Hello, I'm trying to find any information on my 3rd gr-grandfather. In the Library of Virginia he's listed in the Muster Roll page 402. When I contacted the NARA for his papers they couldn't find him. His name was Achillis Smith. Can anyone tell me how I can find out anything about him. Thank you! Sandi

Although one would think that both the National Archives and the Library of Virginia would have records on each soldier, that is not the case. The only compiled records that the National Archives has were taken from records, such as muster and pay rolls, in the possession of the War Department. Usually they are for units who left the state to serve and were paid for by the federal government. So many northern Virginia units, who were stationed in Baltimore have records in the National Archives, but not in the Library of Virginia. There is not a single muster roll for Loudoun county militia in Richmond. They are all in NARA. The Library of Virginia has, for the most part, the muster and payrolls of those militiamen who served in Norfolk and along the Bay, and paid for by the state. Because neither senario is perfect, it is important to look in both places for the records. C. Craig R. Scott, CGRS Heritage Books, Inc. Willow Bend Books (a division of Heritage Books, Inc.) 65 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157-5026 www.WillowBendBooks.com WillowBend@willowbend.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <SandiSmeee@aol.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:13 PM Subject: Cannot locate > Hello, > > I'm trying to find any information on my 3rd gr-grandfather. In the Library > of Virginia he's listed in the Muster Roll page 402. When I contacted the > NARA for his papers they couldn't find him. His name was Achillis Smith. > Can anyone tell me how I can find out anything about him. > > Thank you! > > Sandi > > ______________________________