Sons of the American Revolution  Revolutionary War Graves Committee Documenting U.S. Service

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Latest Changes: 07Nov06 - note Ancestry.com searches for AL, CT, GA / 07Dec06 - DE casualties at Camden SC / 08Jun02 - more DE records coming on-line /

State Archives, Rosters, and Publications The public archives of most of the Original States have collected, transcribed, and published muster rolls, officer appointments, and other lists of Revolutionary War participants. Other states have published information on immigrants who were Revolutionary War soldiers. Alabama   Prior to 1763 the land that is now Alabama, the western area of Florida, and parts of Louisiana and Mississippi was under French control. France ceded this land to Great Britain in the 1763 treaty that ended the French and Indian War. The capitol of this British colony of West Florida was Pensacola. At this time the city of Mobile had 350 people. During the Revolution this colony was a haven for Loyalists fleeing from other southern states. A Spanish force under Gen. Galvez invaded West Florida in 1779, and Great Britain ceded it to Spain in 1781 (before the formal end of the American Revolution). In 1795 the southern boundary of the U.S was fixed by treaty with Spain at the 31st parallel of latitude. During the war of 1812 the U.S siezed the area around Mobile. Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama, by the Alabama Department of Archives and History (The Brown Printing Co., Montgomery AL, 1911) lists over 500 records. If you are a member of Ancestry.com it is available as an online searchable database called "Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers". "Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers" ( 534 records) may be searched on Ancestry.com You may find it by clicking "Search", scroll down to and click "Military" and then scan down that list until you find the book. Alaska   = none yet Arizona   At the time of the Revolution the area that is now Arizona was part of a Spanish colony. Many residents of the area participated in Spain's military and financial support of the United States after Spain declared war on Great Britain. These people are listed on the page for Spanish participants Arkansas   = none yet California   California was not part of the British colonies, but many residents were involved in the Spanish military and financial support of the United States after Spain declared war on Great Britain. They are listed in the page on Spanish participants Colorado   = none yet Connecticut   Understanding The Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution, by Todd L. Gerlander [Connecticut Society, SAR] This lists all 28 militia regiments, the areas from which they were recruited, and their grouping into brigades. "Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83" (12,896 records) and "Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War" (48,550 records) and "Connecticut Pensioners, 1835" (4,359 records) may be searched on Ancestry.com Click on "U.S. Military Collection", then "Revolutionary War" and then scan down that list until you find the book. See also New England Hist and Gen Soc Print Resources: ========================= Rolls and Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution 1775-1783, compiled by Albert C. Bates in Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, 8 (1901) lists over 13,000 records. If you are a member of Ancestry.com this data is available as an online searchable database called "Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83". Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution", Vol. I-III, ed. Henry P. Johnston for the Adjutant General's Office (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1889, Hartford). Unindexed images of the original pages are available to members of Ancestry.com under the title "Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War". Fire Cake and Water: The Connecticut Infantry at the Valley Forge Encampment, by Joseph Lee Boyle (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore MD, 2001) includes over 4,000 records of name, rank, date and term of enlistment, name of regiment and company. If you are a member of Ancestry.com it is available as an online set of page images called "Fire Cake and Water". Connecticut's African & Native American Revolutionary War Enlistments: 1775-1783, by Jason R. Mancini and David J. Naumec (Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, about 2005). This small book includes a searchable database on a CD-ROM. Delaware   Note 1: Since the boundary between Delaware and Maryland had changed several times and was not well-established at the time of the Revolution people who lived near the border may be found in the records of either or both of the states. Note 2: Some Delawareans who lived near the northern border served in Pennsylvania units. Histories of Delaware's military units Delaware Public Archives has -- Delaware Signers of the Oath of Allegiance, an alphabetized list by E. Cooch (1942) -- Delaware Unpublished Oaths of Allegiance (RG 1800.109), compiled by J.A. Wilkins (Delaware, 2003) -- Delaware Supply Tax Lists of people who paid this tax, which was explicitly collected to provide food and supplies for the Continental Army. The SAR and DAR classify payment of this tax as public service in support of the Revolution and the people who paid it as patriots. The tax lists are available on microfilm but have not yet been indexed or transcribed. -- Vital Statistics, Deed and Land Records, Probate Records and Naturalization Records are being indexed and photographed by Ancestry.com for online viewing (by their subscribers). Marriage Records should be done by the end of 2008, and all of the four record groups will be online by the end of 2011. Delaware (First) Continental Regiment: Muster Roll for Feb 1780 has the name, company, and rank for 352 soldiers. Officer Casualties at Camden SC 1780 Aug 16 has surname and rank for 46 officers from DE, MD, and VA. The bibliography [/battleofcamden.org] for the Battle of Camden SC on August 16, 1780 has references to documentation of service and a roster database for the soldiers from many states (both sides) and Great Britain who fought here. Delaware Laws on Gravesites: -- Title 7, Chapter 54 Sec 5405. Discovery of remains and notification of authorities. -- Title 11, Chapter 5, Subsect 7 Sec 1331. Desecration; class A misdemeanors; Sec 1333. Trading in human remains and associated funerary objects. See also Southern Campaign listing Print Resouces: ====================== Delaware Archives Military (state of Delaware, 1910) is a five-volume series of transcriptions of documents from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It has many rosters of the officers and enlisted ranks and has an every-name index. It is not available on the Web. Military Records: Revolutionary Patriots of Delaware 1775-1783, by Henry Peden (Family Line Publ., Westminster, MD 1996) is also available as a CD-database Military Records: Revolutionary Patriots, MD & DE 1775-1783 (CD #133 from Family Tree Maker, 1997). This has alphabetized listings (by county) of the patriots from many counties of Maryland and all of Delaware. This combines information from "Delaware Archives Military" with vital records to give additional information about marriage, death, and residency of about 5,000 Delaware patriots. United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States [Delaware Section] (Duff Green, Washington, DC, 1835). If you are a member of Ancestry.com it is available as an online searchable database called "Delaware Pensioners, 1835".It lists the soldier, rank, area of military service, and other important information

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