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== Online Resources == | |||
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.'' | |||
*'''1651-1776''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48433 Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, Vol. II] ($) | |||
*'''1775-1783''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4282 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls for Virginia, 1775-1783] ($) | |||
*'''1775-1783''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/virginia-revolutionary-war-soldiers-1775-1783-published-1912 Virginia, Revolutionary War Soldiers 1775-1783, published 1912], ($),*[https://archive.org/details/listofrevolution00virg Actual book], images (no charge) | |||
*'''1776''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48645 Virginia Soldiers of 1776] ($) | |||
*'''1776''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1009 Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vol. 1], ($) | |||
*'''1812''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48441 Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Volume I] ($) | |||
*'''1812''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48442 Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Volume II] ($) | |||
*'''1830-1875''' {{RecordSearch|2070137|United States Revolutionary War, Virginia Pension Application Files, 1830-1875}} Images only - [[United States, Revolutionary War, Virginia Pension Application Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*''' | *'''1876-1947''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62775 Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | ||
*''' | *'''1915-1967''' {{RecordSearch|3326851|Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women, 1915-1967}}, index - [[Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[ | *'''1919-1980''' {{RecordSearch|4380168|Virginia, Various Counties, Military Discharge Records, 1919-1980}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, Various Counties, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2659404|Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}}, index & images - [[Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48434 Virginia Colonial Soldiers] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48434 Virginia Colonial Soldiers] ($) | ||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48410/ List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia] ($) | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48410/ List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia] ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3076 Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3076 Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War] ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3196 Virginia Navy in the Revolution], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3196 Virginia Navy in the Revolution], ($), index | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/va-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Virginia] | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/va-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Virginia] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/va-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Virginia] | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/va-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Virginia] | ||
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Complete military records do not exist for Virginia before the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Most of those that survive have been gathered and published in the following books: | Complete military records do not exist for Virginia before the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Most of those that survive have been gathered and published in the following books: | ||
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1988.) {{FSC|47143|item|disp=FS | *Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1988.) {{FSC|47143|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2bL}}. Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48434/ Ancestry] ($). This is a comprehensive list compiled from numerous primary and secondary sources. May give the soldier's name, military unit, residence, age, description, and occupation. | ||
*Crozier, William A. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. (New York, NY: Genealogical Association, 1905. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.) {{FSC|72797|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6048997; book 975.5 M2c}} Includes published rosters of soldiers listed in many sources such as land bounty certificates, militia rosters, or service records. | *Crozier, William A. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. (New York, NY: Genealogical Association, 1905. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.) {{FSC|72797|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6048997; book 975.5 M2c}} Includes published rosters of soldiers listed in many sources such as land bounty certificates, militia rosters, or service records. | ||
*Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia''. 1917. Reprint, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1974.) Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48410/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|73202|item|disp=FS | *Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia''. 1917. Reprint, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1974.) Online at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48410/ Ancestry] ($). {{FSC|73202|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2vl}} 1974; 1917 ed. on fiche {{FSC|73202|item|disp=6046993}}). Alphabetical directory of 6,700 soldiers and transcripts of the original sources of information. | ||
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. (Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974) {{WorldCat|1325026|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|62113|item|disp=FS | *Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. (Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974) {{WorldCat|1325026|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|62113|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A1 no. 12}}) The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. This record includes an index. | ||
*Neville, John Davenport. ''Bacon's Rebellion. Abstracts of Materials in the Colonial Records Project''. (Richmond, Va., 1976.) {{WorldCat|2624359|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|454985|item|disp=FS | *Neville, John Davenport. ''Bacon's Rebellion. Abstracts of Materials in the Colonial Records Project''. (Richmond, Va., 1976.) {{WorldCat|2624359|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|454985|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 H23b}} | ||
*Taylor, Philip F. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. 1917. Reprint, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967.) {{FSC|85944|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6019959; book 976.9 R21t}} This contains an alphabetical list of soldiers (mostly from Virginia) who received warrants for bounty land in what is now Kentucky from about 1774 to 1789. The original warrant records are at the Kentucky Land Office (see [[Kentucky Land and Property]]). | *Taylor, Philip F. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. 1917. Reprint, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967.) {{FSC|85944|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6019959; book 976.9 R21t}} This contains an alphabetical list of soldiers (mostly from Virginia) who received warrants for bounty land in what is now Kentucky from about 1774 to 1789. The original warrant records are at the Kentucky Land Office (see [[Kentucky Land and Property]]). | ||
*''Virginia Military Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983.) {{FSC|306495|item|disp=FS | *''Virginia Military Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly''. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983.) {{FSC|306495|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2vm}} This contains reprints and an index of articles originally printed in periodicals. Most of the articles deal with the colonial and revolutionary periods. May show the soldier's residence, enlistment, unit, pension application, and declaration. | ||
* | *{{FSC|279797|item|disp=Amherst papers, pt. 47-48, London, Public Records Office, Letters from various officers serving in South Carolina and Virginia to Commander-in-Chief, and letters from Commander-in-Chief to officers serving in South Carolina and Virginia, 1757-1763}} | ||
=== Bacon's Rebellion (1676-1677) === | === Bacon's Rebellion (1676-1677) === | ||
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*Johnston, Hugh Buckner and Ransom McBride. "Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and Its Sufferers, 1676-1677," ''The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal,'' Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb. 1983):2-13. {{FSC|41760|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 B2s v. 9}}. | *Johnston, Hugh Buckner and Ransom McBride. "Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and Its Sufferers, 1676-1677," ''The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal,'' Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb. 1983):2-13. {{FSC|41760|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 B2s v. 9}}. | ||
* | *{{FSC|454985|item|disp=compiled by John Davenport Neville, ''Bacon's rebellion : abstracts of materials in the Colonial Records Project'' Jamestown Foundation, 197-?}} | ||
== Indian Warfare (Colonial Period) == | == Indian Warfare (Colonial Period) == | ||
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*Gwathmey, John Hastings. ''Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783''. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1938. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48423 Ancestry] ($); {{FSC|72802|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M23g}} This lists approximately 64,000 individuals, including those individuals identified in the earlier publication by Eckenrode (below). Both the Gwathmey and Eckenrode sources must be used, because although they list the same individuals, Gwathmey refers to the Eckenrode index for source information. | *Gwathmey, John Hastings. ''Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783''. Richmond, Va.: Dietz Press, 1938. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48423 Ancestry] ($); {{FSC|72802|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M23g}} This lists approximately 64,000 individuals, including those individuals identified in the earlier publication by Eckenrode (below). Both the Gwathmey and Eckenrode sources must be used, because although they list the same individuals, Gwathmey refers to the Eckenrode index for source information. | ||
*Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, 1912. Digital version at [https://www.archive.org/details/listofrevolution00virg Internet Archive]; {{FSC|73127|item|disp=FS | *Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia''. Richmond, Va.: D. Bottom, 1912. Digital version at [https://www.archive.org/details/listofrevolution00virg Internet Archive]; {{FSC|73127|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M23v 1912, film 928145 item 14, fiche 6051268}}; 1913 supplement: {{FSC|73152|item|disp=FS Library film 547176 and fiche 6051262}} This helps identify approximately 35,000 Revolutionary soldiers from Virginia. | ||
*Douthat, James L. ''Virginia Soldiers in Northwest Territory - 1777''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/va-0704w.html Mountain Press] website. | *Douthat, James L. ''Virginia Soldiers in Northwest Territory - 1777''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. '''Free online surname index''' and purchase details at [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/va/details/va-0704w.html Mountain Press] website. | ||
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Virginia soldiers may have received a pension from the state or federal government. Pension records of Virginians may be found in the following: | Virginia soldiers may have received a pension from the state or federal government. Pension records of Virginians may be found in the following: | ||
*'' | *''{{FSC|1376019|item|disp=Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files}}''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M910. (FS Library films 1024434–42.) Records include the name; rank; amount of pension; death date; widow and children, if any; pension file number; some dates for wife and children, especially date of death of wife, and so on. Contains 279 pension application files. | ||
*[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#Pension_and_Bounty_Land_Warrant_Applications|Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files]] These files include pension applications from all the states. A published index to these files is ''Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications, Revised'' (Washington, DC: National Genealogical Society, 1976; {{FSC|566624|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M22ng 1976}} | *[[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants#Pension_and_Bounty_Land_Warrant_Applications|Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files]] These files include pension applications from all the states. A published index to these files is ''Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications, Revised'' (Washington, DC: National Genealogical Society, 1976; {{FSC|566624|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M22ng 1976}} | ||
*Dorman, John Frederick, comp. ''Virginia 1958-1995 Revolutionary Pension Applications''. 51 volumes. Washington, DC: N.p., 1958-1995. {{FSC|154352|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M28d}} This abstracts the files of Virginia soldiers who received pensions or bounty land from the federal government. Only partially completed, with surnames A through Ha. | *Dorman, John Frederick, comp. ''Virginia 1958-1995 Revolutionary Pension Applications''. 51 volumes. Washington, DC: N.p., 1958-1995. {{FSC|154352|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 M28d}} This abstracts the files of Virginia soldiers who received pensions or bounty land from the federal government. Only partially completed, with surnames A through Ha. | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
'''Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files, ca. 1778-1875'''<br> | |||
*{{FSC|48464|item|disp=FS Library Films 1024434-42}} These records relate only to officers from Virginia. They help identify names that might appear in other military records. | *{{FSC|48464|item|disp=FS Library Films 1024434-42}} These records relate only to officers from Virginia. They help identify names that might appear in other military records. | ||
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The individual who received a warrant may have claimed the land himself or may have sold his warrant to someone else. See [[United States Land and Property]] and [[United States Military Records]] for more information about the process of obtaining a land grant. | The individual who received a warrant may have claimed the land himself or may have sold his warrant to someone else. See [[United States Land and Property]] and [[United States Military Records]] for more information about the process of obtaining a land grant. | ||
'''Lands Granted in Kentucky (Virginia warrants)'''<br> | |||
Those who surrendered their warrants for land in what is now Kentucky are listed in Virginia Grants, 1782-1792 {{FSC|241747|title-id|disp=FS Library films 272809-17.}} The original grants are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. | Those who surrendered their warrants for land in what is now Kentucky are listed in Virginia Grants, 1782-1792 {{FSC|241747|title-id|disp=FS Library films 272809-17.}} The original grants are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. | ||
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*Brookes-Smith, Joan E. ''Master Index: Virginia Surveys and Grants, 1774-1791''. Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976. {{FSC|193613|item|disp=FS Library film 1320833 item 6; book 976.9 R22b.}} | *Brookes-Smith, Joan E. ''Master Index: Virginia Surveys and Grants, 1774-1791''. Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1976. {{FSC|193613|item|disp=FS Library film 1320833 item 6; book 976.9 R22b.}} | ||
*Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924''. Louisville, Kentucky: Standard Printing, 1925. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/274893-the-kentucky-land-grants-a-systematic-index-to-all-of-the-land-grants-recorded-in-the-state-land-office-at-frankfort-kentucky-1782-1924?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. {{FSC|94433|item|disp=FS | *Jillson, Willard Rouse. ''The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924''. Louisville, Kentucky: Standard Printing, 1925. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/274893-the-kentucky-land-grants-a-systematic-index-to-all-of-the-land-grants-recorded-in-the-state-land-office-at-frankfort-kentucky-1782-1924?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. {{FSC|94433|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 R22ji.}} | ||
Copies of the warrants are found in ''Military Warrants, 1782-1788 ''{{FSC|439115|item|disp=FS Library films 272979-80}}. The original records are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. These are indexed by Willard Rouse Jillson, ''Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds: A Complete Index to All of the Earliest Land Entries, Military Warrants''. 1926. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Printing Co. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/526299-old-kentucky-entries-and-deeds-a-complete-index-to-all-of-the-earliest-land-entries-military-warrants-deeds-and-wills-of-the-commonwealth-of-kentucky?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. 1978, c1969 reprint at {{FSC|489197|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6051260; book 976.9 R22j.}} | Copies of the warrants are found in ''Military Warrants, 1782-1788 ''{{FSC|439115|item|disp=FS Library films 272979-80}}. The original records are at the Kentucky Land Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. These are indexed by Willard Rouse Jillson, ''Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds: A Complete Index to All of the Earliest Land Entries, Military Warrants''. 1926. Louisville, Kentucky : Standard Printing Co. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/526299-old-kentucky-entries-and-deeds-a-complete-index-to-all-of-the-earliest-land-entries-military-warrants-deeds-and-wills-of-the-commonwealth-of-kentucky?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. 1978, c1969 reprint at {{FSC|489197|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6051260; book 976.9 R22j.}} | ||
'''Lands Granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio (Virginia Warrants)'''<br> | |||
An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The Ohio Land Grant Office (c/o Auditor of State, 88 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215) has some records of these land grants. | An estimated 64 percent of Virginia's bounty land claims were granted in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The Ohio Land Grant Office (c/o Auditor of State, 88 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215) has some records of these land grants. | ||
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A significant collection of survey records and other information about this district is also at the Illinois Historical Survey Collection at the University of Illinois Library in Urbana. These are indexed in volume 4 of: | A significant collection of survey records and other information about this district is also at the Illinois Historical Survey Collection at the University of Illinois Library in Urbana. These are indexed in volume 4 of: | ||
*Clifford Neal Smith, ''Federal Land Series: A Calendar of Archival Materials on the Land Patents Issued by the United States Government''. . . . Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. {{FSC|253710|item|disp=FS | *Clifford Neal Smith, ''Federal Land Series: A Calendar of Archival Materials on the Land Patents Issued by the United States Government''. . . . Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 1972. {{FSC|253710|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R23s.}} This book indexes land grants in the Virginia Military District of Ohio and may show survey number, acreage, survey book page numbers, county, or township. | ||
The surrendered warrants and related papers were sent to the General Land Office in Washington, DC, and are now at the National Archives in Warrants Surrendered for Land in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The National Archives also has an alphabetical index, numerical register, and survey register that can help you find a warrant in this collection. These records are not on microfilm or at the FamilySearch Library. | The surrendered warrants and related papers were sent to the General Land Office in Washington, DC, and are now at the National Archives in Warrants Surrendered for Land in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. The National Archives also has an alphabetical index, numerical register, and survey register that can help you find a warrant in this collection. These records are not on microfilm or at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
'''Lands Granted in the U.S. Military District and Other Public Domain Areas (U.S. Warrants)'''<br> | |||
The records of these land grants are described in [[United States Land and Property]]. | The records of these land grants are described in [[United States Land and Property]]. | ||
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Those who served in the Virginia state or continental line may be listed in Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War {{FSC|484382|item|disp=FS Library films 1485281(first of 1,097)}} and in ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers'' {{FSC|484382|item|disp=FS Library films 882841(first of 58)}} This is at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library. May provide the soldier's or sailor's unit which can help to find pension records but does not give information about other members of the soldier's family. | Those who served in the Virginia state or continental line may be listed in Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War {{FSC|484382|item|disp=FS Library films 1485281(first of 1,097)}} and in ''General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers'' {{FSC|484382|item|disp=FS Library films 882841(first of 58)}} This is at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library. May provide the soldier's or sailor's unit which can help to find pension records but does not give information about other members of the soldier's family. | ||
*White, Virgil D. ''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1995.{{FSC|745712|item|disp=FS | *White, Virgil D. ''Index to Revolutionary War Service Records''. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1995.{{FSC|745712|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M22wv}} | ||
For a list of regiments, where they were raised, service dates, officers, and brief unit histories, see: | For a list of regiments, where they were raised, service dates, officers, and brief unit histories, see: | ||
*Sanchez-Saavedra, E. M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978. {{FSC|79781|item|disp=FS | *Sanchez-Saavedra, E. M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1978. {{FSC|79781|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2s}} This book may provide information useful for obtaining pension records. | ||
The Library of Virginia also has various pay records, militia records, court martial records, appointments of officers, petitions, and other helpful sources. | The Library of Virginia also has various pay records, militia records, court martial records, appointments of officers, petitions, and other helpful sources. | ||
* | *{{FSC|476030|item|disp=H. J. Eckenrode. ''List of the Revolutionary soldiers of Virginia : special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1911 and 1912.''typescript}} | ||
=== Muster Rolls === | === Muster Rolls === | ||
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The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br>See the Wiki article, [[Virginia in the War of 1812|Virginia in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant websites, etc. for Virginia.<br> | The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br>See the Wiki article, [[Virginia in the War of 1812|Virginia in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant websites, etc. for Virginia.<br> | ||
* | *{{FSC|412616|item|disp=Muster rolls, pay rolls, and index of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812}} - images. ''Also at:'' [https://www.loc.gov/item/02017569/ Library of Congress] - images. Also known as: ''Muster rolls of the Virginia militia in the War of 1812, being a supplement to the Pay rolls printed and distributed in 1851 | Pay rolls of militia entitled to land bounty under the act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 | Index to Virginia soldiers in the War of 1812 as listed in Pay rolls of militia ... 1851 and Muster rolls of Virginia militia ... 1852.'' | ||
There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]. | There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]]. | ||
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:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | :*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])<br> | ||
*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS | *Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br> | ||
*Johnson, William Page. ''Off to War, The Virginia Volunteers in the War with Mexico, or Fuera de Guerra, La Virginia Volentarios en la Guerra con Mexico''. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2002. FS Library 975.5 M2j. | *Johnson, William Page. ''Off to War, The Virginia Volunteers in the War with Mexico, or Fuera de Guerra, La Virginia Volentarios en la Guerra con Mexico''. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend Books, 2002. FS Library 975.5 M2j. | ||
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*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[United States, Confederate Officers Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
== Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s) == | == Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s) == | ||
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*United States. Selective Service System. Virginia, ''World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. {{FSC|754900|item|disp=FS Library films 1984203 (first of 85)}} Also available at: | *United States. Selective Service System. Virginia, ''World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. {{FSC|754900|item|disp=FS Library films 1984203 (first of 85)}} Also available at: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch — index | *{{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch — index & images — free - [[United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch — index | *{{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
[[United States World War I Draft Records|United States World War I Draft Records]] provides additional information. | [[United States World War I Draft Records|United States World War I Draft Records]] provides additional information. | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch — index - [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *{{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch — index - [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
* | *{{FSC|3023956|item|disp=Virginia, World War I American Expeditionary Forces, deaths, 1917-1919}} | ||
'''Virginia War History Commission''' | '''Virginia War History Commission''' | ||
* | *{{FSC|455007|item|disp=Arthur Kyle Davis, editor, ''Virginia military organizations in the World War : with supplement of distinguished service.'' Richmond, Virginia : Virginia War History Commission, 1927, c1927}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|65527|item|disp=Virginia war history commission supplement (1923) 4v. in 1}} | ||
* | *Arthur Kyle Davis, editor, ''Virginia war agencies, selective service and volunteers'' Richmond, Virginia : Executive Committee, The Virginia War History Commission, c1926 {{FSC|374748|item|disp=FS Library 975.5 M2vw}} | ||
''' War Memorial Records''' | ''' War Memorial Records''' | ||
* | *{{FSC|702775|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, city of Buena Vista, 1926-1970}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|678434|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, city of Fredericksburg, 1931-1957}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1140175|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, city of Newport News, 1926-1952}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1114924|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, city of Petersburg, 1948-1950}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1169726|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of Tazewell, 1928-1964}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|669339|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of Amelia, ca. 1924-1966}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|657978|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of King William, ca. 1947-1959}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1153059|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of New Kent, 1924-1958}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1115511|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of Russell, 1925-1965}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1161131|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of Smyth, 1926-1952}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|451907|item|disp=Virginia World War memorial records, county of York, 1925 - 1942}} | ||
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* | *{{FSC|786475|item|disp=Bedford County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|786675|item|disp=Campbell County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|745197|item|disp=Craig County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|787716|item|disp=Floyd County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|725236|item|disp=Gloucester County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|955812|item|disp=Lynchburg County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1119784|item|disp=Middlesex County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1153055|item|disp=New Kent County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1112918|item|disp=Page County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1155351|item|disp=Patrick County}} | ||
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* | *{{FSC|1154420|item|disp=Pittsylvania County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1157808|item|disp=Pulaski County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1172840|item|disp=Rockingham County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1115518|item|disp=Russell County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|269711|item|disp=Scott County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1161110|item|disp=Smyth County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1116828|item|disp=Stafford County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1152844|item|disp=Surry County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|1169817|item|disp=Tazewell County}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|451911|item|disp=York County}} | ||
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== World War II (1941-1945) == | == World War II (1941-1945) == | ||
''' Draft registrations''' | ''' Draft registrations''' | ||
On 16 September 1940, President Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime Selective Service Act. During WWII, the Selective Service System conducted '''six draft registrations'''; these records are held collectively in two groupings at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO. The registrations are part of Record Group 147 [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/147.html Records of the Selective Service System.] From December, 1942 to August, 1945 no enlistments were allowed. The Selective Service became the only way men entered the service for the remainder of the war. | |||
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2659404| Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch | |||
''' Fourth Registration''' | ''' Fourth Registration''' | ||
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For a list of 8,777 war dead, see: | For a list of 8,777 war dead, see: | ||
*Hemphill, W. Edwin, ed. ''Gold Star Honor Roll of Virginians in the Second World War.'' Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia World War II History Commission, 1947. {{FSC|700157|item|disp=FS | *Hemphill, W. Edwin, ed. ''Gold Star Honor Roll of Virginians in the Second World War.'' Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia World War II History Commission, 1947. {{FSC|700157|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2g.}} County-by-county list of the soldier's name, rank, service branch, and nearest surviving relative. | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] has World War II enlistment records. ($) | [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] has World War II enlistment records. ($) | ||
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*A series of books entitled "[[United States World War II Biographies#Young_American_Patriots|Young American Patriots]]", published shortly after the war, documented the service of soldiers from different states including Virginia. The series of books included photos and a short biography of some of the soldiers from the state. | *A series of books entitled "[[United States World War II Biographies#Young_American_Patriots|Young American Patriots]]", published shortly after the war, documented the service of soldiers from different states including Virginia. The series of books included photos and a short biography of some of the soldiers from the state. | ||
* | *{{FSC|2531829|item|disp=Capt. J.M. Hetherington, ed. ''Roster of officers of the Hampton Roads port of embarkation, Newport News, Virginia.'' Newport News, Virginia : J.M. Hetherington, 1946. FS Library Digital Images}} | ||
[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information. | [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information. | ||
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== Militia - National Guard == | == Militia - National Guard == | ||
Virginia Army National Guard Historical Collection, Blackstone | Virginia Army National Guard Historical Collection, Blackstone | ||
* | *{{FSC|784949|item|disp=Militia commission papers, Governor's Office, 1784-1856}} | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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