Research Guides: Military: American Revolution

American Revolution

Archives

Greene Connections Archives Project
Federal and State Records

Greene Connections Archives Project - Documents and Photographs
View American Revolution documents and photographs in the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. You can also search the archives for specific collections, families, locations, people, and subjects.

Share Your Collection

We are always looking for photographs, letters, diaries, and other ephemera from the era that will shed light on the real lives of these local soldiers, as well as their experiences in the Great War. We are also very interested in the war's impact on family and community back home in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Learn how to share your collection or reach out to us to discuss how to get involved.

Federal Records

National Archives: Greene County Records
Inventory of known National Archives (NARA) records related to Greene County, Pennsylvania.

These include free access to digitized Compiled Military Service Records (CMSRs) as well as case files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications.

National Archives Order Form – Washington DC: Military Service Records, Pensions, and Bounty Land Warrants
These include Volunteers, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Confederate States, Pensions, Bounty Land Warrants 1775-1919. Specific itemization of available records may be studied on the linked site.

State Records

Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 | Ancestry.com
Pennsylvania Residents: If you are a Pennsylvania resident, you can enjoy FREE access to records digitized via the partnership between the Pennsylvania State Archives and Ancestry.com. This access requires a FREE Ancestry.com Pennsylvania account. To begin, visit Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, enter your zip code in the form at the bottom of the page, and follow the subsequent link to the Ancestry.com Pennsylvania search page.