Across the farms, courthouses and backcountry of colonial Virginia, ordinary men stood ready as militia in the struggle for independence. Names become lifelines to history. J. T. McAllister painstakingly gathered those names and service details into one of the most important revolutionary war military records references for the Old Dominion.
First published in the early twentieth century, Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data assembles an unparalleled Virginia militia roster collection, drawn from scattered rolls and official papers. County by county, it identifies eighteenth century Virginia revolutionary war militia officers and men, notes periods of service, and anchors them in the wider story of american revolution Virginia troops. Family historians will value it as a trusted genealogical reference Virginia soldiers can be traced through, whether for formal patriot ancestor research Virginia, Daughters of the American Revolution applications, or simply to illuminate ancestral lives. As a revolutionary war genealogy guide, it opens a window onto colonial Virginia military history, local defence, and community ties at a moment of national birth.
Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal both as a working genealogy research reference book and as a handsome addition to any library of early American studies, it illustrates the power of revolutionary war pension records and militia lists to reconnect present-day readers with those who served.
