The Cardens/Cardins were all over the War of 1812
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WAR OF 1812 MUSTER ROLLS
When the United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812, Congress
authorized the President to accept and organize volunteers in order to
win the
war. This database is a listing of men mustered into the armed forces
between
1812 and 1815. Taken from records in the National Archives, each record
includes
the soldier's name, company, rank at time of induction, rank at time of
discharge, and other helpful information. It provides the names of
nearly
600,000 men. For researchers of early American ancestors who may have
served in
the military, this can be a helpful source of information.
Bibliography: Direct Data Capture. "War of 1812 Muster Rolls."
[Database
online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.
Beth