Patriots Revolutionary War Soldier

Revolutionary war compiled service records 1775 1783 from nara microfilm publication m881 rosters of revolutionary war soldiers and sailors 1775 1783 for alabama connecticut massachusetts new jersey vermont and virginia revolutionary war indexes online at ancestry.

Patriots revolutionary war soldier. National archives and records administration home to many military records. Rootsweb these pages contain the email andor url addresses of descendants or persons who can give you some background on the revolutionary. A detail rich collection of more than 80000 files from applications by officers and enlisted men who served in the revolutionary war. In july over 20000 british and german soldiers landed on staten island in preparation to capture the vital port of new york.

Anyone meeting these criteria might be a revolutionary war patriot ancestor. Once you reach the revolutionary war period 1775 1783 look for direct ancestors born between 1710 and 1765 who were living in 1775 1776. During his years fighting for the british patriots feared his raids while their slaves welcomed. About roster of south carolina patriots in the american revolution this work ties up the whole elusive body of documents and printed sources related to the more than 20000 rank and file south carolina soldiers who made up the battle lines in an untold number of skirmishes with the british and the tories.

Their decision was based on the political philosophy of republicanism as expressed by spokesmen such as thomas jefferson john. United states rosters of revolutionary war soldiers and sailors 17751783 records are digital images of published state rosters of revolutionary war soldiers from the states of alabama connecticut georgia maryland massachusetts new hampshire new jersey new york north carolina pennsylvania vermont and virginia. When the attacks finally began the following month. The fall and early winter of 1776 was the low point of the war for the american cause.

Massachusetts soldiers and sailors in the revolutionary war compilation of more than 850000 records of massachusetts soldiers and sailors serving in the army or navy during the revolutionary war. Patriots also known as revolutionaries continentals rebels or american whigs were those colonists of the thirteen colonies who rejected british rule during the american revolution and declared the united states of america as an independent nation in july 1776. Click here for a demonstration on how to search the public member trees database. These require a subscription fee.

List of the revolutionary soldiers of virginia.