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Culpeper Minute Battalion

Fold3 - Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - VA $

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, NARA. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Fold3 - Southern Claims Commission $

In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Fort Pocahontas

Fort Pocahontas was an earthen fort built and manned by hundreds of United States Colored Troops under the direct command of Brigadier General Edward Augustus Wild. The May 24, 1864, action resulted in a victory for the USCTs against an attack led by Major General Fitzhugh Lee, Robert E. Lee's nephew.

Genealogy Quest - 2nd Division Hospital at Meade Station

Civil War burials in the enclosed ground near 2nd Division Hospital, 9 A. C., at Meade Station, Virginia.

Genealogy Quest - 3rd Division Hospital at Meade Station

Civil War burials in the cemetery 3rd Division, 9th A. C. Hospital, Meade Station, Virginia.

Genealogy Quest - Peter Burchard

Graves found in lower end of garden at the house of Peter Burchard on Prince George Road in Virginia.

Genealogy Quest - The Ruffin Plantation

Graves found on the Ruffin Plantation, one mile north of Meade Station, Virginia, and east of the Rail-Road.

Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution

A book by John H. Gwathmey. For sale from Genealogical Publishing Company.

Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Virginia

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Libby Prison

Names of soldiers who escaped, died or were admitted to the prison, both Union and Confederate.

Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia

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Library of Virginia - Basic Search: War of 1812 Payroll

Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls

Library of Virginia - Civil War Records in the Archives

Library of Virginia - Civil War Research Guide

Library of Virginia - Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts

The Virginia General Assembly enacted legislation, effective in 1867 and ending in 1894, to provide artificial limbs and other disability benefits to Virginia veterans of the Civil War.The database of disability applications is searchable by the name of the Confederate veteran and by the veterans' places of residence (city or county). In addition, each entry contains links to the digitized images of the actual disability application, including supporting affidavits and receipts for payments issued. There are more than 6,000 entries in the database, linked to more than 24,000 application images digitized from microfilm.

Library of Virginia - Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows

The Virginia General Assembly passed Confederate pension acts in 1888, 1900, and 1902, and a series of supplementary acts between 1903 and 1934. The act of 1888 provided pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines disabled in action and to the widows of those killed in action. Subsequent acts broadened the coverage to include all veterans, their widows and their unmarried or widowed daughters. The acts required that applicants be residents of Virginia. Later legislation included veterans or their survivors residing in the District of Columbia as well.

Library of Virginia - Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters

Unofficial roster of soldiers from Virginia who served in the army of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War compiled between 1904 and 1918.

Library of Virginia - Military Records and Resources

Military records include official documentation of military service including muster and pay rolls and pension records.