Seeking military records of James Tinder

Dear Ms. Devin,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

Based on the time period you are interested in, it seems most likely that James Tinder served in the military during the War of 1812. We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762-1917 (Record Group 94) that may include a file for James Tinder. We also located the series Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812 and the series Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812 in Record Group 94, as well as the series War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and the series Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1790 - ca. 1900 in the Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Record Group 15) that may include a file for James Tinder. Although many of these records have been digitized and available online using the Catalog, any file or card for a James Tinder has not. For access to the non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, D.C. (RDT1) at archives1reference@nara.gov.

We also located the series Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912 in Record Group 15 that includes 1 file for an individual named James Tinder from Orange County, Virginia who was born in 1863 and moved to Woodford County, Kentucky where he served in the military. This file has been digitized and may be viewed online using the Catalog.  

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In addition, we suggest that you review the resources related to the War of 1812 that are available on the National Archives website.

Finally, you may wish to contact the Kentucky Historical Society or the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives for additional assistance.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!