Military Records

Our military has kept detailed records, these records are an invaluable source of information about the servicemen and women and the families they left behind.

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Military Records By War

King George's War, 1740-1748

King George's War Military Service Records:

A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War, 1740-1748 - offsite

Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1783

Revolutionary War Burials:

Revolutionary War Deaths:

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

Revolutionary War Pension Records:

American Revolutionary War Honor Rolls:

Honor Roll of Massachusttts Patriots--Heretofore Unknown--Being a list of men and women who loaned money to the federal goverment during the American Revolution, 1777-1779. - offsite

Revolutionary War Military Service Records:

Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service during the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783
New Hampshire Men On The Massachusetts Revolutionary War Rolls
New York In The Revolution As Colony and State - A compilation of documents and records from The Office Of The State Comptroller - offsite
New York In The Revolution - Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York by Berthold Fernow - offsite

Revolutionary War Association Tests and Oath of Allegiance

The Revolutionary War Association Tests and Oaths of Allegiance can help you determine whether your ancestor was a loyalist or patriot. These records will also help you place your ancestor living in a certain location at the start of the war, and help you better locate their service records.

Further Reading:

American Prisoners of the Revolution, by Danske Dandridge - reprinted for the web.
The Hessians in the Revolution by Edward J. Lowell - Reprinted for the web.

War of 1812 Records, 1812-1814

War of 1814 Military Service Records

War of 1812 Graves:

War of 1812 Pension Records:

1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll

Civil War Records, 1861-1865

Spanish American War Records, 1898-1902

Spanish American War Deaths in the Service:

New York Spanish - American War Soldiers Deaths in the Service

Spanish American War Graves:

Spanish American War Graves of Soldiers Buried In Herkimer County, New York

Spanish American War Records Offsite:

New York In The Spanish-American War - offsite

World War 1 Records, 1914-1919

World War 1 Roll Of Honor for New York

World War 2 Records, 1914-1919

World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing

Korean War Records, 1950-1953

Vietnam War Records

Colonial Military Rolls

Revolutionary and Military Service Pension Records

Our Military Service and Pension 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.

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 List: Connecticut
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

Military Soldier Burials

Revolutionary War Graves:

War of 1812 Graves:

Spanish American War Graves:

Spanish American War Graves of Soldiers Buried In Herkimer 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 Records By State

Military Service and Pension Records: Books & CD's

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.
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...

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