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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia Military Records|Military Records]]''  


=== Forts  ===
=== Forts  ===
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Complete military records do not exist for Virginia before the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Most of those that survive have been gathered and published in the following books:  
Complete military records do not exist for Virginia before the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Most of those that survive have been gathered and published in the following books:  


*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library book 97{{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=5.5 M2bL}}.) This is a comprehensive list compiled from numerous primary and secondary sources. May give the soldier's name, military unit, residence, age, description, and occupation.
*Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. ''Virginia's Colonial Soldiers''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1988. (Family History Library book 97{{FHL|47143|title-id|disp=5.5 M2bL}}.) This is a comprehensive list compiled from numerous primary and secondary sources. May give the soldier's name, military unit, residence, age, description, and occupation.  
*Crozier, William A. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. 1905. New York, NY: Genealogical Association, 1905. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library book {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=975.5 M2c}} 1982; 1954 reprint on fiche {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=6048997}}.) This includes published rosters of soldiers listed in many sources such as land bounty certificates, militia rosters, or service records.  
*Crozier, William A. ''Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776''. 1905. New York, NY: Genealogical Association, 1905. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library book {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=975.5 M2c}} 1982; 1954 reprint on fiche {{FHL|72797|title-id|disp=6048997}}.) This includes published rosters of soldiers listed in many sources such as land bounty certificates, militia rosters, or service records.  
*Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia''. 1917. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1974. ({{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=FHL 975.5 M2vl}} 1974; 1917 ed. on fiche {{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=6046993}}) This is an alphabetical directory of 6,700 soldiers and transcripts of the original sources of information.  
*Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia''. 1917. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1974. ({{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=FHL 975.5 M2vl}} 1974; 1917 ed. on fiche {{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=6046993}}) This is an alphabetical directory of 6,700 soldiers and transcripts of the original sources of information.  
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 ({{FHL|62113|title-id|disp=FHL 975.5 A1 no. 12}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Soldiers+of+Fincastle+County%2C+Virginia%2C+1774 Worldcat]) The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. This record includes an index.
*Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 ({{FHL|62113|title-id|disp=FHL 975.5 A1 no. 12}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Soldiers+of+Fincastle+County%2C+Virginia%2C+1774 Worldcat]) The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. This record includes an index.  
*Neville, John Davenport. ''Bacon's Rebellion. Abstracts of Materials in the Colonial Records Project''. Richmond, Va., 1976.  
*Neville, John Davenport. ''Bacon's Rebellion. Abstracts of Materials in the Colonial Records Project''. Richmond, Va., 1976.  
*Taylor, Philip F. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. 1917. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. (Family History Library {{FHL|85944|title-id|disp=book 976.9 R21t; fiche 6019959}}.) This contains an alphabetical list of soldiers (mostly from Virginia) who received warrants for bounty land in what is now Kentucky from about 1774 to 1789. The original warrant records are at the Kentucky Land Office (see [[Kentucky Land and Property]]).  
*Taylor, Philip F. ''A Calendar of the Warrants for Land in Kentucky, Granted for Service in the French and Indian War''. 1917. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. (Family History Library {{FHL|85944|title-id|disp=book 976.9 R21t; fiche 6019959}}.) This contains an alphabetical list of soldiers (mostly from Virginia) who received warrants for bounty land in what is now Kentucky from about 1774 to 1789. The original warrant records are at the Kentucky Land Office (see [[Kentucky Land and Property]]).  
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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]. A database of participants at [http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/muster.asp Valley Forge], which includes many Virginians, is available online. The [http://www.battleofcamden.org/ Battle of Camden] website also includes details about many Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers (see [http://www.battleofcamden.org/verif_amer.htm American &amp; Brit Participants]).<br>  
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]. A database of participants at [http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/muster.asp Valley Forge], which includes many Virginians, is available online. The [http://www.battleofcamden.org/ Battle of Camden] website also includes details about many Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers (see [http://www.battleofcamden.org/verif_amer.htm American &amp; Brit Participants]).<br>  


If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help:<br>
If you know the unit a person served in and are trying to determine where men for that unit were recruited, the following book can help:<br>  


*Sanchez-Saavedra, E.M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978. {{FHL|79781|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2s}}.<br>
*Sanchez-Saavedra, E.M. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787''. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library, 1978. {{FHL|79781|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 M2s}}.<br>
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*For information about African American troops, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] to learn about the regiments and units that served from Virginia.  
*For information about African American troops, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] to learn about the regiments and units that served from Virginia.  
*For searching names of soldiers or sailors, see:The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for&nbsp;each soldiers.&nbsp;Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties.&nbsp; Often&nbsp;knowing the counties that&nbsp;had men in a regiment&nbsp;will help you determine if a&nbsp;soldier was your ancestor.
*For searching names of soldiers or sailors, see:The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for&nbsp;each soldiers.&nbsp;Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties.&nbsp; Often&nbsp;knowing the counties that&nbsp;had men in a regiment&nbsp;will help you determine if a&nbsp;soldier was your ancestor.  
 
[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
*For a guide to all Civil War units, see Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986.&nbsp;;{{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr v. 29}}  
*For a guide to all Civil War units, see Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986.&nbsp;;{{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr v. 29}}  
*&nbsp;[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html] for a link to Confederate Regimental Histories.  
*&nbsp;[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html] for a link to Confederate Regimental Histories.  
*http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html for a link to a variety of Virginia in the Civil War sites.  
*http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html for a link to a variety of Virginia in the Civil War sites.  
*Wallace, Lee A., Jr. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986. {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}}
*Wallace, Lee A., Jr. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986. {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}}
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


=== Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s)  ===
=== Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s)  ===
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