Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

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.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information unavailable

Alternative Form Available

Also available on microfilm (Cabinet 81; Rolls 92-114 pertain to Virginia - Guide available in microfilm area).

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.

Arrangement

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

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography