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*Selby, John E. ''The Revolution in Virginia, 1775-1783''. Williamsburg, Va., 1988. | *Selby, John E. ''The Revolution in Virginia, 1775-1783''. Williamsburg, Va., 1988. | ||
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | ||
Lists of War of 1812 soldiers are | Lists of War of 1812 soldiers are available online and on microfilm: | ||
#[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas12&local_base=CLAS12 Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls], is a searchable name index to ''Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 and its supplement, Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812''. Approximately 40,000 names are indexed and gives the page number where a name is found. [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/opac/1812about.htm Further description].<br> | |||
#''Muster Rolls, Payrolls, and Index of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955. (Family History Library films {{FHL|412616|title-id|disp=0029984-91}}) Published payroll and muster roll books are on Family History Library film 029991, which lists each soldier's name, rank, length of service, service dates, and county (residence). The card index on the first seven films indexes the two books. | |||
For a list of where regiments were raised and regimental and company officers, see: | For a list of where regiments were raised and regimental and company officers, see: | ||