This series consists of seven rolls, representing the companies of eight captains at the seige of Bexar of 1835, plus Colonel Fannin's division, plus the men at San Jacinto under General Houston, 1836. Although the information dates 1835-1836, these lists were compiled sometime after the fact. Information on each soldier includes name, rank, and remarks.

The researcher should be aware that most of the rolls for the Revolution were destroyed in the 1855 fire which swept through the Adjutant General's office. The General Land Office did, however, have copies of most of the original rolls; a photographic copy of the General Land Office muster rolls is available in the Texas State Archives, with an alphabetical index in the search room; each soldier on the G.L.O. rolls has also been included in the biographical index in the Archives' search room.

This series consists of 13 muster rolls, of military units under 11 captains, commanding volunteers from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee, who were recruited for service to the Republic of Texas, dating 1835-1837 and 1842 (mostly in 1842). Information on each soldier usually includes name, rank, date of entering service, term of service, arms and equipment furnished to the soldier, and remarks.

This series consists of 129 rolls, including muster rolls and receipt rolls (payrolls), of Companies A through I, 1st Regiment, Infantry, plus two cavalry companies, plus various detachments, of the Army of the Republic of Texas (or regular army). They date 1836-1842 (mostly 1839-1841). They are usually recorded on pre-printed forms. The receipt rolls do not include officers, and include the signature of each soldier. Information on each soldier normally includes: name, rank, enlistment date, enlistment period, by whom enlisted, where enlisted, to what time last paid, by whom last paid, amount of bounty paid and amount due, and remarks (transfers, promotions, resignations, illnesses, wounds, deaths, etc.).

Volume 401-1064 is a partial index to these rolls, with the name of each soldier (arranged roughly alphabetically), captain, date of enlistment, remarks, and file number (purpose unknown). It is rather difficult, however, to match an entry with a given muster roll; captains, as well as soldiers, tended to shift around from one company to another, and it is unknown whether all of the rolls referenced are still extant.

This series consists of approximately 362 muster rolls and receipt rolls, of companies commanded by approximately 145 captains, dating 1836-1845 (the bulk of them 1838-1839). This series had previously been arranged into Militia, Rangers, and Volunteers, distinctions which were artificial. Lines of organization and chains of command were extremely fluid during the Republic; ranger captains apparently reported to militia colonels. Furthermore, terminology was fairly loose: the terms rangers, mounted volunteers, mounted gunmen, mounted riflemen, and spies, were apparently synonymous. The item inventory to these rolls has retained the designation(s) used on each particular roll, including the county whenever cited. Pre-printed forms were often used. Receipt rolls include officers, and also original signatures. Information on each soldier varies, but may include: name, rank, date and place of enrollment, date of discharge, remarks, and sometimes information on horses, accoutrements, rations, etc.

This series consists of approximately 96 muster rolls and receipt rolls of units specifically called Minute Men, commanded by 13 captains, dating 1841-1842. They include units from the following counties: Fannin, Gonzales, Milam, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Paschal, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, San Patricio, and Travis Counties. These companies used the same pre-printed forms as the militia, and included the following information on each man: name, rank, date and place of enrollment, date of discharge, remarks, and sometimes information on horses, accoutrements, rations, etc.

This series consists of eight lists compiled sometime after the fact, for the companies of 15 captains during the various campaigns of 1842. These include the Vasquez Campaign, prisoners of General Woll taken at San Antonio de Bexar, Dawson's Massacre, the Somervell Expedition, and the Mier Expedition, all dated 1842. Information on each soldier usually includes name, rank, and brief remarks.

This series consists of 45 muster rolls and payrolls, dating 1836-1846, for officers and seamen of 11 ships of the Republic of Texas Navy ( Austin, Brutus, Colorado, Invincible, Lafitte, Potomac, San Antonio, San Bernard, San Jacinto, Wharton, and Zavala), plus the Marine Corps and the Navy Yard in Galveston; in addition, there are three lists of officers (1839, 1842-1844) and a continuous list of officers and men, by ship (1836-1843, 1846). Information for each sailor includes: name, rank, dates of entry and discharge, date of appointment (for officers), and remarks; one roll includes physical descriptions. There is a card index labelled Navy in the search room, one series by seaman and another by ship.

There is also a volume which is a general muster book of the Texas Ship of War Austin listing 250 persons assigned to that ship between October 1, 1842 and July 26, 1843, giving the following information: number, name, rank, date of enlistment, term, where enlisted, date of entry for pay on board this vessel, date of appearance for duty, date of entry for rations, which vessel or station from, date of leaving this vessel temporarily, for what reason, date of return, days absent temporarily, date of final discharge from this vessel, why discharged finally, which port at discharged finally, and remarks.

Finally, there is one volume which contains a roster of Texas Navy personnel, 1835-1845, arranged roughly alphabetically (by the first letter of the last name of each individual). Information in this roster includes: marginal number (1 through 7708), file number (1 through 119), rank, name, vessel, and date. It appears, from a note of explanation on page one, that this roster was compiled sometime after August 5, 1858.