V. and Joanne M. ''Dartmoor Prison''. Baltimore, Maryland: J. Mart, 1984. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=51727&amp;amp;amp;disp=Dartmoor+Prison%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2h vol. 3] </ref>6,554 Americans were kept at this prison. Approximately 581 died while prisoners.
*''Dartmoor Prison'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V. and Joanne M. ''Dartmoor Prison''. Baltimore, Maryland: J. Mart, 1984. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=51727&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Dartmoor+Prison%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2h vol. 3] </ref>6,554 Americans were kept at this prison. Approximately 581 died while prisoners.


==== Pension Records  ====
==== Pension Records  ====


These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records <ref>(on 102 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=46482&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+War+of+1812+Pension+application%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 840431], NARA M0313)</ref> The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] also has the following index to pension records:  
These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records <ref>(on 102 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=46482&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+War+of+1812+Pension+application%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 840431], NARA M0313)</ref> The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] also has the following index to pension records:  


*''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files''. Transcribed by Virgil D. White. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1992. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=627918&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+War+of+1812+pension+files%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M22i 1992]</ref>
*''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files'' <ref>White, Virgil D. ''Index to War of 1812 Pension Files''. Transcribed by Virgil D. White. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1992. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=627918&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Index+to+War+of+1812+pension+files%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M22i 1992]</ref>


Ancestry.com which is a subscription website, but can be accessed free at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], some large Family History Centers and many public and university libraries, also has the following index:  
Ancestry.com which is a subscription website, but can be accessed free at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], some large Family History Centers and many public and university libraries, also has the following index:  
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=== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ===
=== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ===
A list of Maryland volunteers is found in:  
A list of Maryland volunteers is found in:  
*''Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' <ref>Wells, Charles J. ''Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1991. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=493467&amp;disp=Maryland+and+District+of+Columbia+Volunt%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2we]ISBN 0940907194, 9780940907195 </ref>This book lists the soldier’s rank, unit, city of enlistment, and age.
 
*''Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' <ref>Wells, Charles J. ''Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War.'' Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1991. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=493467&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+and+District+of+Columbia+Volunt%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2we]ISBN 0940907194, 9780940907195 </ref>This book lists the soldier’s rank, unit, city of enlistment, and age.
 
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
Maryland was officially a Union state, but some men—particularly from southern Maryland—did serve in the Confederate Army.  
 
For service records of Union soldiers, see:  
Maryland was officially a Union state, but some men—particularly from southern Maryland—did serve in the Confederate Army. For service records of Union soldiers, see:  
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland'' <ref>''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland''. On 13 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=462894&amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 881522]</ref>
 
*''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland.'' <ref>''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland.'' On 238 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=462894&amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 1477976], NARA M0384 </ref>
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland'' <ref>''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland''. On 13 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=462894&amp;amp;amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 881522]</ref>  
*''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland.'' <ref>''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland.'' On 238 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=462894&amp;amp;amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1477976], NARA M0384 </ref>
 
For service records of Confederate soldiers, see:  
For service records of Confederate soldiers, see:  
*''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland'' <ref>''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland''. (On 22 FHL films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=36097&amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 1292663], NARA M0321</ref> <ref>The index is on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=36097&amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 821887-8]</ref>
 
==== Pension Records ====
*''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland'' <ref>''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland''. (On 22 FHL films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=36097&amp;amp;amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1292663], NARA M0321</ref> <ref>The index is on Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=36097&amp;amp;amp;disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 821887-8]</ref>
The Family History Library has an index to Civil War pension records Family History Library films <ref>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=184124&amp;disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ 540757-541300], NARA T0288)</ref> You must order photocopies of Union pension applications from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives].  
 
The state of Maryland did not offer pensions to those who served in the Confederacy.  
==== Pension Records ====
==== Rosters ====
 
The Family History Library has an index to Civil War pension records Family History Library films <ref>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=184124&amp;amp;amp;disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ 540757-541300], NARA T0288)</ref> You must order photocopies of Union pension applications from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The state of Maryland did not offer pensions to those who served in the Confederacy.  
 
==== Rosters ====
 
Published rosters of Confederate and Union soldiers are in:  
Published rosters of Confederate and Union soldiers are in:  
*''The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865'' <ref>Goldsborough, William W. ''The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865''. 1900. Reprint, Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=495853&amp;disp=The+Maryland+line+in+the+Confederate+Arm%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2g]Full text on [http://books.google.com/books?id=I89eYqTFJ6kC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=The+Maryland+Line+in+the+Confederate+Army,+1861-1865&amp;ei=x0BtSYuhEpDMlQSKidXdAw Google Books]</ref>
 
*''Marylanders in the Confederacy'' <ref>Hartzler, Daniel D. ''Marylanders in the Confederacy''. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1986. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=503947&amp;disp=Marylanders+in+the+Confederacy%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M28h]</ref>
*''The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865'' <ref>Goldsborough, William W. ''The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865''. 1900. Reprint, Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=495853&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Maryland+line+in+the+Confederate+Arm%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2g]Full text on [http://books.google.com/books?id=I89eYqTFJ6kC&amp;amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;amp;dq=The+Maryland+Line+in+the+Confederate+Army,+1861-1865&amp;amp;amp;ei=x0BtSYuhEpDMlQSKidXdAw Google Books]</ref>  
*''Maryland in the Civil War'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V., and Joanne M. Huntsberry. ''Maryland in the Civil War''. Two Volumes. Edgemere, Maryland: J. Mart Publishers, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=503947&amp;disp=Marylanders+in+the+Confederacy%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2hm]</ref>
*''Marylanders in the Confederacy'' <ref>Hartzler, Daniel D. ''Marylanders in the Confederacy''. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1986. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=503947&amp;amp;amp;disp=Marylanders+in+the+Confederacy%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M28h]</ref>  
*''History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65'' <ref>Wilmer, L. Allison. ''History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65''. Two Volumes. 1898-1899. Reprint, Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=677856&amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2wi]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=357641&amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer++ 1466002]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=784137&amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer++ 6082446]</ref>
*''Maryland in the Civil War'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V., and Joanne M. Huntsberry. ''Maryland in the Civil War''. Two Volumes. Edgemere, Maryland: J. Mart Publishers, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=503947&amp;amp;amp;disp=Marylanders+in+the+Confederacy%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2hm]</ref>  
*''Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863'' <ref>''Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863''. (Family History Library book&amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=291114&amp;disp=Register+of+the+commissioned+and+warrant%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975 M3r]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=291114&amp;disp=Register+of+the+commissioned+and+warrant++ 1035530 item 8]).</ref>
*''History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65'' <ref>Wilmer, L. Allison. ''History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65''. Two Volumes. 1898-1899. Reprint, Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line, 1987. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=677856&amp;amp;amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2wi]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=357641&amp;amp;amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer++ 1466002]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=784137&amp;amp;amp;disp=History+and+roster+of+Maryland+volunteer++ 6082446]</ref>  
==== History ====
*''Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863'' <ref>''Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863''. (Family History Library book&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=291114&amp;amp;amp;disp=Register+of+the+commissioned+and+warrant%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975 M3r]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=291114&amp;amp;amp;disp=Register+of+the+commissioned+and+warrant++ 1035530 item 8]).</ref>
*''A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel''<ref>  Andrews, Mary Catherine (Lee) and Tunstall Smith. 'A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel'' Baltimore, Maryland: The Sun Job Printing Office 1930. Full Text at [http://books.google.com/books?id=cuRYAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=maryland+military&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=WrFvSbDQA4jiNPu4kO0M&client=safari#PPA3,M1] Google Books </ref> is a history from the recollections of Richard Snowden Andrews Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the first Maryland Artillery (Andrews Battalion) Confederate States Army of the account of a fight of two guns at Sevenson's Depot near Winchester in 1863.
 
==== History ====
 
*''A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel''<ref>  Andrews, Mary Catherine (Lee) and Tunstall Smith. 'A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel'' Baltimore, Maryland: The Sun Job Printing Office 1930. Full Text at [http://books.google.com/books?id=cuRYAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;amp;dq=maryland+military&amp;amp;lr=&amp;amp;as_brr=1&amp;amp;ei=WrFvSbDQA4jiNPu4kO0M&amp;amp;client=safari#PPA3,M1] Google Books </ref> is a history from the recollections of Richard Snowden Andrews Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the first Maryland Artillery (Andrews Battalion) Confederate States Army of the account of a fight of two guns at Sevenson's Depot near Winchester in 1863.
 
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some Maryland regimental histories. An example is:  
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some Maryland regimental histories. An example is:  
*''Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866'' <ref>Callum, Agnes Kane. ''Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866''. Baltimore, Maryland: Mullac Publishers, 1990. Family History Library book&amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=409767&amp;disp=Colored+volunteers+of+Maryland%2C+Civil+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2ca]</ref>
 
*''Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866'' <ref>Callum, Agnes Kane. ''Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866''. Baltimore, Maryland: Mullac Publishers, 1990. Family History Library book&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=409767&amp;amp;amp;disp=Colored+volunteers+of+Maryland%2C+Civil+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2ca]</ref>
 
To learn more about Maryland Confederate forces, see:  
To learn more about Maryland Confederate forces, see:  
*''Confederate Military History'' <ref>''Confederate Military History''. Extended ed., 17 vols. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987-1988. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;callno=975+M2e 975 M2e]</ref> Volume two deals only with Maryland.
 
==== Online Resources ====
*''Confederate Military History'' <ref>''Confederate Military History''. Extended ed., 17 vols. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987-1988. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;callno=975+M2e 975 M2e]</ref> Volume two deals only with Maryland.
 
==== Online Resources ====
 
*[http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw-md.html Civil War Rosters]  
*[http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw-md.html Civil War Rosters]  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000367/html/index.html History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers]  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000367/html/index.html History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers]  
*[http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/MarylandVolunteers.cfm Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861–1865]
*[http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/MarylandVolunteers.cfm Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861–1865]
=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
*''Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War'' <ref>''Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War''. Reprint. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1990. Original is Baltimore, Maryland: W.J.C. Dulany, 1901. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=599179&amp;disp=Roster+of+the+soldiers+and+sailors+who+s%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2r]</ref>
 
==== Online Resources ====
*''Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War'' <ref>''Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War''. Reprint. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1990. Original is Baltimore, Maryland: W.J.C. Dulany, 1901. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=599179&amp;amp;amp;disp=Roster+of+the+soldiers+and+sailors+who+s%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2r]</ref>
 
==== Online Resources ====
 
[http://www.spanamwar.com/marylandgraves.htm A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in Maryland]  
[http://www.spanamwar.com/marylandgraves.htm A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in Maryland]  
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
World War I draft registration cards for men ages] 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Maryland, see:  
World War I draft registration cards for men ages] 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Maryland, see:  
*''Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.''<ref> United States. Selective Service System. ''Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On 57 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=747004&amp;disp=Maryland%2C+World+War+I+Selective+Servic%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 1654024]</ref>
 
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.  
*''Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.''<ref> United States. Selective Service System. ''Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On 57 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=747004&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland%2C+World+War+I+Selective+Servic%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1654024]</ref>
Most counties had only one board; large cities had more. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you determine the board number if he lived in a large city. A map of Baltimore has been prepared which shows the draft board registration districts. The cities listed in the map are in alphabetical order by name of the city. For a copy of this map, see:  
 
*''List of World War One Draft Board Maps'' <ref>United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=641275&amp;disp=List+of+World+War+One+draft+board+maps++ 1498803]</ref>
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had more. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you determine the board number if he lived in a large city. A map of Baltimore has been prepared which shows the draft board registration districts. The cities listed in the map are in alphabetical order by name of the city. For a copy of this map, see:  
 
*''List of World War One Draft Board Maps'' <ref>United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=641275&amp;amp;amp;disp=List+of+World+War+One+draft+board+maps++ 1498803]</ref>
 
Published lists of servicemen include:  
Published lists of servicemen include:  
*''Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19''<ref> ''Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19''. Military and Naval Service Records. Two Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland War Records Commission, 1933. Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=477945&amp;disp=Maryland+in+the+World+War%2C+1917-1919++ 1670787]</ref> The Family History Library has only volume two, which contains surnames beginning with J to Z.
 
*''Soldiers of the Great War'' <ref>Haulsee, W.M., F.G. Howe, and A.C. Doyle. ''Soldiers of the Great War''. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=285556&amp;disp=Soldiers+of+the+great+war%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M23s]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=285556&amp;disp=Soldiers+of+the+great+war++ 6051244] [http://www.google.com/ig?referrer=ign#max50 Google Books]</ref> Volume 1 lists the Maryland soldiers who died in World War I and provides photographs. <ref> Full Text on [http://www.google.com/ig?referrer=ign#max50 Google Books] </ref>
*''Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19''<ref> ''Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19''. Military and Naval Service Records. Two Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland War Records Commission, 1933. Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=477945&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+in+the+World+War%2C+1917-1919++ 1670787]</ref> The Family History Library has only volume two, which contains surnames beginning with J to Z.  
==== Online Resources ====
*''Soldiers of the Great War'' <ref>Haulsee, W.M., F.G. Howe, and A.C. Doyle. ''Soldiers of the Great War''. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=285556&amp;amp;amp;disp=Soldiers+of+the+great+war%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 973 M23s]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=285556&amp;amp;amp;disp=Soldiers+of+the+great+war++ 6051244] [http://www.google.com/ig?referrer=ign#max50 Google Books]</ref> Volume 1 lists the Maryland soldiers who died in World War I and provides photographs. <ref> Full Text on [http://www.google.com/ig?referrer=ign#max50 Google Books] </ref>
 
==== Online Resources ====
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&offerid=0:7858:0 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]&nbsp;($) Ancestry has the complete set of records for all states and the digitized indexes.  
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=6482&offerid=0:7858:0 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]&nbsp;($) Ancestry has the complete set of records for all states and the digitized indexes.  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm World War I Draft Registration Records]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/ww1/draft.htm World War I Draft Registration Records]  
*[http://www.footnote.com/browse.php#All|2414472 Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900; Footnote] ($) NARA T289. Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
*[http://www.footnote.com/browse.php#All|2414472 Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900; Footnote] ($) NARA T289. Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===
=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===
War Records Division, Maryland Historical Society. ''Maryland in World War II: Register of Service Personnel''. Five Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1965. (Not at the Family History Library.)  
War Records Division, Maryland Historical Society. ''Maryland in World War II: Register of Service Personnel''. Five Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1965. (Not at the Family History Library.)  
==== Online Resources ====
 
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939 Ancestry] has U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946&nbsp;($)
==== Online Resources ====
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/maryland/index.htm Maryland World War II Casualties Army and Air Force]
 
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=eyearbook_na WorldVitalRecords] ($) Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook This database contains the following years: 1902,1911,1915,1917 - 1918,1920 - 1921,1923 - 1939,1941 - 1946,1948 - 1951,1953 - 1955,1957,1959 - 1960
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8939 Ancestry] has U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946&nbsp;($)  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/maryland/index.htm Maryland World War II Casualties Army and Air Force]  
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=eyearbook_na WorldVitalRecords] ($) Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook This database contains the following years: 1902,1911,1915,1917 - 1918,1920 - 1921,1923 - 1939,1941 - 1946,1948 - 1951,1953 - 1955,1957,1959 - 1960  
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_coffelt1956-2003 WorldVitalRecords] ($) Army Casualties 1956 - 2003
*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_coffelt1956-2003 WorldVitalRecords] ($) Army Casualties 1956 - 2003


The&nbsp;Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] lists military records under:  
The&nbsp;Place Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] lists military records under:  
::MARYLAND - MILITARY RECORDS  
::MARYLAND - MILITARY RECORDS  
::MARYLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
::MARYLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS
==== General Online Resources for Military ====
 
==== General Online Resources for Military ====
 
[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/military.html General Online Resources for Military]  
[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/military.html General Online Resources for Military]  
=== Web Sites  ===
=== Web Sites  ===
[http://www.msa.md.gov/Maryland State Archives] <br>
[http://www.usna.edu/VirtualTour/150years/ United States Naval Academy]


[http://www.msa.md.gov/Maryland State Archives] <br> [http://www.usna.edu/VirtualTour/150years/ United States Naval Academy]
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