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It is difficult to locate an individual’s record without knowing his ship or regiment. If you do not know this, you may find it in other types of records. Once you know the regiment or ship, consult the muster rolls, records of service, or other records available for that ship or regiment. Strategies for finding the ship or regiment follow. | It is difficult to locate an individual’s record without knowing his ship or regiment. If you do not know this, you may find it in other types of records. Once you know the regiment or ship, consult the muster rolls, records of service, or other records available for that ship or regiment. Strategies for finding the ship or regiment follow. | ||
If you know a campaign or battle in which the ancestor fought, a place he was stationed, or a place where a child was born while he was in the service, use: | |||
<br>Kitzmiller, John. In Search of the "''Forlorn Hope''," 2 vols. plus supp. Ogden, Utah: Manuscript Publishing Foundation, 1988. (Family History Library book 942 M2j.) This work will help you find where regiments were stationed during a range of years. | |||
'''Army Officers'''. You can usually find army officers in the Army List (1740 to the present - see "Lists of Officers" in this article). If your ancestor does not appear in the Army List for the right time period, consult the card index to officers, available only at the Public Record Office. | '''Army Officers'''. You can usually find army officers in the Army List (1740 to the present - see "Lists of Officers" in this article). If your ancestor does not appear in the Army List for the right time period, consult the card index to officers, available only at the Public Record Office. | ||
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Many officers are included in published biographies, such as: | Many officers are included in published biographies, such as: | ||
''Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660–1815.'' Three Volumes. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23cs|disp=942 M23cs}}, films {{FHL|908026|film|disp=909026}}–027. BYU FHL book '''V 11 .G7 A52 vol.1'''.) | ''Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660–1815.'' Three Volumes. N.p., n.d. (Family History Library book {{FHL|942 M23cs|disp=942 M23cs}}, films {{FHL|908026|film|disp=909026}}–027. BYU FHL book '''V 11 .G7 A52 vol.1'''.) | ||
== Bibliography for Military Records == | == Bibliography for Military Records == | ||