Two useful web sites. The second came to me from another list but I've checked it and it works. The first is a national manuscript collection site with a search engine. Search for your surname; you might be surprised. It's at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html Then, If you have an ancestor that you suspect might have been in the War of 1812, chances are you'll find him on this database. http://www.sierrahome.com/familytree/records As I understand it, this database is only going to be available for free for the next two days.