General Military                         

AN-1143: U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal & State Sources
By James Neagle. 441 pp., Hardbound, 8.5" X 11", 1994 Ancestry Publishing ... $40.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Enlistment forms, muster rolls, pension applications . . . records created as a result of individuals' military service are extremely valuable because they often contain detailed personal information about their subjects - - date and place of birth, places of residence, names and addresses of loved ones, and more. The researcher's dilemma is in knowing what records are available and how to find them among the overwhelming abundance of military records.

HH-FCWMIL: SEARCHING AMERICAN MILITARY RECORDS
By Fran Carter-Walker. 54 pp., wrappers. Temporarily unavailable
This publication lists of all conflicts that involved the United States since Colonial times. Also included are the records that were created as a result of these conflicts and how to find and use these records.

HH-JWHMIL: MILITARY GENEALOGICAL SOURCES
By John W. Heisey. 44 pp., 8.5" X 11", softbound ... $18.00 
Over 42 million soldiers & sailors left military, bounty land, & pension records. Record description, how & where to get them, and how to use them. Addresses, archives, societies, & veterans' organizations.

HH-LS0BW: THE LOST SOLDIERS (1784-1811)
by Barbara Wolfe. 4 Volume Set for $50.00 
This is an index of the names of those who served from 1784 - 1811 for the U. S. Information given is name, rank, and unit in which he served. Contains all information necessary to order the soldier's packet from the National Archives.

Volumes are available individually:

• HH-LS1BW: Vol I Surnames A-E ... $15.00
• HH-LS2BW: Vol II Surnames F-L ... $15.00
• HH-LS3BW: Vol III Surnames M-R ... $15.00
• HH-LS4BW: Vol IV Surnames S-Z ... $15.00

HHJH-MIL1: MILITARY GENEALOGICAL SOURCES
by John W. Heisey, 47 pages, 8.5" x 11 " Price ... $15.00
Over 42 million soldiers & sailors left military, bounty land and/or pension records. Record descriptions, how & where to get them, and how to use them. Addresses of archives, societies & veterans' organizations.

Revolutionary War

GS-BRWG: REVOLUTIONARY GENEALOGY
by Geo. K. Schweitzer, 110 pp., 6" x 9", softcover ... $9.00
A 110 paged book containing 407 sources for tracing your Revolutionary War ancestor. Chapters include I: Revolutionary WarHistory, II: The Archives, III: national Publications, IV: State Publications, V: Local Sources, VI: Military Unit Histories, VII: Sites and Museums.

HHFCW-LOY: SEARCHING FOR LOYALISTS
by Fran Carter-Walker, 27 pages, 8.5" x 11 " Price ... $11.00
Those who have Loyalist ancestors sometimes find it hard to come up with records that help to explore those families. This book is full of hints, tips and locations to help you find records of great importance to the successful compilation of your history.

War of 1812

HHIL-1812: WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LANDS IN ILLINOIS
By the United States Government, and Indexed by Lowell Volkel, 1977, 664 pp., 5.5" x 9 inches, Hardbound ... $50.00

This previously rare document contains the patents issued by the General Land Office in the Illinois Military Tract between October 1817 and January 1819. The new index contains over 17,000 names. No one has determined the number of War of 1812 veterans who actually moved to their free land in the Illinois, Arkansas or Missouri military tracts. Over 60% of these patents were issued in the Illinois Military Tract. This tract, located between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, included the present counties of Adams, Brown, southern Bureau, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, southern Henry, Knox, Marshall, Mercer, McDonough, Peoria, Pike, Putnam, Schuyler, Stark, and Warren. The entry for each veteran gives the patent date, land location, name, and residence to whom the patent was delivered, and the delivery date. In his introduction, James Walker gives a history of bounty land legislation and explains the records that can be obtained from the bounty land files at the National Archives. (1840 House Document 262, 26th Congress, first session.)

Mexican War

HH-MWBW: INDEX TO MEXICAN WAR PENSION APPLICATIONS
by Barbara Wolfe. 381 pp., 5.5" x 9 inches, Hardbound ... $49.00
This index provides name, state from which they applied, date of application, and number which can be used to order the full record from the National Archives. Many of these soldiers came from TN, VA, NC, and KY.

Civil War

AN-#2116: CONFEDERATE RESEARCH SOURCES, A GUIDE TO ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS SOURCES
By Janes C. Neagles. 286 pp., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", softbound, illus., and index ... $15.00
Finding and using Confederate records can be problematic at best. This book seeks to eliminate many of the problems that accompany searching for ancestors that participated actively in the Confederacy. This book will save you from countless hours of searching by leading you directly to the records you need. It is an invaluable resource for any one who has Confederate ancestry.

GS-BCWG: CIVIL WAR GENEALOGY
by Geo. K. Schweitzer, 1984, 93 pp., 6" x 9", softcover ... $9.00
A guide to tracing your Civil War ancestor, with 316 sources listed. Chapters include I: The Civil war, II: The Archives, III: National Publications, IV: State Publications, V: Local Sources, VI: Military Unit Histories, VII: Civil War Events.

BW-10973: EVERYDAY LIFE DURING THE CIVIL WAR
By Michael J. Varhola, 288 pages, 6" x 9", Softbound ... $19.00 

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[INDIANA / MILITARY]  CRATE 13  BOOK 8:  INDEX TO THE REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, SECOND VOLUME (an every name index to Volume IV of the Report of the Adjutant General) by Glenda K. Trapp. No date. Trapp Publishing Service.    Every library that has this set should have this volume right beside its Volume 4.  There are nearly 150 men on each page and there are 353 pages.  Looking for your ancestor in this list of Civil War soldiers is like looking for a needle in a haystack.  This index gives you a magnet to work with that will find your ancestor immediately.  New, hardbound.  Most large libraries in Indiana have this original volume, so you can get the information you need from the volume once you have found your ancestor in the index.  Gives you everything you need to write to the Archives for state records of your ancestor.  WAS $49  SALE PRICE $40

[U.S. MILITARY]  CRATE 14  BOOK 11:  RESOLUTIONS, LAWS, AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE PAY, HALF PAY, COMMUTATION OF HALF PAY, BOUNTY LANDS, AND OTHER PROMISES MADE BY CONGRESS TO THE OFFICERS AMD SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE SEVERAL STATES AND TO FUNDING THE REVOLUTIONARY DEBT.  By the U.S. House of Representatives.  If you want to know all there is to know about the funding of the Revolutionary War by Congress, this is your book.  It is full, not of names, but of rules, laws and ordinances.  I would think that lawyers might enjoy this book. Genealogists would find little of help to them in it.  Students of pension and bounty lands would find it helpful.  Relevant parts of it should be read by persons abstracting materials having to do with this period.  Eleven chapter divisions help make this a book to consult, as the need exists, rather than read.  The index is sketchy.  A lucky buy for someone.  WAS $38  SALE PRICE $20

[U.S./ PATRIOTIC] CRATE 59 BOOK 5: 1982 SUPPLEMENT TO THE D. A. R. PATRIOT INDEX by D. A. R., 1982, used, library copy, 145 pp. Size C. Entries include name of patriot ancestors arranged alphabetically (lots of 'em!), under the most common spelling of the name. Birth and death dates follow plus the wife's name, if known. Other information may be included, if available. Complete how-to-obtain-more-information is given. Handy book to have! There are always new ancestors to check! Price  $10

 

[DAR / U.S. MILITARY]  CRAZY CRATE 65 BOOK 5:  DAR PATRIOT INDEX.  By the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, Diamond Jubilee Administration, Mrs. William Henry Sullivan, Jr., President General.   Washington, D. C., 1967.  This work is the first edition of the Patriot’s Index.  The information included for every Patriot, when known, is last name, first name, birthdate, deathdate and wife’s name.  Rank and state are included.  A star indicates pension papers are on file in the National Archives.  If your ancestor’s name is listed, you can find the files in the DAR Library in Washington, D.C.  Hardbound, 771 pages of very small type.  $25.  [NOTE:  You might want to order a Magnabrite (A Magnabrite is the neatest little dome of plastic that magnifies the type and concentrates the light available to see the type at the same time.)  This book demands one in order to be read!  The Magnabrite is also priced at $25.]

 

 

 

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