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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] > 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. | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] > 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. | ||
== Forts == | == Forts == | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Foote Fort Foote] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Foote Fort Foote] | ||
*[http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/fortfrederick.html Fort Frederick State Park] | *[http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/fortfrederick.html Fort Frederick State Park] | ||
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*[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html Garrison Fort] | *[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html Garrison Fort] | ||
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*[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html Fort Lincoln] | *[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/md.html Fort Lincoln] | ||
*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/fomc/home.htm Fort McHenry]<ref>Textual records of this post, 1855-1912, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). </ref> | *[http://www.nps.gov/archive/fomc/home.htm Fort McHenry]<ref>Textual records of this post, 1855-1912, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). </ref> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_George_G._Meade Fort George G. Meade] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_George_G._Meade Fort George G. Meade] | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington_Park Fort Washington Park] <ref>Textual records of this post, 1835-1918, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). </ref> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington_Park Fort Washington Park] <ref>Textual records of this post, 1835-1918, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). </ref> | ||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=361 Little Meadows Encampment] | *[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=361 Little Meadows Encampment] | ||
| valign="top" | [[Image:Ft Henry bombardement 1814.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|A view of the bombardement of Ft. Henry 1814]] | | valign="top" | [[Image:Ft Henry bombardement 1814.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|A view of the bombardement of Ft. Henry 1814]] | ||
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Information about Forts, Camps and Batteries in Maryland can be found at: | Information about Forts, Camps and Batteries in Maryland can be found at: | ||
*[http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?CategoryID=6 Forts and Castle Markers] | *[http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?CategoryID=6 Forts and Castle Markers] | ||
*[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) === | ||
Many colonists served in local militias and participated in [http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h840.html King William’s War (1689–97)], [http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h846.html Queen Anne’s War (1702–13)], [http://www.usahistory.info/colonial-wars/King-Georges-War.html King George’s War (1744–48)], and the [http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h608.html French and Indian War (1754–63)]. Because these were local units and not part of the British Army, any surviving records are in [[Maryland Societies|historical societies]] and [[Maryland Archives and Libraries|state libraries and archives]]. | |||
*''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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;titleno=304513&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. | *''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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;titleno=304513&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;titleno=55944&amp;amp;disp=Colonial+soldiers+of+the+South%2C+1732%2%20%20&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. | *''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;titleno=55944&amp;amp;disp=Colonial+soldiers+of+the+South%2C+1732%2%20%20&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. | ||