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Tennessee was part of the Colony of North Carolina during the colonial times.  
Tennessee was part of the Colony of North Carolina during the colonial times.  


*Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 {{FSC|62113|item|disp=FS Library book 975.5 A1 no. 12}}. The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. The record may include men living in the territory that later became the State of Tennessee. This record includes an index.
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 {{FSC|62113|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A1 no. 12}}. The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. The record may include men living in the territory that later became the State of Tennessee. This record includes an index.


:''See Also: [[North Carolina Military Records#Colonial_Wars_.281732.E2.80.931775.29|North Carolina Military Records]]''
:''See Also: [[North Carolina Military Records#Colonial_Wars_.281732.E2.80.931775.29|North Carolina Military Records]]''
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*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FSC|282860|item|disp=FS Library film 2321; book 973 X2pc 1840}}. Tennessee section begins on page 152.
*''A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census''. 1841. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. {{FSC|282860|item|disp=FS Library film 2321; book 973 X2pc 1840}}. Tennessee section begins on page 152.
*Armstrong, Zella. ''Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution–War of 1812.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. {{FSC|626287|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 M2az}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/48298/ Ancestry] ($). This lists pensioners, their ages, where they served, and where their pension was drawn.  
*Armstrong, Zella. ''Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution–War of 1812.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. {{FSC|626287|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 M2az}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.ca/search/collections/48298/ Ancestry] ($). This lists pensioners, their ages, where they served, and where their pension was drawn.  
*Bates, Lucy Womack. ''Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee''. Brentwood, Tennessee: Tennessee Society, NSDAR, 1979. {{FSC|159728|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 V3b}}. The record is arranged alphabetically by surname, then given name. Most entries give name, birth date and place, marriage date and place, death date and place, rank, and unit; and spouse’s name, birth date and place, and death date and place.  
*Bates, Lucy Womack. ''Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee''. Brentwood, Tennessee: Tennessee Society, NSDAR, 1979. {{FSC|159728|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 V3b}}. The record is arranged alphabetically by surname, then given name. Most entries give name, birth date and place, marriage date and place, death date and place, rank, and unit; and spouse’s name, birth date and place, and death date and place.  
*''Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution''. 1933. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975. {{FSC|334399|item|disp=FS Library film 1036620 item 2; book 976.8 M2so nos.1–5 1975; }}. This contains abstracts of pension applications.
*''Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution''. 1933. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975. {{FSC|334399|item|disp=FS Library film 1036620 item 2; book 976.8 M2so nos.1–5 1975; }}. This contains abstracts of pension applications.


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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])


*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].


Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]].
Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]].
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For a published roster of soldiers who died in the war see:  
For a published roster of soldiers who died in the war see:  


*Haulsee, W. M. comp. ''Soldiers of the Great War.'' Three Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publication Association, 1920. Digital version of V. 2 at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/517588-soldiers-of-the-great-war-vol-2?offset=3_02 FamilySearch Digital Library] {{FSC|285556|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M23s. 3 vol.}}Tennessee soldiers are listed in Volume Three, pages 207–44. It gives the soldier’s name, residence, rank, cause of death, and includes pictures.
*Haulsee, W. M. comp. ''Soldiers of the Great War.'' Three Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publication Association, 1920. Digital version of V. 2 at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/517588-soldiers-of-the-great-war-vol-2?offset=3_02 FamilySearch Digital Library] {{FSC|285556|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23s. 3 vol.}}Tennessee soldiers are listed in Volume Three, pages 207–44. It gives the soldier’s name, residence, rank, cause of death, and includes pictures.


'''Tennessee State Library and Archives'''
'''Tennessee State Library and Archives'''
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A published list of militia officers of 1796–1815 is:  
A published list of militia officers of 1796–1815 is:  


Moore, Mrs. John Trotwood. ''Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796–1815''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. {{FSC|222014|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 M2m}}. Commissions are listed in chronological order and include the officer’s name, regiment, and rank.
Moore, Mrs. John Trotwood. ''Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796–1815''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. {{FSC|222014|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 M2m}}. Commissions are listed in chronological order and include the officer’s name, regiment, and rank.


*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2381658 ''History of American Legion, Department of Tennessee, 1919-1953''] at FamilySearch
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2381658 ''History of American Legion, Department of Tennessee, 1919-1953''] at FamilySearch
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For a comprehensive description of both federal and Tennessee state military records, see:  
For a comprehensive description of both federal and Tennessee state military records, see:  


Neagles, James C. ''U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1994. {{FSC|704356|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M23nu}}. This book describes federal military records, then discusses each state individually. Pages 339–343 provide details of military records housed in various archives in Tennessee, many of which are not microfilmed.  
Neagles, James C. ''U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1994. {{FSC|704356|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M23nu}}. This book describes federal military records, then discusses each state individually. Pages 339–343 provide details of military records housed in various archives in Tennessee, many of which are not microfilmed.  


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($)
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