Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812

Online Resources

 * at FamilySearch.org — index & images
 * at FamilySearch.org — index & images
 * War of 1812 Service Records - Mississippi at Fold3.com — index & images, ($)
 * War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 at Fold3.com — images
 * War of 1812 Pension Files at Fold3.com — images
 * U.S., War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815 at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)
 * War of 1812 Service Records at Ancestry.com — index, ($)
 * at FamilySearch.org — images
 * at FamilySearch.org — index & images
 * War of 1812 Military Records at AccessGenealogy.com — various resources
 * The USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project at USGWArchives.net — various resources

Introduction
During the War of 1812, the Mississippi Territory supplied 5,928 infantry men, 396 cavalry men, and 31 artillery men for a total of 6,355 men.

State Records

 * Access Genealogy. War of 1812 Military Records. (Free). Scroll down to Mississippi. Arranged by county.


 * United States. Work Projects Administration (Mississippi). Mississippi, military grave registrations: NARA, RG 60, 1775-1941. Search by county, then select record desired. Digitized Images Here

Service Records

 * Fold3. War of 1812 Service Records - Mississippi. ($). Contains card abstracts of original muster rolls, payrolls, hospital rolls... and original documents pertaining to the soldier.


 * United States. Adjutant General's Office. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the War of 1812 in Organizations from the Territory of Mississippi..

Pension Records

 * A soldier may have been recorded in state records (see below) or in federal records (see US War of 1812 Pension Records).


 * Fold3. Mississippi War of 1812 Pension Files. (Free). Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Also has War of 1812 Service Records. (Free).


 * War of 1812 pensioners and others on the pension roll as of January 1, 1883. (Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, c1983). 22 pages.

Land Grants

 * Ayers, Linda. Mississippi. Some Military Land Grants For Soldiers of the War of 1812. (Free). Search by name under the county. (The USGenWeb Archives War of 1812 Project - Pensions, Rosters &amp; Land Grants).

Important National and International Sources

 * United States in the War of 1812 has lists of records, books, etc. for the United States, not just one state. The federal records are listed here rather than on each state page. Two of the most important are:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database:


 * War of 1812, 1812 to 1815 has lists of general books and documentaries, as well as a list battles with links to web sites about the battles, and other information not tied to one country.

Other Sources

 * Rowland, Eron (Mrs Dunbar). Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812. (Baltimore, Maryland, 1968), 249 pages. Free digital index on Ancestry.  Also available  FHL book.