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''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[War of 1812, 1812 to 1815|War of 1812]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  [[Vermont Military Records|Vermont Military]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]  Vermont in the War of 1812''
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=== Introduction  ===
=== Online Resources ===


During the War of 1812, Vermont furnished 4,853 infantry men, 243 cavalry men, and 140 artillery men for a total of 5,236 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|1916219|United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} at FamilySearch — index & images
*{{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 ($)
*[https://www.fold3.com/browse/h5iT6dgqRHGQUFOfo?military.conflict=War+of+1812 War of 1812 Pension Files] at Fold3.com — images ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1118/ U.S., War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 War of 1812 Service Records] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*{{FSC|259676|title-id|disp=Roster of Soldiers (from Vermont) in the War of 1812-14}} at FamilySearch — digital book
*{{FSC|382684|title-id|disp=A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812}} at FamilySearch — digital book. Also at [http://archive.org/stream/alistpensioners00clargoog#page/n11/mode/1up Archive.org] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=P-gOAAAAYAAJ Google Books].


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


*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).  
During the War of 1812, Vermont furnished 4,853 infantry men, 243 cavalry men, and 140 artillery men for a total of 5,236 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>


=== Service Records  ===
=== Service Records  ===


*[http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=2&vl(1UI0)=contains&vl(52089658UI0)=lsr14&vl(52089659UI1)=any&vl(52089158UI3)=all_items&scp.scps=scope%3A%28DCMS-FHD%29&tab=default_tab&dstmp=1336584283651&srt=rank&mode=Advanced&indx=1&fromLogin=true&vl(freeText0)=vermont+war+of+1812&fn=search&vid=FHD_PUBLIC&vl(52089660UI2)=all_items&vl(1UI1)=contains&frbg=&ct=search&dum=true&Submit=Search&vl(freeText1)= Vermont War of 1812]. (Free). Digital books. FamilySearch. [http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1336584981712&vid=FHD_PUBLIC&fromLogin=true Family History Books]. This has a list of links to digitized books.
*{{FSC|259676|title-id|disp=Roster of Soldiers (from Vermont) in the War of 1812-14}} is a digital book on FamilySearch.org that contains a roster of servicemen from Vermont during the War of 1812. This source lists each Vermont soldier’s name, unit, dates of service, and source of the information. Some entries give residence and rank, widow’s first name, and the pension certificate number. It is arranged alphabetically by last name and can be searched through with exact spelling.
 
*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($) This 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. <br>


*Frost, Josephine C. and Louise Mary Blakeney Fisher, Adele Sabin Blakeney, Peronne Whittake and Daniel Whipple Church ''Ancestors of Benjamin Ferris Blakeney and his wife Stella Peronne Sabin&nbsp;: showing lines of descent from the Belden, Fenner, Greene, Montague, Northup, Seymour, Waldron and Whipple families; also the life of Daniel Whipple Church, written by himself, giving an account of the struggle for independence in Vermont, and of the War of 1812 along the St. Lawrence River'' {{FHL|593475|item|disp=FHL Film 6052859}}<br>
*{{RecordSearch|1916219|United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} at FamilySearch This 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.  


*''Roster of soldiers in the War of 1812-14'' (St Albans, Vermont, Messenger Press, 1933) pages 474 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F259676 FHL Book 974.3 M2]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($) This Ancestry.com 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.


=== Pension Records  ===
=== Pension Records  ===
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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>  
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>  


*Clark, Byron, ed. ''A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812 ''. (Burlinton and Boston: Research Publication,(1904). (Free). Digital images of army pay and muster rolls available at [http://archive.org/stream/alistpensioners00clargoog#page/n11/mode/1up Archive.org], [https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?from_proxy=true&dps_pid=IE219840&vid=FHD&vid=FHD&dps_dvs=1336606533407~272&dps_pid=IE219840&change_lng=en FamilySearch Books], and [http://books.google.com/books?id=P-gOAAAAYAAJ Google Books].<br>
*Clark, Byron, ed. ''A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812'' contains lists of army pay and muster rolls. Digital books available at [http://archive.org/stream/alistpensioners00clargoog#page/n11/mode/1up Archive.org], {{FSC|382684|title-id|disp=FamilySearch.org}}, and [http://books.google.com/books?id=P-gOAAAAYAAJ Google Books].
 
*Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRiTSZ-ZPV Vermont War of 1812 Pension Files]. (Free). Alphabetized by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.


*Clark, Byron N, ''A List of pensioners of the War of 1812;: with an appendix containing names of volunteers for the defence of Plattsburgh from Vermont towns, a description of the battle from contemporaneous sources, the official statement of losses, and names of United States officers and soldiers at Burlington, Vermont, as shown on army pay and muster rolls recently brought to light''&amp;nbsp (Baltimore, Maryland,(1969) page 171.&nbsp; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F250005 FHL Book 974.3 M2]<br>
=== Important National and International Sources  ===


*Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRiTSZ-ZPV Vermont War of 1812 Pension Files]. (Free). Alphabetized by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.
*[[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:


=== State Records ===
:*FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database: {{RecordSearch|1834325|United States, War of 1812 '''Index to Pension Application Files, 1812-1910'''}}


*Ansley, Norman and Adams, Richard K. ''Vergennes, Vermont, and the War of 1812'' (Severna Park, Maryland: brooke Keefer Limited Editions, c1999)&nbsp; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1028317 FHL Book 974.35 V1 M2]
:*FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database: {{RecordSearch|1916219|United States, War of 1812 '''Index to Service Records, 1812-1815'''}}


=== Other Sources  ===
*[[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.


=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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