This book provides an overview of the Maryland militia in the Revolutionary War and a compilation of the names of the officers and men from surviving records. It describes events and major aspects of the militia, with over 15,000 men, most of whom did not

Items relating to individuals living in Talbot, Dorchester, Worcester, Somerset, Caroline, Queen Anne's and Kent Counties. Vital records, legal cases, property sales and rentals, lists of letters left at post offices, runaway wives, fugitive slaves, absco

Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, land tract names, residence and occupation of the deceased when given.