Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama: Being a List of Names, Compiled from Authentic Sources, of Soldiers of the American Revolution, Who Resided in the - Paperback

by Thomas M. Owen (Compiled by)

This work was originally published in 1911, by the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History, Thomas M. Owen, Director, as their "Bulletin No. 5." An alphabetically arranged list of Alabama Revolutionary soldiers, the lists have been created from reliable and authentic sources consisting of contemporary obituaries; the "Revolutionary Pension Roll", published by the U.S. Government; the "Census of Pensioners", published in 1841; inscriptions from tombstones; well authenticated data taken from published family histories; and the manuscript "Pension Book", kept officially by the State Branch Bank at Mobile, Alabama; and various other sources. Information provided often includes, when available, county of residence, age, rank, assigned unit, payments and payment amounts, dates, names of wives and children, and biographical information.