U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811
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Title
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U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811
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Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811
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Creator
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National Archives and Records Administration (Washington, D.C.), Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1762–1984
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Publisher
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Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
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Place
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Provo, UT
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1784-1811
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Description
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From Ancestry.com, "this database contains an index and images of compiled service records (CSRs) for volunteer soldiers who served the United States government in the interim between the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
History behind the Records
As the Revolutionary War wound down, so did America’s armed forces. Legislation passed by Congress in 1790 called for a maximum enlistment of 1,216 regular troops in the Regular Army of the United States. The federal government could raise additional levies for up to six-months’ duty or call on state or territorial militia troops when a larger force was required. The CSRs in this database include volunteer soldiers from the Regular Army, levies, and militia who served the federal government in Indian campaigns and other federal military actions."
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Accessed online at Ancestry.com