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These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records. A roster of soldiers and sailors with their rank and unit, compiled by Louis Henry Dielman, is in:  
These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records. A roster of soldiers and sailors with their rank and unit, compiled by Louis Henry Dielman, is in:  


*''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815'' <ref>Marine, William M. ''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815''. 1913. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland++ 1036720 item 2]</ref>&nbsp; To view this book online, click this [http://books.google.com/books?id=_ol2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=british+invasion+of+maryland&ei=xCd5SfKsHonwkQTc7KXaBg here].
*''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815'' <ref>Marine, William M. ''The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815''. 1913. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2m]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;titleno=189564&amp;amp;amp;disp=The+British+invasion+of+Maryland++ 1036720 item 2]</ref>&nbsp; Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=_ol2AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=british+invasion+of+maryland&ei=xCd5SfKsHonwkQTc7KXaBg here]&nbsp;to view this book online.


Published abstracts of muster, pay, and receipt rolls of soldiers who served in the militia are in:  
Published abstracts of muster, pay, and receipt rolls of soldiers who served in the militia are in:  


*''Maryland Militia War of 1812'' <ref>Wright, Frederick Edward. ''Maryland Militia War of 1812''. Seven Volumes. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1979-. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=165022&amp;amp;disp=Maryland+militia%2C+War+of+1812%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2w]</ref>
*''Maryland Militia War of 1812'' <ref>Wright, Frederick Edward. ''Maryland Militia War of 1812''. Seven Volumes. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1979-. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=165022&amp;amp;amp;disp=Maryland+militia%2C+War+of+1812%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2w]</ref>


A list of American prisoners kept at Dartmoor Prison in England is found in:  
A list of American prisoners kept at Dartmoor Prison in England is found in:  


*''Dartmoor Prison'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V. and Joanne M. ''Dartmoor Prison''. Baltimore, Maryland: J. Mart, 1984. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=51727&amp;amp;disp=Dartmoor+Prison%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2h vol. 3] </ref>6,554 Americans were kept at this prison. Approximately 581 died while prisoners.
*''Dartmoor Prison'' <ref>Huntsberry, Thomas V. and Joanne M. ''Dartmoor Prison''. Baltimore, Maryland: J. Mart, 1984. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=51727&amp;amp;amp;disp=Dartmoor+Prison%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 975.2 M2h vol. 3] </ref>6,554 Americans were kept at this prison. Approximately 581 died while prisoners.


==== Pension Records ====
==== Pension Records ====

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United States > Maryland > Maryland Military Records
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The U.S. Military Records Research Page provides more information on the federal records. Important sources unique to Maryland are listed in the following sections.

Forts[edit | edit source]

Information about Forts, Camps and Batteries in Maryland can be found at:

Wars[edit | edit source]

Colonial Wars (1632-1775)[edit | edit source]

  • Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58[4] The Maryland State Archives has a card index to muster and pay rolls for the colonial wars from 1732 to 1772.
  • Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774 [5]Pages 1-123 include lists of Maryland militia from 1732 to 1763. The source sometimes lists residence. It is indexed.

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)[edit | edit source]

A man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in Maryland is probably listed in some form of military record. If he supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in the records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories. For Revolutionary War patriot records, see:

  • Revolutionary War Service Records; Footnote ($) contains Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, NARA M881.
  • Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files [6] The abstracts may contain name, unit, service and application dates and places, age, birth date, marriage date, residences, and names of relatives. These abstracts are mainly from the following collection of records:
  • Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files[7]

Other patriot records include:

  • Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files [8]. This collection contains 80,000 complete pension files organized alphabetically by surname.
  • Index to Revolutionary War Service Records [9]This source shows the name, rank, and unit of over 390,000 patriots. The index is a transcript of: General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers [10]

The service records and pension files for Revolutionary War patriots are available at the Family History Library. You can also use NATF Form 86 for service records and NATF Form 85 for pension files to obtain copies of records from the National Archives for a fee.

Muster Rolls[edit | edit source]

Muster and pay rolls and other records of Maryland continental and state troops, have been published in:

  • Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783 [11] This book may include officers, regiments, rank, service dates, or residence.

Pension and Land Records[edit | edit source]

Abstracts from pension and bounty land applications are in:

  • Revolutionary War Pensions; Footnote ($) This collection includes entire records of pension files for soldiers and sailors who served in the Revolutionary War.
  • Maryland Revolutionary Records [12] The information comes from pension claims and bounty land applications. It may include regiment, rank, land grant acreage, or marriage information.
  • Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars [13]May include rank, date of pension, age, residence, or emigration to another state.

See the "Land and Property" page for records of land (Bounty Land) paid to Revolutionary soldiers.

History[edit | edit source]

To learn more about the Maryland Continental Line, see:

  • A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army [14]This book describes the seven regiments formed in Maryland, as well as an eighth regiment sometimes called the "German Battalion."

Indexes[edit | edit source]

The Maryland State Archives has several card indexes related to service in the militia. Names of men found in surviving militia records are listed in:

  • The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War [15]

Loyalists[edit | edit source]

In the fall of 1777, a regiment of Loyalists was raised in Maryland. To learn more about these men, see:

  • Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War [16]May include regiment, officers, service dates, rank, and where mustered.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

War of 1812 (1812-1815)[edit | edit source]

The Society of The War of 1812 along with it's counterpart State Society United States Daughters of 1812 works to provide information about the people between the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812. Among the Societies' holdings are family histories.

Service Records[edit | edit source]

These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the National Archives. The Family History Library does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records. A roster of soldiers and sailors with their rank and unit, compiled by Louis Henry Dielman, is in:

  • The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815 [17]  Click here to view this book online.

Published abstracts of muster, pay, and receipt rolls of soldiers who served in the militia are in:

  • Maryland Militia War of 1812 [18]

A list of American prisoners kept at Dartmoor Prison in England is found in:

  • Dartmoor Prison [19]6,554 Americans were kept at this prison. Approximately 581 died while prisoners.

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

These records have not been microfilmed, so you must order photocopies from the National Archives. The Family History Library does have a microfilm copy of the index to these records [20] The Family History Library also has the following index to pension records:

  • Index to War of 1812 Pension Files [21]

Mexican War (1846-1848)[edit | edit source]

A list of Maryland volunteers is found in:

  • Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War. [22]This book lists the soldier’s rank, unit, city of enlistment, and age.

Civil War (1861-1865)[edit | edit source]

Maryland was officially a Union state, but some men—particularly from southern Maryland—did serve in the Confederate Army. For service records of Union soldiers, see:

  • Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland [23]
  • Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland. [24]

For service records of Confederate soldiers, see:

  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland [25] [26]

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has an index to Civil War pension records Family History Library films [27] You must order photocopies of Union pension applications from the National Archives. The state of Maryland did not offer pensions to those who served in the Confederacy.

Rosters[edit | edit source]

Published rosters of Confederate and Union soldiers are in:

  • The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865 [28]
  • Marylanders in the Confederacy [29]
  • Maryland in the Civil War [30]
  • History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65 [31]
  • Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863 [32]

History[edit | edit source]

  • A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel[33] is a history from the recollections of Richard Snowden Andrews Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the first Maryland Artillery (Andrews Battalion) Confederate States Army of the account of a fight of two guns at Sevenson's Depot near Winchester in 1863.

The Family History Library has some Maryland regimental histories. An example is:

  • Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866 [34]

To learn more about Maryland Confederate forces, see:

  • Confederate Military History [35] Volume two deals only with Maryland.

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Spanish-American War (1898)[edit | edit source]

  • Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War [36]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in Maryland

World War I (1917-1918)[edit | edit source]

World War I draft registration cards for men ages] 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Maryland, see:

  • Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.[37]

To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board. Most counties had only one board; large cities had more. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you determine the board number if he lived in a large city. A map of Baltimore has been prepared which shows the draft board registration districts. The cities listed in the map are in alphabetical order by name of the city. For a copy of this map, see:

  • List of World War One Draft Board Maps [38]

Published lists of servicemen include:

  • Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19[39] The Family History Library has only volume two, which contains surnames beginning with J to Z.
  • Soldiers of the Great War [40] Volume 1 lists the Maryland soldiers who died in World War I and provides photographs. [41]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

World War II (1941-1945)[edit | edit source]

War Records Division, Maryland Historical Society. Maryland in World War II: Register of Service Personnel. Five Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1965. (Not at the Family History Library.)

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

The Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog lists military records under:

MARYLAND - MILITARY RECORDS
MARYLAND, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS

General Online Resources for Military[edit | edit source]

General Online Resources for Military

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

State Archives
United States Naval Academy


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Will H. Lowdermilk, "History of Cumberland", Clearfield Co., October 1997, Paperback, ISBN 0-8063-7983-9. Full Text on Google Books
  2. ↑ Textual records of this post, 1855-1912, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
  3. ↑ Textual records of this post, 1835-1918, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
  4. ↑ Maryland Muster Rolls, Fort Cumberland, 1757-58. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949. The original papers are at the Maryland Historical Society. (Family History Library film 013158 item 1.)
  5. ↑ Clark, Murtie June. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983; 975 M29c Family History Library book ISBN: 0806310367 9780806310367.
  6. ↑ White, Virgil D. Genealogical Abstracts of the Revolutionary War Pension Files. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1990. Family History Library book 973 M28g.
  7. ↑ United States. Veterans Administration. Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. (Family History Library films 840256-406
  8. ↑ United States. Veterans Administration. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Application Files. National Archives Microfilm Publications, (Family History Library films 970001-2670, NARA M080
  9. ↑ White, Virgil D. Index to Revolutionary War Service Records. Four Volumes. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1995. (Family History Library book 973 M22wv ISBN 0945099304, 9780945099307.
  10. ↑ United States. Adjutant General's Office. General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary Ward Soldiers. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942. Family History Library films 882841-98, NARA M881)
  11. ↑ Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution: 1775-1783. Archives of Maryland. Vol. 18. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1900. Family History Library book 975.2 B4m vol. 18; film 908302 item 1.
  12. ↑ Newman, Harry Wright. Maryland Revolutionary Records . . . 1938. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. Family History Library book 975.2 M2n 1967; film 1036487 item 2
  13. ↑ McGee, Mrs. Carl W., comp. Maryland Revolutionary War Pensioners, War of 1812 and Indian Wars. Washington, D.C.: C.W. McGhee, 1952. Family History Library book 975.2 M24m; film 496676 item 6.
  14. ↑ Kilbourne, John Dwight. A Short History of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army. Baltimore, Maryland: The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, 1992. Family History Library book 975.2 M2k
  15. ↑ Clements, S. Eugene, and F. Edward Wright. The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1987. Family History Library book 975.2 M28c fckLRISBN: 0940907011 9780940907010
  16. ↑ Clark, Murtie June. Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981. Family History Library book&nbsp;975 F2cm ISBN: 0806309245 9780806309248
  17. ↑ Marine, William M. The British Invasion of Maryland, 1812-1815. 1913. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. Family History Library book 975.2 M2m; film 1036720 item 2
  18. ↑ Wright, Frederick Edward. Maryland Militia War of 1812. Seven Volumes. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1979-. Family History Library book 975.2 M2w
  19. ↑ Huntsberry, Thomas V. and Joanne M. Dartmoor Prison. Baltimore, Maryland: J. Mart, 1984. Family History Library book 975.2 M2h vol. 3
  20. ↑ (on 102 Family History Library films beginning with 840431, NARA M0313)
  21. ↑ White, Virgil D. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files. Transcribed by Virgil D. White. 2 vols. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing Company, 1992. Family History Library book 973 M22i 1992
  22. ↑ Wells, Charles J. Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers in the Mexican War. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1991. Family History Library book 975.2 M2weISBN 0940907194, 9780940907195
  23. ↑ Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland. On 13 Family History Library films beginning with 881522
  24. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland. On 238 Family History Library films beginning with 1477976, NARA M0384
  25. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland. (On 22 FHL films beginning with 1292663, NARA M0321
  26. ↑ The index is on Family History Library films 821887-8
  27. ↑ 540757-541300, NARA T0288)
  28. ↑ Goldsborough, William W. The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. 1900. Reprint, Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987. Family History Library book 975.2 M2gFull text on Google Books
  29. ↑ Hartzler, Daniel D. Marylanders in the Confederacy. Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1986. Family History Library book 975.2 M28h
  30. ↑ Huntsberry, Thomas V., and Joanne M. Huntsberry. Maryland in the Civil War. Two Volumes. Edgemere, Maryland: J. Mart Publishers, 1985. (Family History Library book 975.2 M2hm
  31. ↑ Wilmer, L. Allison. History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65. Two Volumes. 1898-1899. Reprint, Silver Spring, Maryland: Family Line, 1987. Family History Library book 975.2 M2wi; film 1466002; fiche 6082446
  32. ↑ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863. (Family History Library book&nbsp;975 M3r; film 1035530 item 8).
  33. ↑ Andrews, Mary Catherine (Lee) and Tunstall Smith. 'A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel Baltimore, Maryland: The Sun Job Printing Office 1930. Full Text at [1] Google Books
  34. ↑ Callum, Agnes Kane. Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866. Baltimore, Maryland: Mullac Publishers, 1990. Family History Library book&nbsp;975.2 M2ca
  35. ↑ Confederate Military History. Extended ed., 17 vols. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987-1988. Family History Library book 975 M2e
  36. ↑ Roster of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Served in Organizations from Maryland during the Spanish-American War. Reprint. Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1990. Original is Baltimore, Maryland: W.J.C. Dulany, 1901. Family History Library book 975.2 M2r
  37. ↑ United States. Selective Service System. Maryland, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On 57 Family History Library films beginning with 1654024
  38. ↑ United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. (Family History Library film 1498803
  39. ↑ Maryland War Records Commission. Maryland in the World War I, 1917-19. Military and Naval Service Records. Two Volumes. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland War Records Commission, 1933. Family History Library film 1670787
  40. ↑ Haulsee, W.M., F.G. Howe, and A.C. Doyle. Soldiers of the Great War. Three Volumes. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920. Family History Library book 973 M23s; fiche 6051244 Google Books
  41. ↑ Full Text on Google Books

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