Rhode Island in the War of 1812

Online Resources

 * at FamilySearch — index & images
 * at FamilySearch — 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, ($)
 * War of 1812 Service Records at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * War of 1812 Military Collection at Rhode Island Historical Society — online database

Introduction
During the War of 1812, Rhode Island supplied 746 infantry men and 164 artillery men for a total of 910 men.

Rhode Island opposed being in the war as they feared the conflict would turn into a naval war. There may be few state resources available online.

Service Records

 * Ancestry. War of 1812 Service Records. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered from all states into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825.


 * at FamilySearch — index & images

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. Rhode Island War of 1812 Pension Files. Alphabetical by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized.

State Records

 * Rhode Island State Archives, Military papers- War of 1812: 1792-1794, 1812-1816 (Salt Lake City, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974) (*)

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 websites about the battles, and other information not tied to one country.

Other Sources

 * Perry, Oliver Hazard Items of interest concerning Oliver Hazard Perry in Newport and Newport in the War of 1812 (Newport Historical Society Rhode Island - 1913) pages 32