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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]] [[ | ''[[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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*''Revolutionary War Public Service Claims, Commissioners Books, 1783.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library films {{FHL|412767|title-id|disp=029819-20}}.) The index to both sets of films is on Family History Library films {{FHL|414149|title-id|disp=029813-18}}. The original records are at the Library of Virginia. | *''Revolutionary War Public Service Claims, Commissioners Books, 1783.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954. (Family History Library films {{FHL|412767|title-id|disp=029819-20}}.) The index to both sets of films is on Family History Library films {{FHL|414149|title-id|disp=029813-18}}. The original records are at the Library of Virginia. | ||
'''Loyalists''' | '''Loyalists''' | ||
For a list of white loyalists in Williamsburg during the Revolution, see: | For a list of white loyalists in Williamsburg during the Revolution, see: | ||
*Kelly, Kevin P. "The White Loyalists of Williamsburg," ''The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter'', Vol. 17, No. 2 (1996). Digital version at [http://research.history.org/Historical_Research/Research_Themes/ThemeRevolution/Loyalist.cfm Colonial Williamsburg]. | *Kelly, Kevin P. "The White Loyalists of Williamsburg," ''The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter'', Vol. 17, No. 2 (1996). Digital version at [http://research.history.org/Historical_Research/Research_Themes/ThemeRevolution/Loyalist.cfm Colonial Williamsburg]. | ||
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The Family History Library also has microfilm copies of the National Archives indexes to the federal service, pension, and bounty land files, but the actual files are only at the National Archives. | The Family History Library also has microfilm copies of the National Archives indexes to the federal service, pension, and bounty land files, but the actual files are only at the National Archives. | ||
Veterans who were still alive in 1883 and drew pensions are identified in a book that is now widely available on the Internet: | Veterans who were still alive in 1883 and drew pensions are identified in a book that is now widely available on the Internet: | ||
*''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [Virginia section begins on page 58.] | *''List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance...'' Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. {{FHL|286899|item}} 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at [http://books.google.com/books?id=t7oqAAAAMAAJ Google Books] and [http://www.archive.org/details/listpensionerso02buregoog Internet Archive]. [Virginia section begins on page 58.] | ||
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See [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] for information about Virginia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Virginia regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. | See [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] for information about Virginia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Virginia regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. | ||
For information about African American troops, see [[ | 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. | ||
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for each soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for each soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a 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)]] | |||
The Southern Branch National Military Home in Hampton and the Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home (a.k.a. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home) in Richmond serviced many military veterans between the 1870s and 1940s. [[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records|US Military Old Soldiers Home Records]] identifies various types of records created concerning folks admitted to these homes. | === Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s) === | ||
The Southern Branch National Military Home in Hampton and the Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home (a.k.a. Lee Camp Soldiers' Home) in Richmond serviced many military veterans between the 1870s and 1940s. [[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records|US Military Old Soldiers Home Records]] identifies various types of records created concerning folks admitted to these homes. | |||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||