Military Service Records

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Our Military Service Records collection includes military pension records, such as 1840 Census of Pensioners, 1813 and 1820 pension lists, pension rolls and Revolutionary War Soldier Burials. We will be constantly adding new military records as time and resources allow.

Revolutionary and Military Pension Records

1813 Pension List - includes the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana Territory, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.

1818 Pension Roll Cortland County, New York

1818 Pension List - includes the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi , Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.

1818 Pension Roll: Vermont

1820 Pension List - includes the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Maine, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia.

1832 Pension Roll: Vermont

1832 Revolutionary War Pension List Monroe County, New York

1840 Census of Pensioners - includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Lousiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi , Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Territory of Florida, Territory of Iowa, Territory of Wisconsin, Vermont, Virginia.

Pensioners Of Revolutionary War Struck Off The Roll

1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll

Continental Officers Who Died In Service Or Were Killed In Action Before May 28, 1778

Soldier Deaths

Spanish - American War Records:

New York Spanish - American War Soldiers Deaths in the Service

Soldier Burials

Revolutionary War Burials:

War of 1812 Records:

War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Wayne County, New York

Cemetery Records often mention military service as well. These records are very useful if you know where the soldier is buried and will often give you important information as to their military service.

Military Service and Pension Records: Books & CD's

Revolutionary War Pension Records
And Anecdotes and Incidents Relating to Some of Them [CD]

Index to U.S. Invalid Pension Records, 1801-1815

Pensioners of the Revolutionary War--Struck Off the Roll

1840 Census of Pensioners
for Revolutionary or Military Services. [Published with] A
General Index to a Census of Pensioners. 2 vols. in 1

Pension List of 1820

Pensioners of the United States, 1818

Further Research: - off site

American Wars has alot of historical information about the different wars fought on American soil.

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has a very expansive collection of Revolutionary War linage records for researching a soldiers ancestry.

Fold3 has perhaps the best collection of military records, including the individual's military service records and pension application files online.

National Archives has the largest collection of military records including the individual's military service record and pension application files.
Attention: There is a rumor circulating among veteran service organizations that Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) at the National Personnel Records Center will be digitized and then destroyed. This rumor is NOT TRUE.
Neither the Department of Defense (DoD) nor the National Personnel Records Center intend to destroy any OMPFs stored at the Center. The purpose of any electronic scanning would be to reduce the handling of fragile records during the reference process or to reduce the time necessary to locate and answer an OMPF inquiry.
The National Archives and Records Administration preserves and protects OMPFs because they are permanently valuable records that document the essential evidence of military service for the veterans of our nation. More...