United States, Revolutionary War, Continental Army Military Unit Names
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In June of 1775 the Second Continental Congress assumed direction of the New England militia surrounding Boston and appointed George Washington as the commander of the Continental Army. Congress created a Board of War and directed the raising of additional units throughout the war from the other colonies.
The following table is an early list of Continental Army Units is from Francis B. Heitman. Historical register of officers of the Continental Army : during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783. Washington, D.C. : The Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, c1914.
For a more detailed list of units see Army Lineage Series: Robert K Wright. The Continental Army Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 1986. Lineages pp 195-351.FS Library 973 M2wr. FamilySearch Digital Library The see the notes section in the table below for bibliographic references to military unit history information with beginning page numbers.
See also The Massachusetts Magazine: a quarterly magazine devoted to Massachusetts history, genealogy, and biography 11 vols. Salem, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 1908-, FS Library book 973 B2mm. The see the notes section in the table below for bibliographic references to military unit history information citing volume and issue number.
For additional unit history information see the Other FamilySearch Collections below.
To search service records for an individual soldier see United States Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783 and United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 See also United States, National Archives, Revolutionary War Records for additional Revolutionary War from Record Group 93. War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records. FamilySearch Digital Library
Artillery - Dragoons[edit | edit source]
| Military Unit | Notes |
|---|---|
| Artillery | |
| Gridley's and Knox Regiment of Artillery | |
| First Artillery | |
| Second Artillery | |
| Third Artillery | |
| Fourth Artillery | |
| Corps of Artillery | |
| Artillery Artificer Regiments | |
| Baldwin's | |
| Flower's | |
| Canadian Regiments | |
| First Canadian | |
| Second Canadian (also called "Congress' Own) | |
| Swift's Connecticut Battalion | |
| Continental Regiments of Infantry, or Foot | |
| First Continental Infantry (Pennsylvania) | |
| Second Continental Infantry (New Hampshire) | |
| Third Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Fourth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Fifth Continental Infantry (New Hampshire) | |
| Sixth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Seventh Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Eighth Continental Infantry (New Hampshire) | |
| Ninth Continental Infantry (Rhode Island) | |
| Tenth Continental Infantry (Connecticut) | |
| Eleventh Continental Infantry (Rhode Island) | |
| Twelfth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Thirteenth Continental (Massachusetts) | |
| Fourteenth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Fifteenth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Sixteenth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Seventeenth Continental Infantry (Connecticut) | |
| Eightenth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Nineteenth Continental Infantry (Connecticut) | |
| Twentieth Continental Infantry (Connecticut) | |
| Twenty-First Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Twenty-Second Continental Infantry (Connecticut) | |
| Twenty-Third Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Twenty-Fourth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Twenty-Fifth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Twenty-Sixth Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Twenty-Seventh Continental Infantry (Massachusetts) | |
| Sixteen Additional Continental Regiments | |
| Regiments or battalions authorized by the Resolve of Congress 27th December 1776; were not numbered, but were known by the names of their respective colonels, were raised at large. | |
| David Forman's | Never fully completed; July 1, 1778, was disbanded, officers and men transferred mainly to the new Jersey Lins |
| Nathaniel Gist's | |
| William Grayson's | Consolidated with Gist's Regiment April 22, 1779 |
| Thomas Hartley's | Transferred to the Pennsylvania Line, December 16, 1778 and designated the Elevent Pennsylvania. |
| David Henley's | Consolidated with Jankson's Regiment April 22, 1779 |
| Henry Jackson's | Transferred to the Massachusetts Line, July 23, 1780 and designated the Sixteenth Massachusetts |
| William R. Lee's | Consolidated with Janckson's Regiment, April 22, 1779 |
| William Malcolm's | Consolidated with Spencer's Regiment April 22, 1779 |
| John Patton's | Broken up January, 1779; part of it was transferred to the 11th Pennsylvania and the remainder to the Delaware Regiment |
| Moses Rawlin's | Never fully organized. Orginally raised in Maryland and Virginia as Stephenson's Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment, reorganized in 1777 as one of the sixteen additional Regiments. |
| Henry Sherburne's | |
| Oliver Spencer's | |
| Charles M Thruston's | Never fully organized; merged into Gist's Regiment, April 22, 1779. |
| Seth Warner's | Organized under the Resolve of Congress July 5, 1776 |
| Samuel Webb's | Transferred to the Connecticut Line, Jnuary 1, 1781 and designed the Third Connecticut |
| German Battalion | Orgnaized under the Resolve of Congress of Congress May 25, 1776. Raised in Pennsylvania and Maryland, but not belonging to any particular state. |
| Corps of Invalids | |
| Invalid Regiment or Battalion (Col. Lewis Nicola) | Organized under the Resolve of Congress June 18, 1777 |
| Light Dragoons | |
| Fist Dragoons | Consolidated with Third Regiment November 9, 1782 |
| Second Dragoons | |
| Third Dragoons | First and Third Regiments consolidated November 9, 1782 and known as Baylor's Dragoons |
| Fourth Dragoons | |
| Jackson's Continental | |
| First American Regiment (1783-84) |
Connecticut - Virginia[edit | edit source]
| Military Unit | Notes |
|---|---|
| Connecticut Line | |
| First Connecticut | Wright, 233 |
| Second Connecticut | Wright, 233-34 |
| Third Connecticut | Wright, 234-35 |
| Fourth Connecticut | |
| Fifth Connecticut | |
| Sixth Connecticut | |
| Seventh Connecticut | |
| Eighth Connecticut | |
| Swift's Connecticut Battalion | |
| Delaware Line | |
| Delaware Regiment | Wright, 273 |
| Georgia Line | |
| First Georgia | |
| Second Georgia | |
| Third Georgia | |
| Fourth Georgia | |
| Maryland Line | |
| William Smallwood's Maryland Regiment | |
| First Maryland | Wright, 277 |
| Second Maryland | Wright, 277 |
| Third Maryland | Wright, 278 |
| Fourth Maryland | Wright, 279 |
| Fifth Maryland | Wright, 279 |
| Sixth Maryland | Wright, 280 |
| Seventh Maryland | Wright, 280 |
| Maryland Battalion | |
| Massachusetts Line | |
| The following twenty-seven battalions were organized immediately after the Lexington Alarm | |
| David Brewer's | |
| Jonathan Brewer's | |
| Ebenezer Bridge's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Ebenezer Bridge’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 2 #4 (October 1909): 203-227. FS Library 974.4 B2mm FamilySearch Digital Library |
| Theophilus Cotton's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Theophilus Cotton’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 3 #2 (April 1910):99-. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Timothy Danielson's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Timothy Danielson’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 2 #2 (April 1909):69-83. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Ephraim Doolittle's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Ephraim Doolittle’s Regiment. The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 2 #1 (January 1909): 11-29. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| John Fellow's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel John Fellow’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 2 #3 (July 1909): 141-161. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| James Frye's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel James Frye’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 3 #3 (July 1910):187-; vol. 3 #4 (October 1910): 246-. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Thomas Gardner's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Thomas Gardner’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 4 #3 (July 1911):153-. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Samuel Gerrish's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Samuel Gerrish’s Regiment vol. The Massachusetts Magazine s 4 #4 (October 1911):221. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| John Glover's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel John Glover’s Marblehead Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine
vol. 1 #1 (January 1908): 14-20; vol. 1 #2 (April 1908): 85-102. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| William Heath's | Garner, F.A. Colonel Wm Heath’s and Colonel John Greaton’s Regiments The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 5 #1 (January 1912): 15. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Ebenezer Learned's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Ebenezer Learned’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 5 #2-4 (Apr, Jul, Oct 1912):71. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Moses Little's | Gardner, Frank A. Colonel Moses Little’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 9 #1 (January 1916): 18-44. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| John Mansfield's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel John Manfield’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 6 #4 (October 1913): 147;vol. 7 #1 (January 1914):32. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| John Nixon's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel John Nixon’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 7 #3 (July 1914):99. |
| John Patterson's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel John Paterson’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 8 #1 (January 1915):27-;vol. 8 #2 (April 1915): 75- |
| Edmund Phinney's | |
| William Prescott's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel William Prescott’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 1 #3 (July 1908): 149-167; vol. 1 #4 (October 1908); 235-259. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Joseph Read's | Gardner, Frank A. Colonel Joseph Read’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 9 #2 (April 1916): 87-106. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Paul D. Sargent's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 6 #2 (April 1913): 82; vol. 6 #3 (July 1913):125. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| James Scammon's | |
| John Thomas' | Gardner, F.A. General John Thomas’s and Colonel John Bailey’s Regiments The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 7 #4 (October 1914): 158- |
| Timothy Walker's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Timothy Walker’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 3 #1 (January,1910):25-. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Artemus Ward's | Gardner, F.A. General Artemas Ward’s and Colonel Jonathan Ward’s Regiments The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 8#3 (July 1915):123; vol. 8 #4 (October 1915):185. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Asa Whitcomb, 3d | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Asa Whitcomb’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 7 #2 (April 1912):51 FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| Benjamin R. Woodbright's | Gardner, F.A. Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge’s Regiment The Massachusetts Magazine vol. 4 #1 (January 1911): 29-.vol. 4 #2 (April 1911):82-. FS Library 974.4 B2mm |
| First Massachusetts | Wright, 203 |
| Second Massachusetts | Wright, 204-05 |
| Third Massachusetts | Wright, 205-06 |
| Fourth Massachusetts | Wright, 206-07 |
| Fifth Massachusetts | Wright, 207-08 |
| Sixth Massachusetts | Wright, 208 |
| Seventh Massachusetts | Wright, 209 |
| Eighth Massachusetts | Wright, 209-210 |
| Ninth Massachusetts | Wright, 210-11 |
| Tenth Massachusetts | Wright, 211-12 |
| Eleventh Massachusetts | Wright, 212 |
| Twelfth Massachusetts | Wright, 212-213 |
| Thirteenth Massachusetts | Wright, 213-214 |
| Fourteenth Massachusetts | Wright, 214 |
| Fifteenth Massachusetts | Wright, 214-15 |
| Sixteenth Massachusetts | See Jackson's additional Continental Regiment prior to July 23, 1780 |
| New Hampshire Line | |
| First New Hampshire | (See Fifth Continental Infantry) Wright, 197 |
| Second New Hampshire | (See Eighth Continental Infantry 1776) Wright, 198 |
| Third New Hampshire (Also called Second New Hampshire) | (See Second Continental Infantry 1776) Wright, 198-99 |
| New Hampshire Battalion | |
| New Jersey Line | |
| First New Jersey | Wright, (Eastern Battalion) 255 |
| Second New Jersey | Wright, (Western Battalion) 255 |
| Third New Jersey | Wright, 256 |
| Fourth New Jersey | Wright, 256 |
| New York Line | |
| First New York | Wright, 247 |
| Second New York | Wright, 248 |
| Third New York | Wright, 249 |
| Fourth New York | Wright, 249 |
| Fifth New York | Wright, 250 |
| North Carolina Line | |
| First North Carolina | |
| Second North Carolina | |
| Third North Carolina | |
| Fourh North Carolina | |
| Fifth North Carolina | |
| Sixth North Carolina | |
| Seventh North Carolina | |
| Eighth North Carolina | |
| Ninth North Carolina | |
| Tenth North Carolina | |
| Pennsylvania Line | |
| Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion | |
| Miles Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment | |
| First Pennsylvania | (See Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion 1775/First Continental Infantry 1776) Wright, 259 |
| Second Pennsylvania | (First Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October, 1776) Wright, 261 |
| Third Pennsylvania | (Second Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October, 1776) Wright, 261 |
| Fourth Pennsylvania | (Third Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October, 1776) Wright, 262 |
| Fifth Pennsylvania | (Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October, 1776) Wright, 263 |
| Sixth Pennsylvania | (Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October 1776) Wright, 264 |
| Seventh Pennsylvania | (Sixth Pennsylvania Battalion, January-October 1776) Wright, 264 |
| Eighth Pennsylvania | Wright, 265 |
| Ninth Pennsylvania | Wright, 265 |
| Tenth Pennsylvania | Wright, 266 |
| Eleventh Pennsylvania | Wright, (Old Eleventh) 267 |
| Twelfth Pennsylvania | (Incorporated with Sixth Pennsylvania July 1, 1778) Wright, 267 |
| Thirteenth Pennsylvania | (Organized as the Penn. State Regiment, and by Resolve of Congress of 12th Nov. 1777, designated as the Thirteenth Pennsylvania & was incorporated with the Second Pennsylvania, July 1, 1878} Wright, (Pennsylvania State Regiment) 267 |
| Rhode Island Line | |
| First Rhode Island | |
| Second Rhode Island | See Eleventh Continental Infantry |
| Third Rhode Island | |
| Olney's R.I. Battalion | |
| South Carolina | |
| First South Carolina | |
| Second South Carolina | |
| Third South Carolina (Rangers) | |
| Fourth South Carolina (Artillery) | |
| Fifth South Carolina (Rifles) | |
| Virginia Line | |
| First Virginia | Wright, 283 |
| Second Virginia | Wright, 283;285 |
| Third Virginia | Wright, 285 |
| Fourth Virginia | Wright, 286 |
| Fifth Virginia | Wright, 286-87 |
| Sixth Virginia | Wright, 287 |
| Seventh Virginia | Wright, 287-288 |
| Eighth Virginia | Wright, 288 |
| Ninth Virginia | Wright, 288-289 |
| Tenth Virginia | Wright, 289 |
| Eleventh Virginia | Wright, 289-290 |
| Twelfth Virginia | Wright, 290-291 |
| Thirteenth Virginia | Wright, 291 |
| Fourteenth Virginia | Wright, 291-292 |
| Fifteenth Virginia | Wright, 292 |
Other FamilySearch Collections[edit | edit source]
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
FamilySearch Catalog[edit | edit source]
- Howard H. Peckham, ed. The Toll of independence : engagements & battle casualties of the American Revolution. Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press, 1974. FS Library 973 M2ti
- Fred Anderson Berg, Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Stackpole Books, c1972 FS Library 973 M2be
- Louis Clinton Hatch. The Administration of the American Revolutionary army New York : Longmans, Green and Co., 1904. FS Library Microfiche 6078152
- Charles H. Lesser, ed. The Sinews of independence : monthly strength reports of the Continental Army Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1976 FS Library 973 H2si
- John B. B. Trussell, Jr., Birthplace of an army; a study of the Valley Forge encampment Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976,1979 974.813/V1 M2t
- Alexander Ray, comp. Officers of the Continental Army who served to the end of the War and acquired the right to commutation pay and bounty land : also officers killed in battle or died in the service Washington : J. and G. S. Gideon, printers, 1849 FS Library Images 7957324
- Oscar Reiss. Medicine and the American Revolution : how diseases and their treatments affected the colonial army Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, [2005], ©1998 FS Library 973 M2rei
Continental Soldier
- Harold L. Peterson ; with three technical contributions by Detmar H. Finke and Marko Zlatich. The book of the continental soldier : being a complete sic. account of the uniforms, weapons, and equipment with which he lived and fought. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Stackpole Co., c1968. FS Library 973 M2ph
- Charles Knowles Bolton. The Private Soldier Under Washington. (1902) reprint. Williamstown, Massachusetts: Corner House Publishers, 1976. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Elias Brewster Hillard, FamilySearch Digital Library.] The last men of the Revolution : a photograph of each from life, together with views of their homes printed in colors; accompanied by brief biographical sketches of the men. Hartford: N.A. & R.A. Moore, 1864. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Eric G. Grundset, editor and project manager, Forgotten patriots : African American and American Indian patriots of the Revolutionary War : a guide to service, sources, and studies Washington, D.C. : National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, c2008 FS Library 973 M2geg
- Debra L. Newman, comp.List of Black servicemen compiled from the War Department collection of Revolutionary War records. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration, 1974 FamilySearch Digital Library
National Archives Microfilm Publications
- Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, NARA, M247 See Index under digital books
- Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, NARA,M332
- Letters, returns, accounts, and estimates of the Quartermaster General's Department, 1776-1783, in the War Department Collection of Revolutionary War records, NARA M926
- Central treasury records of the Continental and Confederation governments relating to military affairs, 1775-1789, NARA M1015
State Publications
- Richard Buel, Jr.Dear liberty : Connecticut's mobilization for the Revolutionary War Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, c1980 FS Library 974.6 M2b
- Christopher L. Ward, The Delaware continentals, 1776-1783Wilmington, Delaware : Delaware Historical Society, c1941 *FS Library 975.1 M2w
- Esther Mohr Dole, Maryland during the American Revolution Baltimore, Maryland : Waverly Press, 1941 FS Library 975.2 H2do
- Rieman Steuart, A history of the Maryland line in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Towson, Maryland : Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 1969 FS Library 975.2 M25s
- John Dwight Kilbourne for the Society of Cincinnati of Maryland, A short history of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army Baltimore, Maryland: Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland FS Library 975.2 M2k
- S. Eugene Clements and F. Edward Wright, The Maryland militia in the Revolutionary War Silver Spring, Maryland : Family Line, c1987 FS Library 975.2 M28c
- Henry J. Retzer.The German Regiment of Maryland and Pennsylvania in the Continental Army 1776-1781 rev. ed. Westminster, Maryland:Family Line Publications, 1996 FS Library 973 M2rh 1996
- Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe and Donna D. Smerlas, ed. Massachusetts militia companies and officers in the Lexington Alarm Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, c1976 FS Library 974.4 M2h
- T. W. Egly, Jr, History of the First New York Regiment, 1775-1783 Hampton, New Hampshire : Peter E. Randall, c1981 974.7 M2e
- Hugh F. Rankin. The North Carolina continentals Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, c1971 FS Library 975.6 M2r
- Roster of the Continental Line from North Carolina 1783 reprint. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : United States Office of Accounts, 1791. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press,FS Library975.6 M2rc
- William H. Egle, edited, Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, associated battalions and militia, 1775-1783 2 volumes. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : E.K. Meyers, state printer, 1887 FS Library 974.8 A39p ser. 2 v. 13;974.8 A39p ser. 2 v. 14
- Anthony Walker, So few the brave : Rhode Island continentals, 1775-1783 Newport, Rhode Island : Seafield Press, 1981 FS Library 974.5 M2w
- Bobby Gilmer Moss, Roster of South Carolina patriots in the American Revolution Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983 FS Library 975.7 M2m
- Alexia Jones Helsley, South Carolinians in the War for American independence [Columbia, South Carolina] : South Carolina Department of Archives and History, c2000 FS Library 975.7 M2ha
- E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra, comp. A guide to Virginia military organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787 Richmond, Virginia : Virginia State Library, 1978 FS Library 975.5 M2s
- Hamilton J. Eckenrode, comp. Virginia soldiers of the American Revolution 2 vols. Richmond, Virginia : Virginia State Library and Archives, c1989 FS Catalog Collection
- John H. Gwathmey, Historical register of Virginians in the revolution, soldiers, sailors, marines, 1775-1783 Richmond : Dietz Press, 1938. reprint. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987 FS Library 975.5 M23g 1973
- M. Lee Minnis, The First Virginia Regiment of Foot, 1775-1783 [Lovettsville, Virginia] : Willow Bend Books, c1998 FS Library 975.5 M2mi
State Collections
- Alabama, Revolutionary War service, 1776-1783
- Connecticut archives : Revolutionary War (Selected Papers), Series 1-3, 1763-1820
- New York Historical Society. Early American orderly books, 1748-1817
- Pennsylvania, Military abstract card file for the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
- Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War Massachusetts and Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Revolutionary War names index, 1776-1780
- Card index to Rhode Island military and naval records 1774-1805
- Vermont, Revolutionary War cards, 1765-1783
FamilySearch Historical Records[edit | edit source]
- United States Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783
- United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
- United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900
- United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872
FamilySearch Digital Library[edit | edit source]
- James C. Neagles and Lila L. Neagles, Locating your Revolutionary War ancestor : a guide to the military records Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers, c1983 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Robert K. Wright, Jr. The Continental Army Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983}} FamilySearch Digital Library
- Francis B. Heitman, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army : during the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783 Washington, D.C. : The Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, c1914}} FamilySearch Digital Library
- John P. Butler, comp. Index, the papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 5 vols. Washington, D.C." National Archives and Records Administration, 1978}}FS Library 973 H2buj
- J.M. Toner, 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. An address before the alumni association of Jefferson medical college, March 11, 1876 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Edward D. Neill. Biographical sketch of Doctor Jonathan Potts : Director General of the hospitals of the northern and middle departments in the War of the Revolution, with extracts from his correspondence Albany, [New York] : J. Munsell, 1863 FamilySearch Digital Library
- J.T. Headley, The chaplains and clergy of the Revolution C. Scribner: 1864 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Charles Francis Stein, The German battalion of the American Revolution (1975?) FamilySearch Digital Library
- W.T.R. Saffell, Records of the revolutionary war New York: New York: Pudney & Russell, 1858 FamilySearch Digital Library
State Publications
- Connecticut Adjutant General's Office. Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Rolls and lists of Connecticut men in the Revolution, 1775-1783 Hartford, Connecticut : Connecticut Historical Society, 1901. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Christopher L. Ward, The Delaware continentals, 1776-1783 Wilmington, Del. : Historical Society of Delaware, c1941 FamilySearch Digital Library
- William Gustavus Whiteley, The revolutionary soldiers of Delaware Wilmington, Delaware : James & Webb, printers, 1875. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Maryland Historical Society. Muster rolls and other records of service of Maryland troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 Baltimore, Maryland : Maryland Historical Society, 1900 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War. 17 vols. Boston, Massachusetts : Wright & Potter, 1896-1908. FS Library 974.4 M23m FamilySearch Digital Library
- Isaac W. Hammond. The State of New Hampshire, rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775, to May, 1777. 4 volumes. Concord, New Hampshire : New Hampshire State Legislature, 1885-1889.}} FamilySearch Digital Library See also card index
- William S. Stryker, Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War Trenton, New Jersey : W.T. Nicholson & Co., 1872 FamilySearch Digital Library
- New Jersey Historical Records Survey, Index of the Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War Newark, New Jersey : Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library
- William S. Stryker, New Jersey continental line in the Virginia campaign of 1781 Trenton, New Jersey : John L. Murphy, 1882 FamilySearch Digital Library
- James A. Roberts, New York in the revolution as colony and state : these records were discovered, arranged and classified by James A. Roberts, comptroller, in 1897Albany, [New York] : Weed-Parsons Print. Co., 1897 FamilySearch Digital Library
- John B.B. Trussell, Jr., The Pennsylvania line; regimental organization and operations, 1776-1783 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Thomas Lynch Montgomery. Pennsylvania archives. Fifth series. Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, battalions and line, 1775-1783|Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, associated battalions and militia, 1775-1783 8 vols. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Harrisburg Pub. Co., 1906 FS Library 974.8 A39p ser. 5 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Benjamin Cowell, Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island : or sketches of the efforts of the government and people in the War of the Revolution ; together with the names of those who belonged to Rhode Island regiments in the army Boston, Massachusetts : A. J. Wright, 1850 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Joseph T. Maddox & Mary Carter, comp. South Carolina revolutionary soldiers, sailors, patriots & descendants Albany, Georgia : Georgia Pioneers Publications, [197-? FS Library 975.7 D2m FamilySearch Digital Library
- John E. Goodrich, compiled and edited, Rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783 : the state of Vermont Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle, 1904 FamilySearch Digital Library
- A list of non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Virginia line on continental establishment : whose names appear on the army register, and who have not received bounty land, and a list of non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Virginia state line, and non-commissioned officers and seamen and marines of the state navy ...reprint. Richmond : Samuel Shepherd, 1835. Indianapolis, Indiana: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, FamilySearch Digital Library