War of 1812 » Records: Military, Pension, Burial, Casualties

Library of Virginia - Basic Search: War of 1812 Payroll

Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls

List for American soldiers killed or wounded at the Battle of Chippawa, 1814, Niagara, Upper Canada, during the War of 1812

Missouri Digital Heritage : Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I

Database abstracted from the individual service cards and listing more than 576,000 Missourians who served in the military from territorial times through World War I.

NARAtions - Family Tree Friday: War of 1812 certificates of discharge

An article from NARAtions: The Blog of the United States National Archives.

NARAtions - Family Tree Friday: War of 1812 Pension Files Online

An article from NARAtions: The Blog of the United States National Archives.

New Horizons Genealogy - Search Free United States Military Service and Pension Records Online

Search free military service and pension records online. Our records include, census of pensioners, pension lists, pension rolls and Revolutionary War Soldier Burials, pertaining to soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War.

Pensioners of the United States, 1818 - New Horizons Genealogy

Pensioners of the United States: 1818. In compiance with a resolution of the Senate, relative to the Pensioners of the United States, the sum annually paid to each, and the states or territories in which the said pensioners are respectfully paid, I now transmit a report, from the Secretary of War, which documents marked A and B, contain all the information required.

Preserve the Pensions - War of 1812 Pension Digitization Project

The Pension Records from the War of 1812 are among the most requested documents at the National Archives. Unfortunately, these fragile documents are in urgent need of digitization. In support of this monumental task of digitizing 7.2 million pages, Ancestry.com has provided a dollar for dollar matching grant, so every dollar you contribute will make four more pages accessible and free for everyone.

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Requesting Copies of Older Military Service Records

Information on how to request copies of older (pre-WWI) military service records from the series held at NARA in Washington, D.C. Those include the following. Volunteers: Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest, 1775 - 1902. Regular Army: Enlisted personnel, 1789 - October 31, 1912; Officers, 1789 - June 30, 1917. Navy: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1885; Officers, 1798 - 1902. Marine Corps: Enlisted personnel, 1798 - 1904; Some officers, 1798 - 1895. Coast Guard: Persons who served in predecessor agencies to the U.S. Coast Guard: the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service, 1791 - 1919. Confederate States: Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces, 1861 - 1865. Veterans Records: Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775 - 1916 and bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775 - 1855.

War of 1812 Discharge Certificates

Description of the collection from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.