War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 FREE
Records: 90,794 · Complete: 100%
The application files indexed in this collection relate to claims of military service between 1812 and 1815. Most of the applications were filed as a result of acts instated in 1871 and 1878. These acts made it possible for veterans and their survivors to receive pensions based on service alone. Earlier acts provided pensions only for service related deaths or disabilities.
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- Publication Title
- War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
- Total Records
- Records: 90,794 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number:
- M313
- Record Group:
- 94
- Published on Fold3
- August 16, 2018
- Last Updated
- August 16, 2018
- Description
- About War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815