Pennsylvania Military Records: Difference between revisions

*Another useful printed source is Harry E. Cope, ''Soldiers and Widows of Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Granted Pensions by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'' (n.p.; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278066&disp=Soldiers+and+widows+of+soldiers+of+the+R%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 974.8 M2c;] [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=278066&disp=Soldiers+and+widows+of+soldiers+of+the+R%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1036819] item 26). Some of the names in this book are also found in the federal pension records. See the U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118) for information about those records. Records for some individuals in the above title are also in Pennsylvania, Auditor General's Office, ''Revolutionary War Pension File, 1809-1893'' (Family History Library films 1016413-15). The films include names that are not in the book.

For early payment records, see Pennsylvania, Comptroller General, ''Revolutionary War Pension Accounts, 1785-1809, 1834-1838'' (Family History Library film 295743 items 4-9).  

For an account of the payments to pensioners, see Pennsylvania, Auditor General, ''Revolutionary War Pension Accounts, 1807-1883'' (Family History Library films 1027856- 5). The soldier's death date may be found in these records.  

For a list of burials, see Daughters of the American Revolution, Lycoming Chapter (Williamsport, Pennsylvania), ''Revolutionary War Veterans Interred in Pennsylvania, volume 1 ''(Family History Library film 441387). This is a micro-reproduction of an original typescript at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It often just lists the name of the soldier and the cemetery.  

''Military Abstract Card File for the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783''. (On 42 Family History Library films beginning with 1205961.) This file has been abstracted from original documents in the custody of the Pennsylvania State Archives and is arranged alphabetically by soldier's name in four file units.  

Pennsylvania. Comptroller General. ''Military Accounts, Line, 1775-1809''. (Family History Library films 1027962- 70.) The Military Abstract Card File is an index to these records. It includes clothing allowances, letters of attorney, probate actions, military rolls, documents regarding payment, affidavits, etc., filed by military unit.  

Additional records that could prove helpful are Pennsylvania, Comptroller General, ''Militia Military Accounts, 1777-1794'' (on 38 Family History Library films beginning with 1023007). They are arranged by county, militia period, and battalion and include many lists of names, etc., such as why a person was unable to serve in the military.  

For information about the federal soldiers from Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania Line), see John B. B. Trussell, Jr., ''The Pennsylvania Line, Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783'' (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977; Family History Library book 974.8 M2tp).