Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812

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Introduction
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.

Service Records
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 microfilms 16mm FHL 22 Films

Bridges, Joyce Shannon and Wanda Volentine Head, Mississippi roots'n records (Shreveport, Louisana, J &amp; W Enterprises copyright 1995-1997) FHL Book 976.2V79

Pension Records
War of 1812 pensioners and others on the pension roll as of January 1, 1883 (Cullman, Alabama, Gregath 1983) pages 22 FHL Book 976.2 M2

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) See Digitized Virginia

State Records
Wiltshire, Betty C., Mississippi soldiers : Revolutionary, 1812, Indian &amp; Mexican Wars (Carrollton, Mississippi: Pioneer Publishing, copyright 1998) pages 96 LDS Book 976.2 M2


 * Compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the War of 1812 in organizations from the territory of Mississippi : National Archives microfilm publications, pamphlet accompanying microcopy no. 678 (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration, 1967) pages 4 FHL Book 973 J53
 * United States. Work Projects Administration (Mississippi) Mississippi, military grave registrations : NARA, RG 60, 1775-1941  Digitized Images Here

Books
Rowland, Eron (Mrs Dunbar), Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812, (Baltimore, Maryland, 1968), 249 pages. Free digital index on Ancestry.

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