Seeking Military records from 1815

Dear Mr. Cortez,

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Information relating to officers of the Regular Army can often be located in Letters Received, 1805 - 1889 in in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1917 (Record Group 94). Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812 in Record Group 94 documents officers and enlisted soldiers who served in state and US volunteer units. This series is indexed by Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812. Portions of these Carded Records and the indexes to the carded records are digitized and may be accessed online using the Catalog. There also may be pension and/or land grant files for him, the majority of which are not digitized.

To order copies of records which have not been digitized, please fill out a NATF Form 86 for the service records and a NATF Form 85 for the pension records and mail the completed forms to the address listed on the form. You also may place your order online using eservices.archives.gov. For more information see Requesting Copies of Older (pre-WWI) Military Service Records.

Please note that the National Archives and Records Administration has suspended reproduction and digitization services until further notice due to COVID-19. Orders will not be serviced until operations can resume safely. We apologize for any inconvenience. Once operations resume, document reproduction requests will be filled in the order in which they were received.

Some records relating to individual service in the War of 1812 are available on Fold3 and/or Ancestry. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Archives has partnered with Ancestry to make the vast majority of their NARA-digitized holdings freely available to the public. Anyone with Internet access may create an account, access NARA records, and use other Ancestry resources, such as their educational offerings and family tree-maker application. This release does not include access to Fold3. For more information see Ancestry’s announcement -- “Free At-Home Education Resources From Ancestry® and Access to Nearly 500M National Archives Records”.

If he served in a state militia or volunteer unit, there may also be records of his service in the relevant state archives.

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