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The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to researchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design.

  • Kentucky Military Books at Amazon.com
  • KY-DAR. A mailing list for the members, and potential members, of the Kentucky State Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). To subscribe send a message to Jo Thiessen at jog1@ix.netcom.com requesting that you be added to the list. This message should contain your name, location and chapter if you are already a member of the Kentucky State DAR, or "prospect" if you are not a member but are seeking information on the Kentucky State DAR.
  • KYWBTSVETS. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Kentucky veterans of the War Between the States, both Confederate and Union. To subscribe send "subscribe" to kywbtsvets-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or kywbtsvets-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
  • Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: This database provides the names of the soldiers in the Kentucky Militia who served in the War of 1812. It is arranged according to the name of the Captain and the number of the Regiment. In addition to providing the names of the soldiers, the database also includes the soldiers' rank, date of appointment or enlistment, or date and place of muster, and to what time he was engaged or enlisted.
  • Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812: Free Index.
  • Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835 : Free Index.
  • Kentucky in the War of 1812 : Free Index.
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Revolutionary War in Kentucky

Search Revolutionary War 1775-83 Service Records, Rejected Pensions, Loyalists Records, 1775-1783 Pay Rolls, Courts-Martial, Officers, Pension Index, 1841 Pensioner Census

Under the terms of the Proclamation of 1763, issued by England's King George III, soldiers who served in the French & Indian War received bounty land warrants as payment for service. The warrants provided the capacity to obtain land patents. The rank of the soldier determined the acreage awarded by the warrant. The same principle of "land for military service" applied to soldiers serving during the Revolutionary War. Each colony determined the acreage per rank, the requisite duration of service, and the location of their respective Military District. The Military District for Virginia rested in southwestern Kentucky and south-central Ohio. The Military Registers and Land Records site includes information regarding Military Warrants issued to Virginia veterans prior to 1792 and all Kentucky patents authorized by those warrants.

Revolutionary War Warrants: Access information on 4748 Revolutionary War Warrants issued to Virginia veterans or their assigns prior to 1792 on the Revolutionary War Warrants database. View color images from the Warrants Register and all Kentucky patent files authorized by Revolutionary War Warrants.

West of Tennessee River Military Patents: Research and view color images of 242 patents in the Jackson Purchase authorized by warrants issued to Virginia Revolutionary War veterans or their assigns on the West of Tennessee River Military Patents database.

Below is a list of online resources for Kentucky in the Revolutionary War.

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Civil War in Kentucky

Search Civil War Soldiers, Service Records, Regiments, General Officers, Battle Summaries, Pension Index: 1861-1934, CSA Field Officers and the War of the Rebellion

Officially, Kentucky, was neutral during the Civil War only until September 1861 when it actively began support of the Union, even though the Confederate States continued to act as if Kentucky were one of theirs. Although the state officially remained in the Union during the American Civil War (1861-1865), a considerable number of its citizens fought with the Confederate army. Ideology over the slave issue divided the state before and during the Civil War. Many large land owners supported slavery, but the small farmers and mountain families did not. Below is a list of online resources for Kentucky in the Civil War.

  • Kentucky Civil War Books at Amazon.com
  • Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed Records from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
  • Civil War Veterans Organization Index of Pension Files from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
  • Civil War Confederate Soldier Service Records from the State of Kentucky (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from southern units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
  • Kentucky Civil War Union Volunteers: This database lists the Union volunteers enlisted in the various Kentucky military organizations during the Civil War. In addition to providing the names of the volunteers this record also lists rank, when enrolled, when and where mustered in, when and where mustered out, and remarks, which may include information dealing with promotions, captures, paroles, deaths, missing soldiers, and transfers. These records are part of the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky.
  • Kentucky Confederate Volunteers: This database lists the Confederate volunteers enlisted in the various Kentucky military organizations during the Civil War. In addition to providing the names of the volunteers this record also lists rank, when enlisted, where enlisted, and remarks, which may include information dealing with promotions, captures, paroles, deaths, missing soldiers, and transfers. These records are part of the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky.
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