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With the first permanent settlement at Plymouth, militias were formed to protect the early settlers. The most famous is the Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Bay established in 1637. This guide is an overview, war-by-war, of histories and published records for those who served. There were other skirmishes of a lesser degree not listed here. To learn about the myriad involvements, consult the wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wars United States Wars]. | With the first permanent settlement at Plymouth, militias were formed to protect the early settlers. The most famous is the Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Bay established in 1637. This guide is an overview, war-by-war, of histories and published records for those who served. There were other skirmishes of a lesser degree not listed here. To learn about the myriad involvements, consult the wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wars United States Wars]. | ||
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<center>'''Revolutionary War'''</center> | <center>'''Revolutionary War'''</center> | ||
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*''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A compilation from the archives'' (Boston, 1896-1908), 17v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12601336 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|213956|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M23m v.# or film 238343 (1st of 17) or fiche 6046890}}.<br>Note: Entries are under the exact spelling in the record; therefore, always look for variant spellings. The most common spelling with have an entry listing all the other variants found in the records.<br>Digital database with all volumes found at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7726 Ancestry] ($). Select the digital link for individual volumes from the table below.<br> | *''Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. A compilation from the archives'' (Boston, 1896-1908), 17v.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12601336 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|213956|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M23m v.# or film 238343 (1st of 17) or fiche 6046890}}.<br>Note: Entries are under the exact spelling in the record; therefore, always look for variant spellings. The most common spelling with have an entry listing all the other variants found in the records.<br>Digital database with all volumes found at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7726 Ancestry] ($). Select the digital link for individual volumes from the table below.<br> | ||
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*Craig R. Scott, ''Revolutionary War Genealogy Research'' ([Baltimore], 2011), [4] pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746833636 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1948013|item|disp=FHL book 973 M27scr}}.<br> | *Craig R. Scott, ''Revolutionary War Genealogy Research'' ([Baltimore], 2011), [4] pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746833636 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|1948013|item|disp=FHL book 973 M27scr}}.<br> | ||
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<center>'''Shays' Rebellion'''</center> | <center>'''Shays' Rebellion'''</center> | ||
The [http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/index.html Shays' Rebellion], named after one of the leaders, Daniel Shays, was an armed uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Court records and newspapers chronicle this event, but there were no military records.<br> | The [http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/index.html Shays' Rebellion], named after one of the leaders, Daniel Shays, was an armed uprising in western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Court records and newspapers chronicle this event, but there were no military records.<br> | ||
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*Jonathan Smith, "The Depression of 1785 and Daniel Shays' Rebellion" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 5 [1948]: 77-94.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1920948 Jstor] (free online).<br>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920948 Jstor (free)].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|435110|item|disp=FHL book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. #}}.<br> | *Jonathan Smith, "The Depression of 1785 and Daniel Shays' Rebellion" in ''William and Mary Quarterly'', 3rd Ser., 5 [1948]: 77-94.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1920948 Jstor] (free online).<br>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920948 Jstor (free)].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1607858 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|435110|item|disp=FHL book 973 H25w ser. 3 v. #}}.<br> | ||
*David Peter Szatmary, ''Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection'' (Amherst, Mass., 1980), xiv, 184 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5564258 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | *David Peter Szatmary, ''Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection'' (Amherst, Mass., 1980), xiv, 184 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5564258 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | ||
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<center>'''War of 1812'''</center> | <center>'''War of 1812'''</center> | ||
During the War of 1812, Massachusetts supplied 43,321 infantry men, 446 cavalry men, 2,714 artillery men, and 200 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 46,681 men.<ref>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., 1906), p. 326 (see [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive]).</ref> | During the War of 1812, Massachusetts supplied 43,321 infantry men, 446 cavalry men, 2,714 artillery men, and 200 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 46,681 men.<ref>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., 1906), p. 326 (see [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive]).</ref> | ||
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*Muster Rolls and Payrolls of the Massachusetts Militia, 1812-1815, 9v. at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archive]].<br>{{FHL|730271|item|disp=FHL film 2109974 (1st of 7)}}.<br> | *Muster Rolls and Payrolls of the Massachusetts Militia, 1812-1815, 9v. at the [[#Archives|Massachusetts Archive]].<br>{{FHL|730271|item|disp=FHL film 2109974 (1st of 7)}}.<br> | ||
*Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1899-1927, [NARA ARC Identifier 654501].<br>"Receipts for Pay" rolls that are filed with the series "Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1812-1815" (ARC Identifier 654644) were not carded, and it is sometimes necessary to consult that series to obtain the complete service of an individual. Arranged by alphabetically by state, thereunder numerically by regiment, thereunder by name of commanding officer (chronologically thereunder for various periods of service), and thereunder alphabetically by name of soldier. Records for U.S. Volunteer Organizations, Indian Regiments, Prisoners of War, Spies, and Quartermaster Department are arranged similarly at the end of the state file.<br>-----<br>Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654501 NARA ARC Identifier 654644, M602 series], {{FHL|284697|item|disp=FHL film 882519 (1st of 234)}}.<br>ONLINE:<br>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916219 FamilySearch.org] (browsable alpha index); [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#276%7ChlYOPAgp_T09lkorg fold3.com] (browsable by name to Miller); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); Scanned on Internet Archive, but use [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IAWar1812IndexServRecs.html Don Krieger's Guide] for better access.<br> | *Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1899-1927, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654501 NARA ARC Identifier 654501].<br>"Receipts for Pay" rolls that are filed with the series "Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, 1812-1815" (ARC Identifier 654644) were not carded, and it is sometimes necessary to consult that series to obtain the complete service of an individual. Arranged by alphabetically by state, thereunder numerically by regiment, thereunder by name of commanding officer (chronologically thereunder for various periods of service), and thereunder alphabetically by name of soldier. Records for U.S. Volunteer Organizations, Indian Regiments, Prisoners of War, Spies, and Quartermaster Department are arranged similarly at the end of the state file.<br>-----<br>Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, [http://research.archives.gov/description/654501 NARA ARC Identifier 654644, M602 series], {{FHL|284697|item|disp=FHL film 882519 (1st of 234)}}.<br>ONLINE:<br>[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1916219 FamilySearch.org] (browsable alpha index); [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#276%7ChlYOPAgp_T09lkorg fold3.com] (browsable by name to Miller); [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); Scanned on Internet Archive, but use [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/IAWar1812IndexServRecs.html Don Krieger's Guide] for better access.<br> | ||
*War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, [http://research.archives.gov/description/564415 NARA Archives Identifier 564415] (never microfilmed), and Indexed, [http://research.archives.gov/description/563315 NARA M313 series], {{FHL|46482|item|disp=FHL film 840431 (1st of 102)}}; ALSO see book index below.<br>ONLINE:<br>Pension Files, [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRT09lkorg fold3.com] (free) [browse up to "Dexter" as of Aug. 2013].<br>Pension index, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1133 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1834325 FamilySearch.org] (browsable, but sections are scan batches).<br> | *War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, [http://research.archives.gov/description/564415 NARA Archives Identifier 564415] (never microfilmed), and Indexed, [http://research.archives.gov/description/563315 NARA M313 series], {{FHL|46482|item|disp=FHL film 840431 (1st of 102)}}; ALSO see book index below.<br>ONLINE:<br>Pension Files, [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRT09lkorg fold3.com] (free) [browse up to "Dexter" as of Aug. 2013].<br>Pension index, [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1133 Ancestry] ($) (indexed); [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1834325 FamilySearch.org] (browsable, but sections are scan batches).<br> | ||
*Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 18-20 for War of 1812 Massachusetts Lists, 1-126, {{FHL|539623|item|disp=FHL films 1490260, 1715892-1715893}} (for same).<br> | *Lists of Records of Military Organizations Used to Create Volunteer Compiled Military Service Records [i.e. Ainsworth Lists], [http://research.archives.gov/description/589591 NARA T817 series], Rolls 18-20 for War of 1812 Massachusetts Lists, 1-126, {{FHL|539623|item|disp=FHL films 1490260, 1715892-1715893}} (for same).<br> | ||