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=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | === Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | ||
For a detailed guide, see: [[Virginia_in_the_Revolutionary_War|Virginia in the Revolutionary War]]. | |||
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]. | ||
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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''' | '''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]. | 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: | ||