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Records of individuals who participated in the Revolutionary War can be found in published indexes, pension files, bounty land records, service records, and public service claims. Abstracts of many Virginia Revolutionary War pension records and unit rosters are available on the website [http://www.southerncampaign.org/ Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution]. | Records of individuals who participated in the Revolutionary War can be found in published indexes, pension files, bounty land records, service records, and public service claims. Abstracts of many Virginia Revolutionary War pension records and unit rosters are available on the website [http://www.southerncampaign.org/ Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution]. | ||
'''Published Indexes''' | '''Published Indexes''' | ||
While there are several published sources on Virginia in the Revolutionary War, there is no comprehensive list of all Revolutionary veterans. The following are two major indexes that identify individuals listed in numerous records: | While there are several published sources on Virginia in the Revolutionary War, there is no comprehensive list of all Revolutionary veterans. The following are two major indexes that identify individuals listed in numerous records: | ||
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*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. | ||
'''Pension Records''' | '''Pension Records''' | ||
Virginia soldiers may have received a pension from the state or federal government. Pension records of Virginians may be found in: | Virginia soldiers may have received a pension from the state or federal government. Pension records of Virginians may be found in: | ||
*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Virginia+half+pay+and+other+related+Revolutionary+War+pension+application+files%2C+ca.+1778-1875&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files]''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M910. (FHL 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. | *''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Virginia+half+pay+and+other+related+Revolutionary+War+pension+application+files%2C+ca.+1778-1875&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files]''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M910. (FHL 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 and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files''. (On 2,670 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|306844|item|disp=film 970001}}. 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; {{FHL|413696|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M22ng 1976}} | *''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files''. (On 2,670 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|306844|item|disp=film 970001}}. 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; {{FHL|413696|item|disp=FHL Book 973 M22ng 1976}} | ||
*Dorman, John Frederick, comp. ''Virginia 1958-1995 Revolutionary Pension Applications''. 51 volumes. Washington, DC: N.p., 1958-1995. {{FHL|154352|item|disp=FHL 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. {{FHL|154352|item|disp=FHL 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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*''Revolutionary War Pensions and Index (Virginia''). {{FHL|414074|item|disp=FHL Film 29866}} A published index is Virginia Revolutionary War State Pensions (1980; Reprint, Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1982; {{FHL|85580|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2v}} This abstracts the information found in the pension files of about 600 soldiers who received pensions from the state. | *''Revolutionary War Pensions and Index (Virginia''). {{FHL|414074|item|disp=FHL Film 29866}} A published index is Virginia Revolutionary War State Pensions (1980; Reprint, Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1982; {{FHL|85580|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2v}} This abstracts the information found in the pension files of about 600 soldiers who received pensions from the state. | ||
'''The 1835 Pension Roll''' | '''The 1835 Pension Roll''' | ||
On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The 1835 Pension Roll for Virginia is available online: | On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The 1835 Pension Roll for Virginia is available online: | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LYQFAAAAQAAJ Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. II] (Google Books) | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=LYQFAAAAQAAJ Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. II] (Google Books) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III] (Ancestry) ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48123 The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III] (Ancestry) ($) | ||
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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. | ||
'''Muster Rolls''' | |||
The Muster Roll Project, sponsored by the Valley Forge Legacy, has reconstructed muster rolls for the 1st-15th Virginia Regiments and the 1st-2nd Virginia State. Their collection is available for free [http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/muster.asp online]. | |||
'''Public Service Claims'''. Private citizens may have taken claims or petitions to the county courthouse for compensation for crops, cattle, weapons, and labor used by the military during the war. These county records have been collected in: | '''Public Service Claims'''. Private citizens may have taken claims or petitions to the county courthouse for compensation for crops, cattle, weapons, and labor used by the military during the war. These county records have been collected in: | ||