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=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) | === Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | ||
[[Image:Revolution.gif|thumb|right|Revolution.gif]] Those who supported the Revolution may be mentioned in records as rebels, patriots, or Whigs. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. | [[Image:Revolution.gif|thumb|right|Revolution.gif]] Those who supported the Revolution may be mentioned in records as rebels, patriots, or Whigs. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. | ||
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*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources. | *'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources. | ||
*'''Loyalists.''' For Loyalist records, see the "GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS, The Loyalist Era" section in [[Canada Military Records]]. | *'''Loyalists.''' For Loyalist records, see the "GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS, The Loyalist Era" section in [[Canada Military Records]]. | ||
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The website [http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War], hosted by [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb], contains details about more than 2,200 veterans who appear on the 1835 pension roll, as well as hundreds of veterans whose pensions were rejected or suspended in 1852. The 1835 pension roll is also available on [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 Ancestry] ($). County pages on [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb] also contain many abstracts of records about Revolutionary War soldiers. | The website [http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War], hosted by [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb], contains details about more than 2,200 veterans who appear on the 1835 pension roll, as well as hundreds of veterans whose pensions were rejected or suspended in 1852. The 1835 pension roll is also available on [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 Ancestry] ($). County pages on [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb] also contain many abstracts of records about Revolutionary War soldiers. | ||
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Many county genealogical societies have published lists of Revolutionary War veterans from their area in their journals. See "Military Records" under relevant Tennessee county pages. | Many county genealogical societies have published lists of Revolutionary War veterans from their area in their journals. See "Military Records" under relevant Tennessee county pages. | ||
See also [[Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1840 Revolutionary War veterans’ schedules. | See also [[Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1840 Revolutionary War veterans’ schedules. | ||
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | ||