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''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Military Records|Military Records ]] > [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Military Records|Military Records ]] > [[Revolutionary_War,_1775_to_1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]]'' | ||
[[Research U.S. Revolutionary War Ancestor|Research a Revolutionary War Ancestor]] (Daughters of the American Revolution suggestions for research) | [[Research U.S. Revolutionary War Ancestor|Research a Revolutionary War Ancestor]] (Daughters of the American Revolution suggestions for research) | ||
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For further information about available records see [[Revolutionary War Service Records|Revolutionary War Service Records]] | For further information about available records see [[Revolutionary War Service Records|Revolutionary War Service Records]] | ||
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=== [[Bounty Land Warrants|Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants]] === | === [[Bounty Land Warrants|Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants]] === | ||
The first pension law in 1776 granted half-pay for life to soldiers disabled in the service and unable to earn a living. The first pension law based on service was passed in 1818, but it was later amended to make eligible only those soldiers unable to earn a living. The pension act of 1832 allowed pensions again based on service and made widows of veterans also eligible to receive pension benefits. Fires in 1800 destroyed the earliest Revolutionary War pension application records. As a result, pension application papers on file at the National Archives begin after 1800. Certain pension records predating 1800 survive in the form of [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=309454&disp=American+state+papers++ Congressional reports and other legislation]. Reports available are arranged by state; they give name, rank, regiment, description of wounds, and disability; they also give information regarding pension, place of residence, and physical fitness. (FHL film 0944495.)<br> | The first pension law in 1776 granted half-pay for life to soldiers disabled in the service and unable to earn a living. The first pension law based on service was passed in 1818, but it was later amended to make eligible only those soldiers unable to earn a living. The pension act of 1832 allowed pensions again based on service and made widows of veterans also eligible to receive pension benefits. Fires in 1800 destroyed the earliest Revolutionary War pension application records. As a result, pension application papers on file at the National Archives begin after 1800. Certain pension records predating 1800 survive in the form of [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=309454&disp=American+state+papers++ Congressional reports and other legislation]. Reports available are arranged by state; they give name, rank, regiment, description of wounds, and disability; they also give information regarding pension, place of residence, and physical fitness. (FHL film 0944495.)<br> | ||
See more general information about [[Bounty Land Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants]].<br> | See more general information about [[Bounty Land Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants]].<br> | ||
See more infomation about available records for [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants and Pension Records]]. | See more infomation about available records for [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Bounty Land Warrants and Pension Records]]. | ||
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Information from: Family History Library Consultants. Q & A, LAD Database, RELEASE 4.1, Jan. 2004 MJM.<br><!--{12061299460620} --><!--{12061299460621} --> | Information from: Family History Library Consultants. Q & A, LAD Database, RELEASE 4.1, Jan. 2004 MJM.<br><!--{12061299460620} --><!--{12061299460621} --> | ||
The [http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/orderly/orderly.htm On-line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies] site has a few of the Order Books on their site. Presumably all of the regiments kept Order Books however not all have been found. | The [http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/orderly/orderly.htm On-line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies] site has a few of the Order Books on their site. Presumably all of the regiments kept Order Books however not all have been found. | ||
=== Other Nations === | === Other Nations === | ||
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Many people of different nationalities were involved in the Revolutionary War. The following sources may be helpful: | Many people of different nationalities were involved in the Revolutionary War. The following sources may be helpful: | ||
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=== Original Colonies === | === Original Colonies === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:United_States|United_States]] [[Category:American_Loyalists|American_Loyalists]] [[Category:United_States_Military]] [[Category:Hessians]] | [[Category:United_States|United_States]] [[Category:American_Loyalists|American_Loyalists]] [[Category:United_States_Military]] [[Category:Hessians]] | ||