• Archer, Deas
  Va. Army.
  Private and Corporal D 20 infantry 14 Oct 1898 to 30 June 1901
  2 Lieutenant 26 infantry 2 Feb 1901

• Archer, Edward
  Va. Va.
  Ensign 35 infantry 10 May 1814
  3 Lieutenant 1 Dec 1814
  honorably discharged 15 June 1815

• Archer, James
  N Y. N Y.
  3 Lieutenant 41 infantry 11 July 1814
  2 Lieutenant 1 Oct 1814
  honorably discharged 15 June 1815
  reinstated 2 Dec 1815 as 2 Lieutenant corps artillery
  resigned 1 Oct 1816
  [died 1823]

• Archer, James J.
  Md. Md.
  Captain infantry 23 Feb 1847
  voltigeurs 9 Apr 1847
  Brevet Major 13 Sept 1847 for gallantry and meritorious conduct in the battle of Chapultepec Mex
  honorably mustered out 31 Aug 1848
  Captain 9 infantry 3 Mar 1855
  resigned 14 May 1861
  (Brigadier General Confederate States Army war 1861 to 1865)
  died 24 Oct 1864

• Archer, James Phillips
  Md. Md.
  2 Lieutenant infantry 10 Mar 1847
  9 infantry 9 Apr 1847
  honorably mustered out 19 Aug 1848

• Archer. John
  Va. Va.
  2 Lieutenant 20 infantry 8 Apr 1812
  regimental paymaster 10 Aug 1812 to 30 Mar 1814
  1 Lieutenant 31 Jan 1814
  died 30 Mar 1814

• Archer, John
  Md. Md.
  Cadet Military Academy l July 22 (25)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 7 infantry 1 July 1826
  2 Lieutenant 3 infantry 1 July 1826
  1 Lieutenant 31 Oct 1833
  resigned 31 Mar 1834
  [died 30 Oct 1889]

• Archer, Robert
  Va. Va.
  Hospital Surgeons Mate 13 May 1814
  post surgeon 18 Apr 1818
  Assistant Surgeon 1 June 1821
  Major Surgeon 9 May 1825
  resigned 5 Aug 1826
  Assistant Surgeon 5 Aug 1826
  resigned 29 Feb 1840
  [died 19 May 1877]

• Archer, Robert Harris
  Md. Md.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 July 1828 (33)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 3 infantry 1 July 1832
  transferred to 4 artillery 13 Nov 1833
  2 Lieutenant 31 Dec 1835
  resigned 31 Dec 1837
  [died 11 Aug 1875]

• Archer, Robert Harris
  Md. Md.
  2 Lieutenant infantry 4 Mar 1847
  voltigeurs 9 Apr 1847
  honorably mustered out 31 Aug 1848
  (Lieutenant Colonel 55 Va infantry Confederate States Army war 1861 to 1865)
  died 10 Mar 1878

• Archer, Samuel
  Ohio. Army.
  Private Corporal and Sergeant H 5 infantry 5 May 1845 to 28 June 1848
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 5 infantry 28 June 1848
  2 Lieutenant 30 Jan 1849
  1 Lieutenant 3 Mar 1855
  regimental quartermaster 18 Aug 1858 to 27 Mar 1861
  Captain 27 Mar 1861
  Major 3 infantry 30 Mar 1864
  dropped 18 July 1866
  supposed to have been drowned 9 Apr 1866

• Archer, Samuel B.
  Va. Va.
  Captain 2 artillery 12 Mar 1812
  transferred to corps artillery 12 May 1814
  transferred to 3 artillery 1 June 1821
  Colonel I G 10 Nov 1821
  Brevet Major 27 Apr 1813 for gallantry and good conduct in the cannonade and bombardment of Ft George U C
  died 11 Dec 1825

Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903
By Francis B. Heitman
Published under act of Congress approved March 2, 1903

Names are followed by state or countrywhere born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known.

Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:
• Interment.net ~ Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

• Ancestry.com ~ A huge compilation of databases some of which are free and some of which require a paid subscription.

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