Bibliograph

Military bounty land, 1776-1855, by Christine Rose

Type

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Military bounty land, 1776-1855, by Christine Rose

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Military bounty land, 1776-1855

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

708035059

Responsibility statement

by Christine Rose

Summary

Bounty lands were awarded by the federal government from 1776 to 1855 to encourage and reward service in the military. Bounty land records can contain a wealth of information on soldiers and their families. Nearly 600,000 warrants were issued and 60 million acres of the public domain transferred to individuals. Rose provides a key to the search strategies and finding aids necessary to research military bounty land records

Target audience

adult

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