Virginia Military Records: Difference between revisions

Eckenrode, H. J. ''List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia''. Richmond, Virginia: D. Bottom, 1912. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=73127&disp=List+of+the+revolutionary+soldiers+of+Vi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.5 M23v 1912, film 928145 item 14, fiche 6051268; 1913 supplement on film 547176 and fiche 6051262].) This helps identify approximately 35,000 Revolutionary soldiers from Virginia.  

''Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files''. (On 2,670 Family History Library films beginning with 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; Family History Library book 973 M22ng 1976).  

Dorman, John Frederick, comp. ''Virginia 1958-1995 Revolutionary Pension Applications''. 51 volumes. Washington, DC: N.p., 1958-1995. (Family History Library 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.  

White, Virgil D. ''Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension File''s. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990-1992. (Family History Library book 973 M28g.) Abstracts based on selected records of pension application files. Some entries were from supplements to the complete files. Includes cross references to the Virginia Half Pay Claims and other state pensions or bounty land awards. Volume 4 is an every-name index for the 339,096 entries mentioned in the selected abstracts.  

''Revolutionary War Pensions and Index (Virginia''). (Family History Library films 029853-66, index on film 029866.) A published index is Virginia Revolutionary War State Pensions (1980; Reprint, Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1982; Family History Library book 975.5 M2v). This abstracts the information found in the pension files of about 600 soldiers who received pensions from the state.  

'''Virginia Half Pay and Other Related Revolutionary War Pension Application Files, ca. 1778-1875'''. (Family History Library films 1024434-42.) These records relate only to officers from Virginia. They help identify names that might appear in other military records.  

Applications for Virginia bounty land warrants are at the Library of Virginia and on microfilm at the Family History Library. The approved application files are in Bounty Warrants, 1779-1860 (Family History Library films 029821-51; index on films 29850 for A-Payser and 29851 for Pea-Z). These applications are also indexed by the Eckenrode source above. (Note that although these are titled “warrants” they are actually the papers submitted to receive a warrant.) Rejected applications are in Revolutionary War Rejected Claims and Index of Soldiers from Virginia, 1811-1851 (Family History Library films 029867-82, index on film 029882). These manuscripts include certificates, powers of attorney, affidavits, and vouchers.  

If an application was approved, the veteran or his heirs received a certificate that could be exchanged for a warrant. The Library of Virginia and the Family History Library have Virginia Land Office, Military Certificates, A-Z: July 14, 1782-August 5, 1876. These records are in alphabetical order on 38 Family History Library films, 1889181-218. These certificates are also filmed by number on Family History Library films 29635-7. The certificates often give the number of acres, warrant number, and sometimes the solder's heirs—wife, children, grandchildren, brother, etc.