Includes a listing of Virginia militia units and the actions in which they were engaged, abstracts of the pension applications of several hundred Virginia soldiers who received pensions solely on the basis of their militia service, a listing of militia officers appointed by the various counties in Virginia, and listings of pensioners living in 1835 who served in Virginia militia during the war. Over 10,000 persons named. Taken from every available source in the official records. Especially elaborate information on officers.
Most privates have brief data, but many list pensions from long after the war.
Alphabetical by surname with references to documents used. From records of Virginia Army and Navy forces, with bounty land warrants and military scrip. Innumerable lists of participants drawn from a variety of sources.