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Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records

Guide to researching Virginia military service in the American Revolutionary War

Other Resources

Published Sources

Grundset, Eric G. Virginia in the American Revolution: A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians. Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2015.
A comprehensive bibliography of all kinds of sources for the study of Virginia during the Revolution.

Selby, John E. The Revolution in Virginia, 1775–1783. Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1988.
A good overview of Virginia during the Revolution.

Van Schreeven, William J., Robert J. Scribner, and J. Brent Tarter, eds. Revolutionary Virginia: The Road to Independence. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1973–1983.
Reproduces many government documents from 1763 to 1776.

Digital Collections

Governor's Letters Received, 1776–1784
Correspondence received by the governor from 1776 to 1784.
Military Records: The American Revolution (National Archives)
Guide to federal military records of the American Revolution held by the National Archives.
Virginia Military Dead (LVA)
A partial index of the names of Virginians who have died during military conflicts.

Databases

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Military records from the Civil War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican American and Early Indian wars, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Also provides access to some non-military record collections.