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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Revolutionary_War_Service_Records|Service Records]]''
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Most of the records of the American Army from the Revolutionary War era that were in the custody of the War Department were destroyed by fire in 1800 or in 1814. The War Department's Collection of Revolutionary War Records was begun in 1873 by means of purchase, gifts, or transfers from other agencies.  
Most of the records of the American Army from the Revolutionary War era that were in the custody of the War Department were destroyed by fire in 1800 or in 1814. The War Department's Collection of Revolutionary War Records was begun in 1873 by means of purchase, gifts, or transfers from other agencies.  
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Other notations on card abstracts sometimes refer to numbers preceded by the letters "R" or "P". These references are to file citations in the general correspondence of the Records and Pension Office of the War Department. The index to it is available as "Index to General Correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889-1904" (M686).<ref name="M881 pamphlet">United States. National Archives Microfilm Publications. ''[http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M881.pdf Pamphlet Describing M881]: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War''. Washington, National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1976.</ref><ref name="M880 pamphlet">United States. National Archives Microfilm Publications. ''Pamphlet Describing M880: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of the Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores Who Served During the Revolutionary War''. Washington, National Archives and Records Service, 1975.</ref>  
Other notations on card abstracts sometimes refer to numbers preceded by the letters "R" or "P". These references are to file citations in the general correspondence of the Records and Pension Office of the War Department. The index to it is available as "Index to General Correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889-1904" (M686).<ref name="M881 pamphlet">United States. National Archives Microfilm Publications. ''[http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M881.pdf Pamphlet Describing M881]: Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War''. Washington, National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1976.</ref><ref name="M880 pamphlet">United States. National Archives Microfilm Publications. ''Pamphlet Describing M880: Compiled Service Records of American Naval Personnel and Members of the Departments of the Quartermaster General and the Commissary General of Military Stores Who Served During the Revolutionary War''. Washington, National Archives and Records Service, 1975.</ref>  
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
&nbsp;[[United_States,_Revolutionary_War_Compiled_Service_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


==== Soldiers  ====
==== Soldiers  ====
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*{{RecordSearch|1849623|United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783}} (FamilySearch) - Index only  
*{{RecordSearch|1849623|United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783}} (FamilySearch) - Index only  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1309 U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783] (Ancestry) ($) ''Note'': Records on Ancestry are not indexed by name. See the index mentioned below under indexes or use Fold3 or FamilySearch to first determine what state the individual fought under, then use the browse option on Ancestry to locate an individual in the records. Additional note: The collection on Ancestry also includes records of M880.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1309 U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783] (Ancestry) ($) ''Note'': Records on Ancestry are not indexed by name. See the index mentioned below under indexes or use Fold3 or FamilySearch to first determine what state the individual fought under, then use the browse option on Ancestry to locate an individual in the records. Additional note: The collection on Ancestry also includes records of M880.
:A wiki article describing the above Familysearch collection is found at:
:*[[United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


'''Libraries'''  
'''Libraries'''  
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*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9574518 Worldcat].  
*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9574518 Worldcat].  
*The Family History Library {{FHL|1004005|disp=FHL films 1004005–008}}
*The FamilySearch Library {{FSC|1004005|disp=FS Library films 1004005–008}}


=== Revolutionary War Rolls  ===
=== Revolutionary War Rolls  ===
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'''Online'''  
'''Online'''  
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2068326 Revolutionary War Rolls] FamilySearch
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_469/revolutionary_war_rolls Revolutionary War Rolls] (Fold3) ($)  
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_469/revolutionary_war_rolls Revolutionary War Rolls] (Fold3) ($)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4282 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783] (Ancestry) ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4282 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783] (Ancestry) ($)
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=== Indexes  ===
=== Indexes  ===


*''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers, Sailors, and Members of Army Staff Departments''. NARA M860. (FHL films {{FHL|88284|disp=88284–98}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24024284 Worldcat]) Alphabetical index including soldiers, sailors, members of Army staff departments, and civilian employees of the Army and Navy, such as teamsters, carpenters, laundresses, and cooks. For each soldier or civilian, the index lists the name, rank, unit, and profession or office.  
*''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers, Sailors, and Members of Army Staff Departments''. NARA M860. {{FSC|317653|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}(*); [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24024284 Worldcat]. Alphabetical index including soldiers, sailors, members of Army staff departments, and civilian employees of the Army and Navy, such as teamsters, carpenters, laundresses, and cooks. For each soldier or civilian, the index lists the name, rank, unit, and profession or office.  
*''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records'' (four volumes) by Virgil D. White (FHL book {{FHL|973 M22wv|disp=973 M22wv}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32816867 Worldcat]). This is a transcription from film M860 listed above. Entries include name, unit, and rank.
*''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records,'' 4 volumes, by Virgil D. White. {{FSC|973 M22wv|disp=FamilySearch Catalog book 973 M22wv}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32816867 Worldcat]. Transcription from film M860 listed above. Entries include name, unit, and rank.


=== Related Books  ===
=== Related Books  ===
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State "Military Records" Wiki articles describe published rosters of Revolutionary War soldiers from each colony. The following are additional books listing officers and others:  
State "Military Records" Wiki articles describe published rosters of Revolutionary War soldiers from each colony. The following are additional books listing officers and others:  


*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=American+chaplains+of+the+Revolution&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= American Chaplains of the Revolution].'' Louisville, Kentucky: National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1991. (Family History Library 973 Al no. 311.) This is an alphabetical list of chaplains in the Continental Line, State Militia, and Continental Navy. It includes information such as birth, death, marriage, where lived, and service information, both ecclesiastical and military.  
*'''1720-1960''' - Grandparent Genealogical Forms of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Index and forms which are supplements to the DAR lineage books. Originals located at the Western Reserve Historical Society Library, Cleveland, Ohio.  {{FSC|336836|item|disp=FS Library film 887589 (first of 367 films)}} Index {{FSC|590257|item|disp=FS Library film 1476279 (first of 8 films)}}
*Claghorn, Charles E.[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Women+patriots+of+the+American+Revolution++a+biographical+dictionary&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Women Patriots of the American Revolution: A Biographical Dictionary'']. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1991. (Family History Library 973 H26c.) Identifies over 5,000 women who rendered patriot service with brief biographical sketches on 600 women.  
*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=American+chaplains+of+the+Revolution&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= American Chaplains of the Revolution].'' Louisville, Kentucky: National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1991. (FamilySearch Library 973 Al no. 311.) This is an alphabetical list of chaplains in the Continental Line, State Militia, and Continental Navy. It includes information such as birth, death, marriage, where lived, and service information, both ecclesiastical and military.  
*Claghorn, Charles E. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Naval+officers+of+the+American+Revolution++a+concise+biographical+dictionary&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Naval Officers of the American Revolution: A Concise Biographical Dictionary].'' Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1988. (Family History Library book 973 M3c.) Lists 3,500 naval officers and privateers.  
*Claghorn, Charles E.[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Women+patriots+of+the+American+Revolution++a+biographical+dictionary&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Women Patriots of the American Revolution: A Biographical Dictionary'']. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1991. (FamilySearch Library 973 H26c.) Identifies over 5,000 women who rendered patriot service with brief biographical sketches on 600 women.  
*Greene, Robert Ewell. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Black+courage%2C+1775-1783++documentation+of+black+participation+in+the+American+Revolution&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Black Courage, 1775–1783: Documentation of Black Participation in the American Revolution]''. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984. (Family History Library 973 M2gb.) Contains biographical sketches which include soldier’s military unit; physical description; when enlisted; battles fought; pensioned; birth, marriage, and death dates and places; names of wives and children; and if the soldier was free or slave. An additional list of soldiers, pensioners, and prisoners of war with military unit and state is included.  
*Claghorn, Charles E. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Naval+officers+of+the+American+Revolution++a+concise+biographical+dictionary&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Naval Officers of the American Revolution: A Concise Biographical Dictionary].'' Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1988. (FS Library book 973 M3c.) Lists 3,500 naval officers and privateers.  
*Heitman, Francis B.[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Historical+register+of+officers+of+the+Continental+army+during+the+war+of+the+revolution%2C+April%2C+1775-December%2C+1783&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783'']. 1914. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. (Family History Library book 973 M23h.) Lists 14,000 officers compiled from governmental and other sources. Includes militia and state troops. Some death dates are listed.  
*Greene, Robert Ewell. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Black+courage%2C+1775-1783++documentation+of+black+participation+in+the+American+Revolution&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Black Courage, 1775–1783: Documentation of Black Participation in the American Revolution]''. Washington, D.C.: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1984. (FamilySearch Library 973 M2gb.) Contains biographical sketches which include soldier’s military unit; physical description; when enlisted; battles fought; pensioned; birth, marriage, and death dates and places; names of wives and children; and if the soldier was free or slave. An additional list of soldiers, pensioners, and prisoners of war with military unit and state is included.  
*Kaminkow, Marion, and Jack Kaminkow, compilers. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Mariners+of+the+American+Revolution+with+an+appendix+of+American+ships+captured+by+the+British+during+the+Revolutionary+War&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Mariners of the American Revolution]''. Baltimore, Maryland: Magna Carta Book Company, 1967. (Family History Library book 973 M25k.) An alphabetical list of seamen who were captured and imprisoned in England.  
*Heitman, Francis B.[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Historical+register+of+officers+of+the+Continental+army+during+the+war+of+the+revolution%2C+April%2C+1775-December%2C+1783&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783'']. 1914. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. (FS Library book 973 M23h.) Lists 14,000 officers compiled from governmental and other sources. Includes militia and state troops. Some death dates are listed.  
*Neagles, James C. Summer Soldiers. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Summer+soldiers++a+survey+%26+index+of+Revolutionary+War+courts-martial&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''A Survey and Index of Revolutionary War Courts-Martial'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Incorporated, 1986. (Family History Library book 973 M2ns.) An alphabetical list of 3,315 cases of soldiers who were court martialed that lists the offense, verdict, punishment, if applicable, and the source of information. Often provides military rank and unit.  
*Kaminkow, Marion, and Jack Kaminkow, compilers. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Mariners+of+the+American+Revolution+with+an+appendix+of+American+ships+captured+by+the+British+during+the+Revolutionary+War&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Mariners of the American Revolution]''. Baltimore, Maryland: Magna Carta Book Company, 1967. (FS Library book 973 M25k.) An alphabetical list of seamen who were captured and imprisoned in England.  
*Toner, Joseph M. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=The+medical+men+of+the+Revolution%2C+with+a+brief+history+of+the+Medical+Department+of+the+Continental+Army++containing+the+names+of+nearly+twelve+hundred+physicians&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''The Medical Men of the Revolution, with a Brief History of the Medical Department of the Continental Army: Containing the Names of Nearly Twelve Hundred Physicians''. ]Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Collins, printer, 1876. (Family History Library film 1703658.) Contains a list of physicians and surgeons with state and type of service rendered.  
*Neagles, James C. Summer Soldiers. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Summer+soldiers++a+survey+%26+index+of+Revolutionary+War+courts-martial&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''A Survey and Index of Revolutionary War Courts-Martial'']. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, Incorporated, 1986. (FS Library book 973 M2ns.) An alphabetical list of 3,315 cases of soldiers who were court martialed that lists the offense, verdict, punishment, if applicable, and the source of information. Often provides military rank and unit.  
*Williams, Eugene Franklin. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Soldiers+of+God%2C+the+chaplains+of+the+Revolutionary+War&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Soldiers of God: the Chaplains of the Revolutionary War'']. New York, New York: Carlton Press, 1975. (Family History Library 973 D3wil.) A history of chaplains’ service during the Revolution. Contains biographical sketches, including military unit and dates served and other genealogical data. <!--{12061290665150} --><!--{12061290665151} -->
*Toner, Joseph M. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=The+medical+men+of+the+Revolution%2C+with+a+brief+history+of+the+Medical+Department+of+the+Continental+Army++containing+the+names+of+nearly+twelve+hundred+physicians&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''The Medical Men of the Revolution, with a Brief History of the Medical Department of the Continental Army: Containing the Names of Nearly Twelve Hundred Physicians''. ]Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Collins, printer, 1876. (FS Library film 1703658.) Contains a list of physicians and surgeons with state and type of service rendered.  
*Williams, Eugene Franklin. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Soldiers+of+God%2C+the+chaplains+of+the+Revolutionary+War&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= ''Soldiers of God: the Chaplains of the Revolutionary War'']. New York, New York: Carlton Press, 1975. (FamilySearch Library 973 D3wil.) A history of chaplains’ service during the Revolution. Contains biographical sketches, including military unit and dates served and other genealogical data. <!--{12061290665150} --><!--{12061290665151} -->


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