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AncestorNews: War of 1812 Records
For many Americans, the War of 1812 remains an enigma.
That's no surprise, though: Unlike the Revolution before
and the Civil War following, it wasn't about independence
or freedom. Instead, "Mr. Madison's War" was all about
special interests.
New England remained staunchly neutral—after all,
it was making a fortune supplying England in its war
with Napoleon. The Manifest Destiny crowd, however, saw
it as a way of grabbing Florida and Canada. Congress said
it was about freedom of the high seas. Regardless of what
individual Americans might have thought (and there was plenty
of dissent), the war began in 1812 and lasted until 1814.
Was your ancestor one of the many who served in the Army,
Navy or Marines during this conflict? If so, you might be
interested in these sites:
• Veterans of the War of 1812
• The Ohio Historical Society War of 1812 Roster of Ohio Soldiers
• Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
• The Library of Virginia Index to the War of 1812 Pay Rolls
and Muster Rolls
• National Archives Overview of War of 1812 Records
• Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps in the War of 1812
• National Archives Information About Impressed Seamen, 1793-1814 Nancy Hendrickson is a Family Tree Magazine contributing editor and the author of
Finding Your Roots Online.
You can read her AncestorNews column in every edition of the Family Tree Magazine E-mail Update (sign up at
www.familytreemagazine.com/newsletter.asp).
by Nancy Hendrickson
You'll find veterans listed in the 1903 membership roll
of the Pennsylvania Society of the War of 1812.
geneasearch.com/genealogy/1812veterans.htm
This fully searchable database contains names of 1,759 officers
and 24,521 enlisted men.
www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html
Follow the directions on the site to obtain copies of the original
records.
www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/war1812.html
Search a database of approximately 40,000 names.
ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas12&local_base=CLAS12
Read about the National Archives' records created before
and after the War of 1812, and learn how to obtain them.
www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/winter_1991_war_of_1812.html
Access lists of all commissioned and warrant officers of the
Navy and the Marine Corps.
www.history.navy.mil/wars/war1812/1815list.htm
This site outlines availability of records and microfilm roll numbers
for impressed seamen.
www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/military/impressed_seamen_1793_to_1814.html
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