WAR 1812 BIBLIOGRAPHY

War of 1812 Bibliography

Bicentenniel Resource List Rochester, New York Regional Library Council: Click Here
This annotated list was compiled by Preston E. Pierce.

http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/docs/WAROF1812DOC.pdf

Coast Guard

 "United States Coast Guard, War of 1812" by William H. Thiesen:

Very interesting read, "United States Coast Guard, War of 1812" by William H. Thiesen:

Revenue Cutter Operations and the Core Coast Guard Missions
United States Coast Guard
Today, the United States Coast Guard supports nearly a dozen humanitarian, defense security and law enforcement missions. While the Coast Guard has adopted many of these missions over the course of its long history, several existed in the first twenty years of the revenue cutters’ service, when the fleet numbered less than twenty vessels. During the War of 1812, the revenue cutters protected American commerce and enforced trade legislation, but they also performed defense and combat missions that were
essential to the war effort and adopted permanently after the conflict. Maritime Protection of the New Republic Considered the founder of the United States Coast Guard, Alexander Hamilton became the first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789 and, on April 22, 1790, he submitted a request to Congress to build sea-going vessels to enforce tariffs and trade legislation. On August 4, 1790, Congress passed Secretary Hamilton’s request for these revenue cutters, marking the “birth” of the Coast Guard.This new federal maritime fleet had no official name, so officials called it “the cutters” or “system of cutters.”The
fledgling federal government disbanded the Continental Navy in 1785 and Congress did not allow for a navy initially under the Constitution, so between 1790 and 1798 these cutters were the only federal vessels protecting the coast, trade and maritime interests of the new republic.

Veterans Records

SOURCES – WAR OF 1812
A. Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts. Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812,
Being A Supplement To the Pay Rolls Printed and Distributed In 1851. Copied From Rolls In
the Auditor's Office At Richmond. Richmond, W. F. Ritchie, Printer, 1852. E359.5 V8 V83

B. Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts. Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the
Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850. Copied from rolls in the Auditor’s Office at Richmond.
Richmond: W. F. Ritchie, Printer, 1851. E359.5 V8 V82

C. Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its
Organization, September 29, 1789, To March 2, 1903. Washington, DC: The National Tribune,
1890.
D. Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its
Organization, September 29, 1789, To March 2, 1903. Washington, DC: Government Printing
Office, 1903. Ref U11 U5 H6 1965

E. Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from Its
Organization, September 29, 1789, To March 2, 1903. Washington, DC: Government Printing
Office, 1903. <http://www.gale.ancestry.com/>

F. Butler, Stuart Lee. A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812. Athens, GA: Iberian
Publishing Co., 1988. Ref E359.5 V8 B87

G. Peterson, Clarence Stewart. Known Military Dead During the War of 1812. Baltimore, MD:
Genealogical Pub. Co., 1995. MAIN E255 P48 1995

H. Huntsberry, Thomas V. Dartmoor Prison. Baltimore, MD: J. Mart, 1984. E362 H9
I. Carr, Deborah Edith. Index to Certified Copy of List of American Prisoners of War 1812-1815
as recorded in General Entry Book Ottawa, Canada. List of American Prisoners of War who
died at Princeton, Dartmoor, England. 1812-1815. Association of State Presidents, Past and
Present, and Charter Members, of the National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, 1924.
E362 C22

J. Morton, Oren F. A Handbook of Highland County and a supplement to Pendleton and
Highland history. Monterey, VA: Highland Recorder, 1922. Fiche 32 LH232 or F232 H8
K. Nottingham, Stratton. Revolutionary soldiers and sailors from Lancaster County, Virginia;
muster rolls and pay rolls of the Ninety-second Regiment of Virginia Militia, Lancaster County,
1812. Onancock, VA: S. Nottingham, 1930. F232 L15

L. Wingo, Elizabeth B. Norfolk County, Virginia (now City of Chesapeake, Virginia)
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 applications for pensions, bounty land warrants, heirs of
deceased pensioners. Norfolk, VA: E. Wingo, 1964. F232 N8

M. Tribute to Patriotism: Petersburg Volunteers, who embarked … in the war with Great Britain
on the 21st October 1812 … commanded by Captain Richard McRae … [list of soldiers],
survivors, 4th of July, 1849 … [S.I.: sn, 1849]. E356 M5 T7

N. Ivy, Dick. York Militia Faces British Again, 1812-1814: Others Guard the York Town
Ramparts. Yorktown, VA: York County Historical Committee, 1996. F232 Y6 Y84 1996
O. Ryan, James H. Duty and Honor: Petersburg’s contributions to the War of 1812. Petersburg,
VA: Historic Petersburg Foundation, 2004. E359.5 V8 R93

P. Galvin, Eleanor Stevens. 1812 Ancestor Index Volume 1, 1892-1970: National Society United
States Daughters of 1812. Norcross, GA: Harper Printing, 1970. E351.6 A5 G3

Q. Trolinger, Patricia Scruggs. 1812 Ancestor Index Volume 2, 1970-1992, National Society United States Daughters of 1812. Marceline, MO: Wadsworth Publishing 1992. E351.6 A5 G3

R. Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. Virginia Military Records from the Virginia Magazine of History and
Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler’s Quarterly. Baltimore, MD:
Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. MAIN F225 V892 1983

S. Musselman, Homer D. Stafford County, Virginia: Veterans and Cemeteries. Fredericksburg,
VA: printed by Bookcrafters, 1994. MAIN F232 S86 M983 1994

T. Moore, Robert H. The Charlottesville, Lee Lynchburg and Johnson’s Bedford Artillery.
Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1990. MAIN E581.8 C47 M8 1990

U. Lewis, Virgil Anson. The Soldiery of West Virginia in the French and Indian War; Lord
Dunmore’s War; the Revolution; the Later Indian Wars; the Whiskey Insurrection; the Second
War with England; the War with Mexico, and Addenda Relating to West Virginians in the Civil
War. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. West Reference F241 L685

V. Wallace, Lee A. The Petersburg Volunteers, 1812–1813. Arlington, VA: J.C. Weaver, 1998.
E359.5 V8 W35 1998

W. Wallace, Lee A. The Petersburg Volunteers, 1812–1813. Arlington, VA: J.C. Weaver, 1998.
http://newrivernotes.com/va/pete1812.htm CLICK Here

X. Town of Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York. War of 1812 Cemetery.
http://members.tripod.com/~wnyroots/index-1812.html

Y. Lytle, Richard M. The Soldiers of America’s First Army, 1791. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004. E83.79 L98 2004

Z. Butler, Stuart L. Real Patriots and Heroic Soldiers: General Joel Leftwich and the Virginia
Brigade in the War of 1812. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2008. MAIN

Web Sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_War and official US army and navy history websites: http://www.army.mil & http://www.history.navy.mil.

See Also: Guides the following GUIDES AND BIBILIOGRAPHIES
All available at Newberry Library

Guides and Bibliographies

Butler, Stuart L. "Genealogical Records of the War of 1812." Prologue 23.4 (Winter 1991). Available online

Resource Guide for the War of 1812. Los Angeles: Subia, 1979. Comp. John C. Fredriksen. Call # Local History Ref Z1240.F73

Free Trade and Sailors' Rights: A Bibliography of the War of 1812. Comp. John C. Fredriksen. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985. Call # Ref Z1240.F74 1985

Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. Ed. Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. Kvasnicka. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000. Call # Local History Ref Z5313.U5 U54 2000.

Encyclopedia of the War of 1812. Ed. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997. Call # Ref E354.H46 1997 .

Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1994. Call # Local History Ref Z1249.M5 N43 1994 See lists of resources organized by state and also by conflict.

Register of Federal United States Military Records: A Guide to Manuscript Sources Available at the Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City and the National Archives in Washington, DC. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1986. Call # folio CS68.R44 1986.

Research Outline: U.S. Military Records. Salt Lake City, UT: Family History Library, 1993. Call # Local History Ref CS68.C44 1993

Schweitzer, George K. War of 1812 Genealogy. Knoxville, TN: Geo. K. Schweitzer, 1983. Call # Local History Ref Z5313.U5 S31 .

Smith, Dwight L. The War of 1812: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Pub., 1985. Call # Ref Z1240.S65 1985

Military Service

Heitman, Francis. Historical Register and Dictionary of the U.S. Army. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1965. Call # Local History Ref U11.U5 H6 1965 (2nd floor open shelf). Reprint of 1903 edition. Lists officers who served in the War of 1812.

Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. National Archives, 1965.

Peterson, Clarence Stewart. Known Military Dead During the War of 1812. Baltimore: C.S. Peterson, 1955. Call # Local History Ref E359.4 P48 1955 .

Register of the General Society of the War of 1812. Washington, DC: General Society of the War of 1812, 1972. Call # E351.3 A17 1972 1976 Supplement: Call # Local History Ref E351.3 A17 1972,

The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812. Mendenhall, PA: General Society of the War of 1812, 1989. Call # E351.3 R68 1989.

Pension Records

Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services. Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. Compiled in 1840. Call # F83270.91. Lists names and ages of pensioners, along with names of their heads of households. Organized by state and county. Also available online.

List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. Call # Local History Ref E494.U55 1883

White, Virgil D. Index to War of 1812 Pension Files. Waynesboro, TN: National Historical Publishing Co., 1989. Call # Local History Ref E359.4 W45 1989 (2nd floor open shelf).

White, Virgil D. Index to Old Wars Pension Files 1815-1926. Waynesboro, TN: National Historical Publishing Co., 1993. Call # Local History Ref CS68.W477 1993

British and Canadian Soldiers

British Aliens in the United States during the War of 1812. Comp. Kenneth Scott. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1979. Call # CS68.S33.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Articles written by UMB members that appeared in their newsletter, the Mudduck,
Upper Mississippi Brigade: Information on the U.S.S. Caroline whose crew took part in the
Battle of Bladensburg defending Washington, D.C. and later in Battle of New Orleans.
Articles:

The War of 1812 in Wisconsin

The Privates' Experience: Two Men, Two Continents, Two Invasions, 1812 & 1814

Minnesota Veterans of the 'First Forgotten Conflict'

The Ioway Indians in the War

The Federal City in its Early Days

The 7th U.S. Infantry in the Midwest

U. S. Naval Squadron—New Orleans, 1814

Was Jean-Baptiste A Spy?

Thomas Hamilton, First Infantry

Minnesota's 1812 Pioneers

The Regulars at Prairie

Another Forgotten War

The War of 1812 and the Oregon Country

The Roles Women Played in the War of 1812

The Americans at Prairie du Chien

A Discussion on the USS Carolina and Crew

Anatomy of a Light Infantry Company

La Fete de St. Jean-Baptiste: a French-Canadian Tradition

Some Notes on the Treaty of Ghent

Joseph Bates, 1812 Sailor

A Comparison of Officers and Enlisted Men of the War of 1812

The Seventh Infantry at New Orleans

Tippecanoe: In Their Own Words

Florida--1812 Junior, or Why Americans Didn't Trust the Army

The Shawnee in the War of 1812

The story of Andrew Jackson, Robert Stuart Castelreigh, and George Canning's Left Buttock

Federal Indian Laws and Policy through the War of 1812

HISTORY OF THE SEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, THE COTTONBALERS
SEE They fought from behind cotton bales at the Battle of New Orleans.