Here is the crucial tool for finding a veteran from amongst those named in William S. Stryker's 878-page Official Register of the Officers and Men of ...

This extremely useful work derives from an examination of more than 3,000 Revolutionary War pension claims and bounty land applications. Part I, "Mary...

From the earliest days of the United States, millions of Americans have served their country in the military. Indeed, most families have seen one or m...

In May of 1865, the United States celebrated the end of the American Civil War, but even as this nation celebrated the end of war, violence continued ...

One expert estimates that as many as 25 percent of the men who enlisted in the cause of American Independence ultimately deserted the ranks. As Joseph...

Covering hundreds of Revolutionary War veterans of Fairfield, Connecticut, this book contains abstracts of pension records that were originally on fil...

This work is a compilation of articles that deal wholly or in part with muster and pay rolls, court order books, pension records, land claims, deposit...