Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812
United States 
War of 1812 Mississippi Military Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812
Introduction[edit | edit source]
During the War of 1812, the Mississippi Territory supplied 5,928 infantry men, 396 cavalry men, and 31 artillery men for a total of 6,355 men.[1]
Explanation of the Major Record Types[edit | edit source]
- Pearson, Thomas A., comp. Genealogical Records of the War of 1812: an Introduction and Selected Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library. (St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library, July 2004).
Service Records[edit | edit source]
- Fold3. War of 1812 Service Records - Mississippi . (Free). Contains card abstracts of original muster rolls, payrolls, hospital rolls... and original documents pertaining to the soldier.
- Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the War of 1812 in Organizations from the Territory of Mississippi, (Washington District of Columbia, The National Archives, 1967). 22 FHL films starting with film 882819
- Bridges, Joyce Shannon and Wanda Volentine Head, Mississippi roots'n records (Shreveport, Louisana: J and W Enterprises, c1995-1997). 6 volumes. FHL book 976.2 V79b
Pension Records[edit | edit source]
A soldier may have been recorded in state records (see below) or in federal records (see US War of 1812 Pension Records).
- War of 1812 pensioners and others on the pension roll as of January 1, 1883. (Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, c1983). 22 pages. FHL book 976.2 M2m
- United States Works Progress Administration. Mississippi County Rosters of Military Veterans, 1936-1939. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digital capture by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2011) Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951 (Free). Records are grouped by county. Browseable.
- Fold3. Mississippi War of 1812 Pension Files.(Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Also has War of 1812 Service Records. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.
Land Grants[edit | edit source]
- Access Genealogy. Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812. (Free). Scroll down to Mississippi. Arranged by county. (Accessed 11 May 2012).
- Ayers, Linda. Mississippi. Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812. (Free). (The USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project - Pensions, Rosters & Land Grants). Search by name under the county. (Accessed 11 May 2012).
State Records[edit | edit source]
- Wiltshire, Betty C. Mississippi Soldiers: Revolutionary, 1812, Indian and Mexican Wars. (Carrollton, Mississippi: Pioneer Publishing, c1998). 96 pages. {{FHL|816764|item|disp=FHL book 976.2 M2wi]
- United States. Work Projects Administration (Mississippi). Mississippi, military grave registrations: NARA, RG 60, 1775-1941. Search by county, then select record desired. Digitized Images Here
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Rowland, Eron (Mrs Dunbar). Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812. (Baltimore, Maryland, 1968), 249 pages. Free digital index on Ancestry. Also available FHL book. 976.2 H2rd
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wesley Potter Kremer. 100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles. (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. Internet Archive.
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