United States War of 1812 Unit Histories
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Unit Histories
Few unit histories have been written for War of 1812 military units. Men who served in this conflict either enlisted in the U.S. Regular Army or served in a local military militia. Others may have served in the navy. County histories or state histories can sometime have unit history information.
Histories of military units may contain biographies of officers, rosters of soldiers in the unit, and clues to where the soldiers were living when they enlisted. They may also provide dates of death of veterans or their place of residence after their service. It is best to look in the Author/Title search of the FamilySearch Catalog on microfiche under the name of the author.
Records of state and local militia units may be located in a state archive or historical society. Records of Regular Army Units with War of 1812 service can be located in the National Archives. See the National Archives lists below. Enlistments in the Regular Army are available on FamilySearch see Historical Records United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914
- "The War of 1812 : battles and campaigns, personal narratives and unit histories" UPA collection from LexisNexis, 2008 (428 microfiches) (Worldcat) Includes major battles, key personalities, and unit histories on troops from Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
- A guide to the publication above is available online:
National Archives
Regular Army - Authority Records
| NAID | Military Unit |
|---|---|
| 10541714 | 1st Artillery Regiment. (1802 - 1814) |
| 10541917 | 2nd Artillery Regiment. (1812 - 1814) |
| 3rd Artillery Regiment | |
| 10541918 | Corps of Artillery. (1814 - 1821) |
| 10541713 | Regiment of Light Artillery |
| 10541919 | Regiment of Light Dragoons. (1812 - 1815) |
| 1st Regiment Light Dragoons | |
| 2nd Regiment Light Dragoons | |
| 10676822 | 1st Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 09/18/1947) |
| 2nd Infantry Regiment | |
| 10483501 | 3rd Infantry Regiment. (1808 - 1815) |
| 10538637 | 4th Infantry Regiment. (04/12/1808 - 1815) |
| 10542116 | 5th Infantry Regiment. (1808 - 1815) |
| 10539813 | 6th Infantry Regiment. (04/12/1808 - 1815) |
| 10483683 | 7th Infantry Regiment. (1808 - 1815) |
| 8th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10542118 | 9th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542119 | 10th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10539249 | 11th Infantry Regiment. (01/11/1812 - 1815) |
| 10542315 | 12th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542316 | 13th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10537591 | 14th Infantry Regiment. (01/11/1812 - 1815) |
| 15th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10542317 | 16th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 17th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10542515 | 18th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10546543 | 19th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542516 | 20th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542517 | 21st Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542711 | 22nd Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542712 | 23rd Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 24th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10542713 | 25th Infantry Regiment. (1812 - 1815) |
| 10542911 | 26th Infantry Regiment. (1814 - 1815) |
| 10542912 | 27th Infantry Regiment. (1814 - 1815) |
| 28th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10542913 | 29th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10543125 | 30th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10543126 | 31st Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10543127 | 32nd Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10543334 | 33rd Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10543335 | 34th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| *10543336 | 35th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 36th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10540218 | 37th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10540219 | 38th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 39th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10540220 | 40th Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10540427 | 41st Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 10540428 | 42nd Infantry Regiment. (1813 - 1815) |
| 44th Infantry Regiment | |
| 10540429 | 43rd Infantry Regiment. (1814 - 1815) |
| 10540640 | 45th Infantry Regiment. (1814 - 1815) |
| 10540641 | 46th Infantry Regiment. (1814 - 1815) |
| 47th Regiment | |
| 48th Regiment |
State Sources
- Henry C. Peden, Jr. The Delaware militia in the War of 1812 Lewes, Delaware : Colonial Roots, 2003 FS Library 975.1 M2phc
- Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. Kentucky in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1969 FS Library 976.9 M25q
- Powell A. Casey. Louisiana in the War of 1812 Baton Rouge, Louisiana : Casey, c1963 FS Library 976.3 M2c
- Thomas V. Huntsberry ; assisted by Joanne M. Huntsberry. Western Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia militia in defense of Maryland, 1805 to 1815. Baltimore, Maryland : T.V. Huntsberry, 1983. FS Library 975.2 M2h v. 1
- Mrs. Dunbar Rowland. Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968 FS Library 976.2 H2rd
- Sarah McCulloh Lemmon. North Carolina and the War of 1812.Raleigh, North Carolina : North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1984, 2nd printing; c1971 FS Catalog Collection
- Harold L. Myers. Pennsylvania and the War of 1812 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1964 FS Library 974.8 A1 no. 12
- Samuel J. Newland The Pennsylvania militia : defending the Commonwealth and the nation, 1669-1870. Annville, Pennsylvania : Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs, ©2002 Fs Library 974.8 M2
References
- John C. Fredriksen. The United States Army in the War of 1812 : concise biographies of commanders and operational histories of regiments, with bibliographies of published and primary sources Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., c2009 FS Library 973 M2fjc
- C. Edward Skeen. Citizen soldiers in the War of 1812 Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, c1999 FS Library 973 M2scs
- Lawrence Delbert Cress, Citizens in arms : the Army and militia in American society to the War of 1812 Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, c1982 FS Library 973 M2cre
- John K. Mahon and Romana Danysh. Infantry: Part 1: Regular Army Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 1984 FamilySearch Digital Library
- George S. Pappas. United States Army unit histories Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania: U.S. Army Military History Institute, 1971;1978 FS Catalog Collection
- James T. Controvich; consulting editor, Martin Gordon, United States Army unit and organizational histories, a bibliography 2 volumes. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2003 FS Catalog Collection
- James T. Controvich, comp. United States Army unit histories : a reference and bibliography 4 volumes. FS Library 973 M23cj
Naval Sources
- Charles E. Brodine; Michael J. Crawford and Christine F. Hughes, Against all odds : U.S. sailors in the war of 1812 Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, 2004. FS Library 973 M2bce
- William S. Dudley, editor, ... [et. al]. The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history 3 volumes. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 1985;2002 FS Library 973 M3d
- Timothy S. Good, ed. American privateers in the War of 1812 : the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012. FS Library 973 B38g
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