Description:

Among the defining conflicts in the history of the United States, the Revolutionary War touched the lives of millions of people. This database is a collection of records kept by the National Archives listing men who fought for the colonies during the war. Transferred from microfilm to electronic format by Direct Data Capture, it contains the names of nearly 426,000 individuals. Each record provides the soldier's name, company and unit of service. Additionally, rank information is included along with box and roll numbers in the National Archives to aid the researcher in obtaining copies of the original record. For Ancestry.com patrons seeking Revolutionary War ancestors, this can be an enlightening source of information.

Extended Description:

The records in this database were taken from Record Group 93 M246 in the National Archives (a total of 138 rolls of microfilm).

This database contains only those records available in the National Archives and may not include all persons involved in the American Revolutionary War.

Source Information:
Direct Data Capture. Revolutionary War Muster Rolls. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.