![]() ![]() In some cases, for individuals serving in state units, there may be both federal and state records available. This can make it difficult to determine whether the records of a particular serviceman are more likely to be held by the federal government (NARA) or by state governments. The organization of the American forces was complicated. There were three distinct military units in the Revolutionary War: the Continental (federal) Army (established June 14m 1775) state units that were attached to the Continental army and local state militia units that served wholly within a single state. ![]() ![]() Thousands of American "Loyalists" fought on the British side as well, including greater numbers of Native Americans and African Americans who hoped to gain their country and freedom, respectively, through the British (note: resources for researching Loyalist ancestors are described in our separate research guide Researching Ancestors who were Loyalists in the Revolutionary War). If you've established that you had ancestors living in America between 17, there’s a good chance one or more of them participated in the Revolutionary War.Īccording to the American Battlefield Trust, about 231,000 American men served in the Continental Army over the course of the war, including some Native Americans and African Americans (the numbers are highly uncertain, but the most reliable estimates count a little over 5000 African Americans and over 1000 Native Americans). ![]()
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