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''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|U.S. Revolutionary War]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina Military Records|South Carolina Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina in the Revolutionary War|South Carolina in the Revolutionary War]]''<br>
''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|U.S. Revolutionary War]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military Records]]  


== Organization  ==
== Organization  ==
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=== Delaware Military Units  ===
=== Delaware Military Units  ===


Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.
South Carolina regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of South Carolina.<br>


==== Delaware Regiments  ====
==== Delaware Regiments  ====


== Battles Fought in Delaware  ==
== Battles Fought in Delaware  ==
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=== Pension Records  ===
=== Pension Records  ===
Raymond B. Clark, Jr. ''Index to Delawareans in the index of Revolutionary War pension applications'' Arlington, Virginia: 1982 {{FSC|433268|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2cr}}


=== 1840 Census  ===
=== 1840 Census  ===
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=== Guides to Military Units  ===
=== Guides to Military Units  ===


For guidebooks to South Carolina's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:  
For guidebooks to Delaware's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:
*John W. Lynn. ''Delaware lineages of Revolutionary War regiments'' Grand Junction, Colorado: Lynn Research, 1986 {{FSC|510196|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 A1 no. 12}}


=== Internet Sites  ===
=== Internet Sites  ===


== References  ==
== References  ==
*Henry C. Peden, Jr. ''Revolutionary patriots of Delaware : genealogical and historical information on men and women of Delaware who served the American cause during the war against Great Britain, 1775-1783'' Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1996 {{FSC|767083|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2ph}}
*William Gustavus Whiteley, ''The Revolutionary Soldiers of Delaware'' Wilmington, Delaware, 1875 {{FSDL|115286}}
*Public Archives Commission of Delaware. ''Delaware archives'' 5 volumes Wilmington, [Delaware] 1911 {{FSC|158728|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2d}}


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[[Category:Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]]
[[Category:Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]]

Latest revision as of 13:48, 5 August 2025

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Organization

History

Delaware Military Units

Delaware Regiments

Battles Fought in Delaware

Resources

Service Records

The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:

Pension Records

Raymond B. Clark, Jr. Index to Delawareans in the index of Revolutionary War pension applications Arlington, Virginia: 1982 FS Library 975.1 M2cr

1840 Census

  • A census of pensioners for Revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the act for taking the sixth census Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. FamilySearch Digital Library

Regimental Rosters

Regimental rosters with biographical information of Delaware soldiers are published in:

Committees of Safety

Guides to Military Units

For guidebooks to Delaware's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:

  • John W. Lynn. Delaware lineages of Revolutionary War regiments Grand Junction, Colorado: Lynn Research, 1986 FS Library 975.1 A1 no. 12

Internet Sites

References

  • Henry C. Peden, Jr. Revolutionary patriots of Delaware : genealogical and historical information on men and women of Delaware who served the American cause during the war against Great Britain, 1775-1783 Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1996 FS Library 975.1 M2ph
  • William Gustavus Whiteley, The Revolutionary Soldiers of Delaware Wilmington, Delaware, 1875 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Public Archives Commission of Delaware. Delaware archives 5 volumes Wilmington, [Delaware] 1911 FS Library 975.1 M2d