One document in his pension file is a petition drawn up and signed by 21 members of the 55th Regiment, Co.

(A project to digitize all of the War of 1812 pension files by the end of the war's bicentennial)

The Center is concentrating on entering data only from the soldiers' service records; they begin entering data from the pension files at a later date.

These include records of interest to genealogists, such as pension files, ship passenger lists, census and Freedmen's Bureau materials.

Bounty land records often contain documents similar to those in pension files, with lots of genealogical information.

Begin your research on navy enlisted men by looking in the pension files.

The section on pension files, found later in this article, describes how to use those records.

The pension file may provide leads such as dates of service and the ship(s) or duty station(s) where the officer served.

Once you find the application number or pension certificate number, you can request to view the pension file.

Documents found in these records are similar to those in pension files.