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Finding Good Internet Sites about the War of 1812

 * 1) Check the Internet for good War of 1812 sites. Do a Google search for each state with War of 1812 for:
 * adjutant general, check the web site archive.org
 * historical society
 * state library
 * genealogical society
 * bicentennial committee
 * For example: Delaware war of 1812
 * 1) Add any of the sites that have name databases, lists of good links, or other things useful for genealogists.
 * 2) Put the name of the author first, then the name of the site.
 * 3) Put a link on the name of the site or a particular part of the site.
 * 4) Add a brief explanation about the site, i.e. why a genealogist would want to go there.

I suggest we add a comment  below "Additional State Records" on US Military Records - War of 1812 webpage... something like:

States not in existance (created?) as of June, 1812, but which have war related records (i.e. pension and land) that were created after the war.

Pension Note
To locate pension records for War of 1812 soldiers consult the following


 * 1) War of 1812 Pension Application Index. (Free national index by the Indiana Society of the War of 1812). This index consists of links to surnames in alphabetical groups (not sorted by state). These links connect to the desired roll of the digital images (see step

2. Digital images of the War of 1812 Pension Cards at Internet Archives. (Free ). These record cards may contain name of soldier and spouse, military unit, enlistment and discharge dates, bounty land warrant number, residency of soldier and widow, marriage date and place, and death of soldier and widow.

3. To access the actual pension file:


 * a. Go to Fold3. Though this project is not complete, the entire pension file for those digitized is accessible. iArchives and the Federation of Genealogical Societies are responsible for this digitization project. (Free).
 * b. Pension files not available in digital form may be ordered from the National Archives.

4. Form to order by mail



covers those War of 1812 veterans and their survivors who were granted pensions based on the acts of 1871 and 1878. The actual pension files covered by these indexes have not been microfilmed, and so are available only from NARA.

Types of Military Service Records

This is a list of the Older Military Service Records held at Washington, DC. Branch of Service Dates Volunteers Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest, 1775 - 1902 Regular Army Enlisted personnel, 1789 - October 31, 1912 Officers, 1789 - June 30, 1917 Navy Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1885 Officers, 1798 - 1902 Marine Corps Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1904 Some officers, 1798 - 1895 Coast Guard Persons who served in predecessor agencies to the U.S. Coast Guard: the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service, 1791 - 1919 Confederate States Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces, 1861 - 1865 Veterans Records Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775 - 1916 and Bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775 - 1855

Alabama
For an excellent explanation of the various records generated by and associated with the War of 1812, go to:


 * 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).

Access Genealogy, Alabama - Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812 and Pensions (hosted at USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012). Search land grants by county.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Alabama War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetized by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Connecticut

 * Johnston, Henry P., Ed. The Connecticut Adjutant General's Report (Hartford: Adjutant General,1889) includes the Record of Connecticut Men who served in the regular Armyand in the 'Militia'in the War of 1812].  Name, rank, date of muster, regiment or organization, and remarks are given for officers and enlisted men in the regular Army. For the Militia an alphabetical list of names, with rank, place of service, commander, and period of service are given. Digital version at Internet Archives. 


 * Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to War of 1812 Sources, and the more general, Research Guide to Manuscript Military Resources, show what is available at the Connecticut State Library and contain links to relevant databases.


 * Record of service of Connecticut men in the'I. War of the Revolution, II. 'War of 1812', III. Mexican War. Connecticut men in the militia and in the 'regular army. (Washington, D.C.: Adjutant General, 1889) Digital version at Internet Archives.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], (Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899). contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Connecticut Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 155.


 * Fold3. Digital images of Connecticut War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 Jun 2012


 * Judd, Sylvester and Connecticut State Archives. Connecticut archives : Militia records selected papers, series 1-3, 1678-1820. (Microfilm of originals at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford, Connecticut). Digital version at Connecticut State Library. Index in two parts. Index Volume 1, A - J and Index Volume 2, K - Z Also available at Family Search.


 * Weed, Clara Louise, comp. List of Connecticut Revolutionary Soldiers Mentioned in Beckwith's Almanac, New Haven 1850-1870 Inclusive, also War of 1812, 1856-1889 Inclusive. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1931). Indexed digital book identifies soldier, war, death place, and age. Sometimes mentions pensioner.

Delaware

 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold, Digital images of Delaware War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetical by surname.Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

District of Columbia

 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the District of Columbia Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 189.


 * Fold3, Digital images of District of Columbia War of 1812 Pension Files ($) Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

Florida

 * Fold3, Digital images of Florida War of 1812 Pension Files ($). Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012.
 * Access Genealogy, Free: Digital version of Florida Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812. (Hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012). Search by county.

Georgia

 * USGenWeb Archives Pension Project, Free digital version of Georgia War of 1812 records including selected Pension applications, bounty land warrants, pension and muster lists, Index to Rosters, A-S and miscellaneous records. (Accessed 11 May 2012)
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Georgia War of 1812 Pension Files ($). Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012.


 * Access Genealogy, Free: Digital version of Georgia War of 1812 Pension Records. (Hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).

Illinois

 * Illinois Sate Archives, Free: Digital version of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans, Index of Illinois militiamen listed on War of 1812 muster rolls (originally published in Adjutant General's 1882 report), compiled by Fred Delap.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Illinois Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 179.
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Illinois War of 1812 Pension Files ($). Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012.
 * Access Genealogy, Digital version of Illinois 1883 Federal Pension Roll by County, A Few 1812 Names (free, hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).

Indiana

 * Google EBooks, Free digital version of List of Pensioners on the Rolls January 1, 1883 giving the name of each pensioner, ...  Vol IV,  Washington, Government Printing Office, 1883. Under Indiana, pp. 3 - 239, search for pensioner first by county and then by post office; both are in alphabetical order.  Look for "1812" under "Cause for which pensioned" for the limited number who served in this war.  Pensioners are not listed in any particular order.
 * Access Genealogy, Free: Digital version of Georgia War of 1812 Pension Records. (Hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Indiana State Digital Archives, This Early Military Database contains 19,000 names of early Hoosier soldiers, compiled from muster rolls, who participated in the Battle of Tippicanoe, the War of 1812, and the Black Hawk War and lists of officer appointments. Search by name of participant. All text was transcribed; no additional data is in the original source.
 * Ancestry,War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Indiana War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Kentucky

 * Internet Archives, Free digital version of the Report of the adjutant general of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the war of 1812 . Printed by authority of the legislature of Kentucky (1891).
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Kentucky War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetical by surname.  Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Louisiana

 * Access Genealogy, Index to Louisiana Soldiers during the War of 1812. Scroll down to Records by State. Other military records also available. (Hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).
 * Ancestry, Two databases, Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812 ($) and  War of 1812 Service Records ($) contain much the same information but the Service Records include discharge rank as well as induction rank and the company in which the soldier served.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Louisiana War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname.  Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Maine
* Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office, Baker, John Records of the Massachusetts volunteer militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the war of 1812-14, Includes soldiers mustered in Maine (Maine was a district of Massachusetts between 1812 - 1814) .(Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., state printers, 1913), Index of Names.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Maine War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Maryland

 * Google Ebook and Internet Archives, Marine, William M. The British Invasion of Maryland 1812 – 1815 includes Maryland roster of military units, a 310 page Appendix featuring an alphabetical list of military personnel (p.199) and 11,000 Name Index  with links (p. 509). Use control + f  to search.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Maryland Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 101. 
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Maryland War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname.  Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Massachusetts

 * Massachusetts, Adjutant General's Office; Baker, John, Records of the Massachusetts volunteer militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the war of 1812-14, (Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., state printers, 1913), index of names.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Massachusetts Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 135.


 * Newberry Library, War of 1812 Resources


 * Massachusetts, War of 1812
 * Ancestry,War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Massachusetts War of 1812 Pension Files . Aphabetical by surname.    Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Michigan

 * Google EBooks, List of Pensioners on the Rolls January 1, 1883 giving the name of each pensioner, ... Vol IV, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1883. Under Michigan, pps. 240 - 407, search for pensioner first by county and then by post office; both are in alphabetical order. Look for "1812" under "Cause for which pensioned" for the limited number who served in this war. Pensioners are not listed in any particular order.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Michigan War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)
 * Ancestry, There are two searchable databases Michigan Military Records, 1775 - 1836,($) and War of 1812 Service Records($), (accessed 11 May 2012) that give name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge.

Mississippi

 * Access Genealogy, Mississippi  Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812, arranged by county. (Hosted by USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).
 * Fold3, Digital images of Mississippi War of 1812 Pension Files.  (Alphabetical by surname) and War of 1812 Service Records.  Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)
 * Fold3, War of 1812 Service Records - Mississippi contains card abstracts of original muster rolls, payrolls, hospital rolls... and original documents pertaining to the soldier.($)

Missouri

 * WorldCat, Military Land Warrants in Missouri, 1819: An Alphabetical Index of Missouri Patentees. 1858, Reprint.  Lists the date, name of patentee, land warrant number, regiment, and land desciption. No digital copy available at present; WorldCat sites location of printed copies.


 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of Missouri War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

New Hampshire

 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of New Hampshire War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname.  Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

New Jersey

 * Internet Archives, Free digital version of Record of officers and men of New Jersey in Wars, 1791-1815. Trenton: State Gazette Publishing Co. (1909) includes Officers and men in the war with Great Britain, 1812-1815 and name index.


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the New Jersey Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page  215.
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of New Jersey War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

New York

 * Access Genealogy, Free digital version of New York War of 1812 Military Records, includes pensions, bounty lands, payrolls and rosters of selected counties. (Hosted by US GenWeb Archives War 1812 Project; accessed 11 May 2012).


 * General Society of the War of 1812, The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the New York Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 199.
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of New York War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

North Carolina

 * Internet Archives, Free digital version of the Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 - Detached from the Militia of North Carolina  Printed by Stone &amp; Ussell, (1873).
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012) this database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3, Digital images of North Carolina War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Ohio

 * Ohio Historical Society, Free digital version of the War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers (accessed 5/8/2012). Search Officers and ranked men other than privates in firstname - lastname order. Search enlisted men under privates in lastname - firstname order.


 * General Society of the War of 1812,The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899], Philadelphia, Dewey &amp; Eakens, Makers 1899. Family Search. contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Descendant Members of the Ohio Society identifies veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 165.
 * Ancestry, War of 1812 Service Records ($), (accessed 11 May 2012). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.
 * Fold3, Digital images of Ohio War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Incomplete as of 5/2012 ($)

Pennsylvania

 * Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, ed. Muster rolls of the Pennsylvania volunteers, in the war of 1812-1814, with pay rolls, etc. (Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1907). Free digital version at Internet Archives.


 * General Society of the War of 1812. The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Society of the War of 1812, 1899). This contains registers for eight states and District of Columbia. Identifies veteran or veteran ancestor by name, his rank, unit in which he served, dates of service, etc., page 25. and FHL digital book.


 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Fold3. Pennsylvania War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

Rhode Island

 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of 600,000 men mustered from all states into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Fold3. Rhode Island War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

South Carolina

 * Rootsweb. Index to Compiled Service Records of War of 1812 Volunteer Soldiers from South Carolina (Free). NARA Microfilm ID M652, Record Group 94. Alphabetical lists of soldier's name and rank by unit in which they served. Name searchable database.


 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Fold3. South Carolina War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname.Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

Tennessee

 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($) This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).


 * Fold3. Tennessee War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

Vermont

 * Clark, Byron, ed. A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812. (Burlinton and Boston: Research Publication, 1904). This book includes army pay and muster rolls. Free digital images at Archive.org, FamilySearch Books, and Google Books. Also at (Ancestry) ($) Internet Archives has a search field.


 * Vermont War of 1812. (Free). FamilySearch. Family History Books. This contains a list of links to digitized books.


 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($) This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Fold3. Vermont War of 1812 Pension Files . (Free). Alphabetized by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012.

Virginia

 * McDaid, Jennifer Davis, comp. Soldiers of the War of 1812 (Research Notes Number 19). (Richmond, Virginia: Library of Virginia, June 2001). This article explains the War of 1812 records available at the Library of Virginia with descriptions. It links to the library's Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls an online index to 40,000 names in the Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 (Richmond, 1851) and Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 (Richmond, 1852).


 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records ($). This database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * Ancestry. The digital version of Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 Baltimore, Clearfield Co. (1999), originally published as Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812..., Richmond, 1852, is printed in Volume I ($) and Volume II ($)


 * Fold3. Virginia War of 1812 Pension Files . Alphabetical by surname. Shows the entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 5/2012. ($)