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Conference smurf::civil_war

Title:	The American Civil War
Notice:	Please read all replies 1.* before writing here.
Moderator:	SMURF::BINDER

Created:	Mon Jul 15 1991
Last Modified:	Tue Apr 08 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	141
Total number of notes:	2129

34.0. "Where to find my families records" by SONATA::MARTIN () Fri Aug 30 1991 16:00

    After going through this conference, I went home to ask my mother about
    my relatives in the Civil War.  I remember my grandfather talking about
    his family in the war, but my interest has been starting to grow.
    
    My mother has a revolver left from the war and she told me that my
    older relatives had pictures and a lot of other memorabilia left. 
    Unfortunately, they did not realize that these items were going to be
    great treasures.  When they moved, the left my families history in
    their attics.  It kills me to think of that.
    
    Anyway, I am interested in finding out about my ancestors who fought in
    this war.  Is there any way to get information or get millitary
    records.  Any suggestions?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Claudia

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
34.1		SMURF::SMURF::BINDER	Sine titulo	`Fri Aug 30 1991 18:10`	11
	If you have names and know that your ancestor(s) served as Federal personnel, you can write the U.S. Department of the Army for information. I don't know the specific address (I think they keep these records in Kansas City or St Louis), but a query sent to the Department of the Army, The Pentagon, Alexandria, VA, to the attention of some organization like Archives or Records, should get you started. The national Archives in Washington, D.C., also have some of this information and should be able to help you. -d
34.2		COOKIE::LENNARD	Rush Limbaugh, I Luv Ya Guy	`Tue Sep 03 1991 13:21`	10
	They are not going to be great treasure....they already are. Just the little photo's called carte-de-visite (or sumpin like that) are running 50-100 bucks each at Civil War shows. You can get lots of good data on civil war participants from the National Archives. You simply fill out a form, and then they get back to you and tell you what they've got, and then for a small fee they send copies. I'll try and remember to bring in their address tomorrow. I wouldn't bother the department of the Army....they aren't in that business.
34.3	More info for you....	COOKIE::LENNARD	Rush Limbaugh, I Luv Ya Guy	`Tue Sep 03 1991 13:24`	9
	....if you're from Mass or NH, you can also go to most libraries and look in a series of volumes called "Massachusetts (or NH) Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War". This will tell you about what units they were in, etc. I'm assuming other states have similar data. I know there is a set on Mass in the Lowell Library, and Nashua has a copy of the NH stuff. Good luck, and let me know if I can help. Certifiable Civil War Nut
34.4	Address for National Archives	BTOVT::KIMBALL_W		`Tue Sep 03 1991 14:10`	17
	Write for forms to: National Archives and Records Adminstration Reference Service Branch (NNIR) Washington, DC 20408 Forms are free, but be prepared to wait 1+ months for forms, 3+ months for data. Also see VIXVAX::GENEALOGY notesfile for many notes on researching Civil War ancestors. Good luck, Warren
34.5	Good Luck	ANGLIN::HELTNE		`Mon Nov 25 1991 11:37`	28
	Hi, I've written to the national archives for several ansestors, you will be happy with what you find. I've gotten marage licences for all of them. This gives you that persons birthplace, their wives, her parents and his-names and birth places. And it shows where they were during the war at various points. On the form you need to ask for Military Records, Pension Records, and Land grant records. I've never sent for land grant records. I have sent for Military and pension. The military consist of roll call sheets, they state where they were on various dates and if your ancestor was there for roll call or not. Also if they received a bounty and clothing. The person looking for family info wants the pension records. These give the marrage licence, list all wives, children, and dependents. GREAT info. Before you send in the form see if you can find the persons burial place. They should have a military stone, this will list the state and company he was in. If you don't have this info it will be alot less likely to find your person, they send the form back and say not enough info. This info is really important if you have a common name. Let us know what you find. Barry
34.6		COMET::HAFFLEY		`Wed Dec 30 1992 17:24`	2

34.7	What happened to Genealogy Conference.	COMET::HAFFLEY		`Wed Dec 30 1992 17:26`	4
	re .4 When I try to access VIXVAX::GENEALOGY it says Network Partner Exited and I can't get in. Am I doing something wrong?
34.8	Same for me	DECLNE::WATKINS	Elvis is living in Peoria	`Thu Jan 07 1993 09:16`	2
	I've been getting the same since early December. I checked the listing on VTX and there has been nothing posted that the conference moved.
34.9	Was VIXVAX, now VOX	REMACP::RICHARDSON		`Thu Jan 07 1993 21:47`	3
	The conference has been moved to VOX::
34.10		TOPDOC::AHERN	Dennis the Menace	`Sun Feb 14 1993 18:05`	20
	RE: .7-.9 >When I try to access VIXVAX::GENEALOGY it says Network Partner Exited >and I can't get in. Am I doing something wrong? GENEALOGY, and GENEAL_SOFTWARE are both now on NOBOZO. By the way, I'm doing some genealogical research for a friend who's far, far away, in a place where there are no Libraries, and I just found that his grandfather was in the Sons of Union Veterans. He was born 1860 in West Rockport, Maine and there were several families by that name in the 1860 census for Camden, which is right next door. I also looked at the 1890 Civil War dependents census and found a few of that name listed in Camden. My friend is named after his grandfather, Oxton, Alfred J., but I don't know what the great-grandfather's name was yet. If anybody has access to any of the Maine regiments' books, I'd like a hint where any Oxtons might have served. It's not a very common name.