Revolutionary War Service Pension Application
(Casper Rouse)
Dated: July 25, 1850
Ca. 1820's - 1850's
 
- Original U.S. House of Representatives report on the applications for pension claims for service in the American Revolutionary War. These are fascinating insights into the individuals and their story of fighting for American Independance. 
 
- The Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Kingdom of Spain and the Dutch Republic, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.