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Ancestry Academy - Finding Your Military Veterans on Fold3 ^FREE

Fold3 is a great resource to discover historic military documents and can be used to learn and share the story of the veterans in your family tree. In this course you will study the fundamentals and guidelines to successful searching and browsing on Fold3, as well as the value of different types of military documents and what information they can provide.

Ancestry.com - American Revolutionary War Records

FamilySearch Wiki - United States Military Records

Genealogy at a Glance: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research

By Craig R. Scott, CG from the special laminated "Genealogy at a Glance" series from Genealogical Publishing Company.

GenealogyMagazine.com - Tracing Patriot Ancestors

An article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG. If your ancestors lived in America in 1775, you may descend from a Revolutionary War veteran. About 250,000 men, out of a population of about 2.7 million in the Colonies, fought on the American side.

How to find digitized records on the American Revolution at the National Archives (UK)

An article by British historian Richard Willis about digitized records for the American Revolution available at the National Archives in England: “Researchers can download a significant area of information ranging from the British War Office to the final period of Britain’s administration of America,” writes Willis.

How to Obtain a Revolutionary War Pension File

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Researching a Hessian Soldier $

By Craig R. Scott, MA, CG, FUGA. Legacy Family Tree Webinars are available with a monthly or annual webinar membership subscription.

NGS Continuing Genealogical Studies: Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors $

By Craig Roberts Scott, CG, FUGA, from the National Genealogical Society.

Researching Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor

This free tutorial provides a step-by-step process for finding and documenting a Revolutionary War patriot "hidden" in your family tree. It also offers links to thousands of free vital records, probate records, county and town histories, Bible records, and sources of Revolutionary War service.