A rarity worth knowing: the War of 1812 pension files were digitized by a crowd-funded preservation campaign, and they are free to view on Fold3, no subscription. The bounty-land files are a separate, older set.
A file often chains a bounty-land claim from the 1850s to a pension claim from the 1870s: order both halves when both exist. Here is what our report does with this record, and the waitlist below holds today's price for you.
This war splits down the middle. The widows' pension files are free to view on Fold3 with no subscription, so that half of the journey costs only the report: $99, delivered in days. The bounty-land files are a separate order from the National Archives, with NARA's copy fee and mail weeks, so if your soldier's story includes land, start that order first and let the report meet it when it arrives.
We're opening in stages, by record type. The more you tell us, the sooner we get to yours.
We'll be in touch when your record type opens. If you told us you're still waiting on a file, we'll send you the ordering instructions in the meantime.