Southern Historical Press

Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 Southern Historical Press

By: Maryland Historical Society, Pub. 1900, reprinted 2022, 736 pages, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-051-0.

This book is derived from impeccable sources of authority for Continental service during the American Revolution. The records used to complete this book come from muster rolls, payrolls and Land Office records. The researcher will discover lists from: the Flying Camp, Maryland Troop Musters, the German Regiment, Artillery Rolls, Rolls of Men in Lee's Dragoons and Pulaski's and Armand's Legions, Naval Rolls, Invalid Returns, and Rolls of Escaped and Exchanged Prisoners. The data of 20,000 plus soldiers serving under the colonial flag of Maryland will include various information depending upon his command. Typical entries will include full name, rank, dates of enlistment and discharge, and miscellaneous remarks such as whether wounded, killed, or missing. The reader will discover that additional information such as: birthplace, age, height, and comments on personal appearance can be found on numerous soldiers too.