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*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. (Family History Library book {{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=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. (Family History Library book {{FHL|73202|title-id|disp=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. | ||
*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]]). | ||
*''Virginia Military Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|306495|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vm}}.) This contains reprints and an index of articles originally printed in periodicals. Most of the articles deal with the colonial and revolutionary periods. May show the soldier's residence, enlistment, unit, pension application, and declaration. | *''Virginia Military Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983. (Family History Library book {{FHL|306495|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vm}}.) This contains reprints and an index of articles originally printed in periodicals. Most of the articles deal with the colonial and revolutionary periods. May show the soldier's residence, enlistment, unit, pension application, and declaration. | ||
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=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | === Revolutionary War (1775-1783) === | ||
For a detailed guide, see: [[ | 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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*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. ;{{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. ;{{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr v. 29}} | ||
* [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html] for a link to Confederate Regimental Histories. | * [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}} | ||
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http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/links.html | http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/links.html | ||
=== World War II (1941-1945) === | === World War II (1941-1945) === | ||
For a list of 8,777 war dead, see: | For a list of 8,777 war dead, see: | ||
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*Hemphill, W. Edwin, ed. ''Gold Star Honor Roll of Virginians in the Second World War. Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia World War II History Commission, 1947. {{FHL|700157|item}} ''975.5 M2g. County-by-county list of the soldier's name, rank, service branch, and nearest surviving relative. | *Hemphill, W. Edwin, ed. ''Gold Star Honor Roll of Virginians in the Second World War. Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia World War II History Commission, 1947. {{FHL|700157|item}} ''975.5 M2g. County-by-county list of the soldier's name, rank, service branch, and nearest surviving relative. | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] has World War II enlistment records. ($) | [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] has World War II enlistment records. ($) | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} | {{Virginia|Virginia}} {{State Military Records}} | ||
[[Category:Virginia|Military]] | [[Category:Virginia|Military]] | ||