South Carolina in the War of 1812

Online Resources

 * at FamilySearch — index & images
 * at FamilySearch — index & images
 * War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 at Fold3.com — images ($)
 * War of 1812 Pension Files at Fold3.com — images ($)
 * U.S., War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815 at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * War of 1812 Service Records at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * Index to Compiled Service Records of War of 1812 Volunteer Soldiers from South Carolina at RootsWeb.com — online database
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * South Carolina Pension Abstracts of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Indian Wars, volume 12 at FamilySearch — digital book

Introduction
During the War of 1812, South Carolina furnished 10,172 infantry men, 337 cavalry men, 614 artillery men, and 100 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 11,223 men.

Service Records

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


 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records ($). 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.

Pension Records
A soldier may have been recorded in state records (see below) or in federal records (see US War of 1812 Pension Records).


 * Fold3. South Carolina War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 1 June 2012.


 * Bell, Annie Walker Burns, South Carolina pension abstracts of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Indian Wars, volume 12.

Important National and International Sources

 * United States in the War of 1812 has lists of records, books, etc. for the United States, not just one state. The federal records are listed here rather than on each state page. Two of the most important are:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * War of 1812, 1812 to 1815 has lists of general books and documentaries, as well as a list battles with links to websites about the battles, and other information not tied to one country.