The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with Fold3.com, recently finished digitizing all files for surnames beginning with the letters “U” and “V”! All files from surnames A to V are free for viewing at Fold3.com at https://www.fold3.com/publication/761/us-war-of-1812-pension-files-1812-1815.

In addition, War of 1812 pension files from A to Laughlin are free for viewing and download at the National Archives Catalog at “War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, ca. 1871-ca. 1900” (National Archives Identifier 564415), https://catalog.archives.gov/id/564415. Additional files will be uploaded to the NARA Catalog in the future.

Digitizing of files for surnames beginning with the letter “W” began in September but is now halted due to the federal government shutdown.

If War of 1812 pension records – or other records at NARA – are important to you, please contact your Representative in Congress and your Senators to let them know how important these records are to you, personally. Please ask for full funding for NARA and request that they end the government shutdown so that federal employees can get back to doing work that you personally care about.