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=== Online Resources ===
=== Introduction  ===


*{{RecordSearch|1916219|United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} at FamilySearch — index & images
During the War of 1812, Kentucky furnished 11,882 infantry men, 8,285 cavalry men, and 72 men to miscellaneous troops for a total of 20,239 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref>
*{{RecordSearch|1834325|United States, War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910}} at FamilySearch — index & images
*[https://www.fold3.com/browse/h07ftNlwI War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815] at Fold3.com — images
*[https://www.fold3.com/browse/h5iT6dgqRPSBO3rkk?military.conflict=War+of+1812 War of 1812 Pension Files] at Fold3.com — images
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1118/ U.S., War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 War of 1812 Service Records] at Ancestry — index ($)
*''Soldiers of the War of 1812.'' Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Online at [http://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6341/ Ancestry] ($) 
*{{FSC|134930|item|disp=Notes on Kentucky Veterans of the War of 1812}} at FamilySearch — digital book
*{{FSC|125945|item|disp=Diary, 1812 (War of 1812) and personal history}} at FamilySearch — images
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48038/ Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812] at Ancestry ($)
*''Kentucky in the War of 1812''. By Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. 1915. Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky State Historical Society. Online at: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062290143&view=1up&seq=9 Hathitrust], [https://books.google.com/books?id=yUZ3FU2QMncC Google Books]. {{FSC|84918|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 M25q}}.


=== Introduction ===
=== Explanation of the Major Record Types ===


During the War of 1812, Kentucky furnished 11,882 infantry men, 8,285 cavalry men, and 72 men to miscellaneous troops for a total of 20,239 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref> The backwoods "hunters of Kentucky and Tennessee" took pride in defeating the professional British army at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
*Pearson, Thomas A., comp. [http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/genealogicalrecordswarof1812.htm Genealogical Records of the War of 1812]: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, July 2004).


=== Service Records and Rosters  ===
=== Service Records and Rosters  ===


*Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812''. 1891. This book lists by company all soldiers who served, giving their name, rank, enlistment and termination dates. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archives] (this edition lacks an index). {{FSC|638037|title-id|disp=The physical book}} has an index included. (*)  
*Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812''. 1891. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical, 1992. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archives]. Book version {{FHL|638037|title-id|disp=FHL book 976.9 M2ke; film 1463598 item 2.}} This book lists by company all soldiers who served, giving their name, rank, enlistment and termination dates. An index is included with the book.
 
:*''Index to Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Soldiers of the War of 1812''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society, 1968. (Family History Library film {{FHL|523857|title-id|disp=FHL film 1463598}}.)<br>
 
*Nacke, Judy Pierce and Brian D Harney ''Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812'' (Greenville, South Carolina 1992), 370, [84] pages,. {{FHL|638037|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2ke}} <br>
 
*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).<br>
*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).<br>
*{{FSC|84006|item|disp=Minnie S. Wilder, ''Kentucky soldiers of the War of 1812.'' reprint. Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969.}} FS Library 976.9 M23k
 
*Wilder, Mannie S., ''Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812'', (Baltimore, Maryland&nbsp;: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969). {{FHL|84006|item|disp=FHL 976.9 M23k}}


=== Pension Records  ===
=== Pension Records  ===


A soldier may have been recorded in state records (see below) or in federal records (see [[US War of 1812 Pension Records|US War of 1812 Pension Records]]). <br>  
*Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRPSBO3rkk Kentucky War of 1812 Pension Files ].(Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012. <br>
 
*''War of 1812 pensioners, Kentucky: transcribed from Government Printing Office material,1883'', (Gregath Publishing Company, Eastern Division, copyright 1983) 145 pages. {{FHL|729588|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2wa}}<br>


*Fold3. [https://www.fold3.com/browse/h5iT6dgqRPSBO3rkk?military.conflict=War+of+1812 Kentucky War of 1812 Pension Files ]. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. A researcher will need to ensure that they have selected "Kentucky" under the "State Organization" tab.  
*Broglin Jane Sloan: ''Kentucky abstracts of pensions: Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Indian wars'' (Indianapolis, Indiana: Heritage House, c1999) 4 Vol. {{FHL|980334|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M28b}}<br>


*[https://www.fold3.com/browse/h07ftNlwI War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815] at Fold3.com is a free database that can be searched by last name for individuals who applied for a pension.
*''Kentucky military pensioners'' (Indianapolis, Indiana researchers, [199 -]), 32 leaves. {{FHL|835897|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2km}} "Persons living in Kentucky who applied for military pensions under the pension acts of 1818, 1832, and 1828 based on service in the revolutionary war and the war of 1812."<br>


*''Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835.'' Washington, D.C.: Duff Green, 1835. Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48037 Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|84796|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 M24}}. <br>
=== &nbsp;History  ===


=== Biographical Sketches  ===
*Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault, ''Kentucky in the War of 1812'' (Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co. copyright 1969), 242 pages. {{FHL|84918|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M25q}}<br>


*Clift, G. Glenn, ''Notes on Kentucky veterans of the War of 1812'' (Anchorage, Kentucky, Borderland Books, 1964), pages 58. {{FSC|134930|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 M2c}}<br>
*Hammack, James Wallace, ''Kentucky and the second American revolution, the War of 1812'', (Lexington, Kentucky; University Press of Kentucky, c1976), 115 pages. {{FHL|82321|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 H2h}}


*Northcutt, William Brooks ''Diary, 1812 (War of 1812) and personal history'' (Frankfort, Kentucky and Kentucky Historical Society, copyright 1966) (William Northcutt was from Campbell and Bourbon County, Kentucky) 1 microfilm {{FSC|125945|item|disp=FS Library Film 467972 Item 1}}
=== Biographical Sketches  ===


=== Important National and International Sources  ===
*Clift, G. Glenn, ''Notes on Kentucky veterans of the War of 1812'' (Anchorage, Kentucky, Borderland Books, 1964), pages 58. {{FHL|134930|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2c}}<br>


*[[United States in the War of 1812|'''United States in the War of 1812''']] has lists of records, books, etc. for the United States, not just one state. The federal records are listed here rather than on each state page. Two of the most important are:
*Northcutt, William Brooks ''Diary, 1812 (War of 1812) and personal history'' (Frankfort, Kentucky and Kentucky Historical Society, copyright 1966) (William Northcutt was from Campbell and Bourbon County, Kentucky) 1 microfilm {{FHL|125945|item|disp=FHL Film 467972 Item 1}}


:*'''1812-1910''' {{RecordSearch|1834325|United States War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, War of 1812 Index to Pension Application Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
=== Other Sources  ===


:*'''1812-1815''' {{RecordSearch|1916219|United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*1812 Kentucky. ''[http://www.1812kentuckybattleflag.com/resources.html Kentucky in the War of 1812] and other Military History Resources. This w''ebsite features numerous online sources related to War of 1812 for Kentucky, other states and Canada, including searchable databases, e-books, bicentennial commissions and War of 1812 societies.


*[[War of 1812, 1812 to 1815|War of 1812, 1812 to 1815]] has lists of general books and documentaries, as well as a list battles with links to websites about the battles, and other information not tied to one country.
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=== References  ===
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Introduction[edit | edit source]

During the War of 1812, Kentucky furnished 11,882 infantry men, 8,285 cavalry men, and 72 men to miscellaneous troops for a total of 20,239 men.[1]

Explanation of the Major Record Types[edit | edit source]

  • Pearson, Thomas A., comp. Genealogical Records of the War of 1812: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, July 2004).

Service Records and Rosters[edit | edit source]

  • Kentucky. Adjutant General. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812. 1891. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical, 1992. Digital version at Internet Archives. Book version FHL book 976.9 M2ke; film 1463598 item 2. This book lists by company all soldiers who served, giving their name, rank, enlistment and termination dates. An index is included with the book.
  • Index to Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Soldiers of the War of 1812. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society, 1968. (Family History Library film FHL film 1463598.)
  • Nacke, Judy Pierce and Brian D Harney Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812 (Greenville, South Carolina 1992), 370, [84] pages,. FHL Book 976.9 M2ke
  • Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).
  • Wilder, Mannie S., Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812, (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969). FHL 976.9 M23k

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

  • War of 1812 pensioners, Kentucky: transcribed from Government Printing Office material,1883, (Gregath Publishing Company, Eastern Division, copyright 1983) 145 pages. FHL Book 976.9 M2wa
  • Broglin Jane Sloan: Kentucky abstracts of pensions: Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Indian wars (Indianapolis, Indiana: Heritage House, c1999) 4 Vol. FHL Book 976.9 M28b
  • Kentucky military pensioners (Indianapolis, Indiana researchers, [199 -]), 32 leaves. FHL Book 976.9 M2km "Persons living in Kentucky who applied for military pensions under the pension acts of 1818, 1832, and 1828 based on service in the revolutionary war and the war of 1812."

 History[edit | edit source]

  • Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault, Kentucky in the War of 1812 (Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co. copyright 1969), 242 pages. FHL Book 976.9 M25q
  • Hammack, James Wallace, Kentucky and the second American revolution, the War of 1812, (Lexington, Kentucky; University Press of Kentucky, c1976), 115 pages. FHL Book 976.9 H2h

Biographical Sketches[edit | edit source]

  • Clift, G. Glenn, Notes on Kentucky veterans of the War of 1812 (Anchorage, Kentucky, Borderland Books, 1964), pages 58. FHL Book 976.9 M2c
  • Northcutt, William Brooks Diary, 1812 (War of 1812) and personal history (Frankfort, Kentucky and Kentucky Historical Society, copyright 1966) (William Northcutt was from Campbell and Bourbon County, Kentucky) 1 microfilm FHL Film 467972 Item 1

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 1812 Kentucky. Kentucky in the War of 1812 and other Military History Resources. This website features numerous online sources related to War of 1812 for Kentucky, other states and Canada, including searchable databases, e-books, bicentennial commissions and War of 1812 societies.


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wesley Potter Kremer. 100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles. (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. Internet Archive.


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