Virginia Militia In the Revolutionary War By J. T. McAllister, 1913 340 pages, indexed, searchable -Bonus #1 - List of Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia By H.J. Eckenrode, 1913 335 pages, indexed, searchable -Bonus #2 - 1901 Yearbook of the Society of Sons of the Revolution In the State of Virginia 44 pages, indexed, searchable ****************************************************************** EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View, Autoboot menu for easy access ****************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/VA-Militia-Revolutionary-War-VA-Genealogy-/200403165072?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ea8f59f90 The Virginia militia was established in 1607 as part of the British militia system. Militia service in Virginia was compulsory for all free males. The main purpose of the Crown's militia was to repel invasions and insurrections and to enforce the laws of the colony. The Virginia militia system, as a compulsory service composed of the body of the people trained to arms as envisioned by George Mason, remained intact until the end of the American Civil War. Reconstruction governments forced upon Virginia an all-volunteer militia system in opposition to Virginia's Bill of Rights. The militia became statutorily composed of the organized and the unorganized militia. During the session which began in October 1777, the Virginia General Assembly passed several laws designed to increase military enlistment. These laws authorized the payment of pensions to maimed and disabled soldiers and to the widows of men killed in action. The provisions varied according to the specific terms of each act. This book includes a listing of Virginia militia units and the Revolutionary War actions in which they were engaged, abstracts of the pension applications of several hundred militia pensioners, lists of militia officers appointed by the various counties and a list of 1835 pensioners with militia service. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION. Virginia’s Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution. Virginia Counties, Old and New. PART I. Summary of the Services of the Militia Arranged by Counties. PART II. Declarations of Virginia Militia Pensioners, 1 to 250. PART III. Militia Officers Appointed in Various Counties, 251 to 280. PART IV. Pensioners Residing in Virginia in 1835 who Received Pensions as Virginia Militiamen. PART V. Pensioners Residing Outside of Virginia in 1835 who Received Pensions as Virginia Militiamen. GENERAL INDEX.