The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society published the rosters of Rockingham Co. Units of the War of 1812, copied from the records in the office of the Adjutant General of VA. The soft cover booklet is available from the Society at P.O. Box 716, Dayton, VA 22821. Their email is heritag1@shentel.net There is a very good reference book by Patrick G. Wardell "War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land & Pension Applicants" published by Heritage Books. He abstracted the records, and the book is full of information on the pension applicants. Another good reference book is "Index to War of 1812 Pension Files" transcribed by Virgil D. White, published by National Historical Publishing Co., Waynesboro, TN, 1989. He has the file numbers for each pensioner and pertinent information from the pensioner's files, such as wife's maiden name, places of residence, etc. These may be in your public library's history section, or they can obtain them on interlibrary loan. Through these other 2 books, I found that more men from Rockingham Co. were in the War of 1812 than appeared on the rosters published by the Historical Society. Some men who fought while living in VA, moved to other states where they applied for their pensions & bounty land. I think during war time, the record keeping was not always precise, and men weren't always listed. Copies of the actual pension & bounty land applications can be obtained from the National Archives for a small copying fee. The address is Textual Reference Branch National Archives & Records Administration 7th & Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20408 phone 202-501-5170 I just ordered applications for about 10 veterans, and was surprised at the information the files contained. Neighbors had to witness the signatures of the applicants, and some of the applications contain stories about the financial situation of the applicants. Good luck in your searching. Pat Turner Ritchie