3 volumes plus index volume.

"Abstracts of some 465 pension records of the soldiers in Virginia. In the majority of these files, the date of death of the soldier or his widow is shown, and the name of the executor or administrator is often given. If the soldier was killed in service, the place or the name of the battle, as well as statement of his wounds, appear. This book contains the names of more than 10,000 individuals."--Publisher.

Given in memory of Charles Hudson Edge, Laura James Edge, by Eugene Edge III.

Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files, by Virgin D. White, 4000 plus pages, 8 1/2 x 11, printed on acid free paper with library quality buckram covers, price $410.00 postpaid. These abstracts were taken from National Archives Series M805. Everything of genealogical value has been asbtracted from these claims & contain references to several hundred thousand people. There will be an every-name index available in the spring of 1993.

Summer Soldiers is the story of a diverse group of some 3,315 men who could not withstand the hardships and pressures of what seemed like a hopeless enterprise, and ultimately found themselves before a military court-martial.

"For a war that was carried out over 200 years ago, a surprisingly large number of records has survived, even though highly destructive fires in 1800 and 1814 consumed many of those kept at a national level. Of the many records now available, a sizable fraction of them are fruitful sources of genealogical information. It is the purpose of this book to lead you to them and to assist you in extracting information on your ancestor(s) from them"--Introduction.