Unites States War Department, Revolutionary War Payrolls, 1776-1784

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

United States. War Department. Revolutionary War payrolls, 1776-1784. Accession 36989. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Summary

Creator:
United States. War Dept.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

United States. War Department. Revolutionary War payrolls, 1776-1784. Accession 36989. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of bound photostats of monthly payrolls from Virginia regiments during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the payrolls date between 1777 and 1779. They contain the name, rank, pay per month, additional pay, subsistence, whole amount in dollars, and casualties or remarks (includes furlough and sick). A total amount of pay is listed for the officer or soldier and a total for the company for that month. There is usually an additional payroll listing only field and staff officers for that regiment. The payrolls are listed in order by regiment number. The last two boxes contain consolidated regiments and miscellaneous organizations including Illinois Regiments, artillery, dragoons, etc. Both Virginia Continental and State Line units are represented in these payrolls, but mostly Continental Line units are present.

These bound photostats were used by H.J. Eckenrode for Virginia Soldiers of the American Revolution (see bibliography below), but the microfilm contains all of the documentation used to create the Revolutionary War compiled military service records and may contain more information.

Acquisition information:
Acquisition information unavailable
Arrangement:

Arranged numerically by regiment with Consolidated Virginia Regiments & Miscellaneous Virginia Regiments to the rear of the collection.

Physical location:
State Records Collection. Dept. of Military Affairs (Record Group 46)
Physical description:
3.75 cubic feet