United States War of 1812 Rifle Units

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United States Rifle Units
Officers, p. 43-45.

A list of the companies for each regiment, except the 2nd, is on the NARA website.


 * 1st Rifle Regiment - men from Louisiana, Mississippi Territory, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana Territory, New York, and Vermont
 * 2nd Rifle Regiment - men from Ohio and Tennessee
 * 3rd Rifle Regiment - men from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
 * 4th Rifle Regiment - men from Pennsylvania

United States Ranger Units
Officers, p. 45-46.


 * 17th U.S. Regiment of Rangers
 * 35th Infantry Regiment - alleged Ranger designation

Records and Resources

 * Segelquist, Dennis,The United States Rifle Regiment Of The War Of 1812 (blog) has partial rosters for the regiments. (accessed 30 April 2012)


 * My Military History Research Interests, Rifle Regiments - officer sketches (blog) has brief biographies of some officers, as well as links to other useful sites, such as U.S. Riflemen_1808-1821 - illustrations links. Also Rangers in the War of 1812. (accessed 30 April 2012)


 * Gordon, William A, A Compilation of Registers of the Army of the United States, from 1815 to 1837..., (Washington: James C. Dunn, 1837), Digital version: Internet Archive with Rifle Regiments officers by regiment, Recruiting Districts, states in each Military District, list of General Staff, Lineal Rank officers, and the West Point staff and cadets.