A comprehensive reference guide to the soldiers and sailors who fought for Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War, based on the original records and documents of the state archives. This book contains detailed information on over 140,000 individuals, including their names, ranks, units, service records, and biographical data. It is an invaluable resource for genealogists, historians, and anyone interested in the history of the American Revolution. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.