NARA M233. Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914. "These registers document the service of soldiers in the United States Army from enlistment to termination of service. They will include soldier's name, rank, regiment, and dates of enrollment and discharge. They may include a physical description, place of birth, age, occupation, and remarks regarding transfers, courts-martial, as well as reasons for discharge, including death."
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Pension Application records may contain the veteran's war service and genealogical information about the veteran. Early pensions were granted to disabled soliders or the heirs of soldiers who died during the War of 1812. Later applications were based on service.
Bounty Land was issued to enlisted men who served for at least five years. Some bounty land warrant application files have been compiled together with the pension files. Rejected bounty land applications are not found with the pensions and are commonly called Unindexed Bounty Land Applications.
"With over 360,000 bounty-land applications, this index covers the years of service spanning the War of 1812, the Indian Wars, and the Mexican War. Soldiers, or their heirs, were allowed to submit an application with affidavits, commissions, discharges, or written declarations as proof of service between 1790 and 1855. The index typically includes information about the soldier's rank, military unit, year of service, state, warrant number and whether or not the application was approved."
War of 1812 Society Applications in the District of Columbia (Fold3 Library Edition)
The Society of the War of 1812 in the District of Columbia was formed in 1894 to commemorate those who fought in the War of 1812. Many members were descendants of the original Washington "Warhawks," younger congressman who pushed for going to war with Great Britain in what is often called America's Second War of Independence. The applications provide genealogical data connecting members of the society to their War of 1812 ancestor.
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National Society United States Daughters of 1812's Ancestor Database contains over 40,000 records that have been officially verified by the Society. To protect the privacy of members, limited information is available to the public.
Go to: https://usdaughters1812.org/ancestor-database/
National Society United States Daughters of 1812
Go to: https://usdaughters1812.org/
North Carolina Daughters of 1812
Go to: https://www.ncdaughters1812.com/
Although no longer active, member activities of the Daughters of War of 1812 Pvt. Vincent Key Chapter No. 373 can be found in the NC Society Daughters of 1812 Scrapbooks.
Virginia Bicentennial of the American War of 1812 has biographies of prominent Virginian natives who played key roles in the War of 1812, interactive map to places of interest, and timeline of events.
Go to: http://va1812bicentennial.dls.virginia.gov/index.html
General Society of the War of 1812 "The objectives of the Society are the collection and preservation of rolls, records, books, and other documents relating to the War of 1812."
Go to: https://gswar1812.org/
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