>What is the Confederate Index? I assume a publication? How old is it? Is >it still in print or is it updated as additional soldiers are identified? >(I've got several names that I would like to look up.) What information is >contained within? Title: The roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865 / edited by Janet B. Hewett. Publisher: Wilmington, NC : Broadfoot Pub. Co., 1995-1996. A multi-volume master index to Confederate soldiers from all states. Each entry gives the person's name, rank at discharge or death, unit, and state from which he served. Compiled from the microfilm set (535 reels) of Consolidated index to compiled service records of Confederate soldiers, microfilm #M253, located in the State Library of North Carolina. v. 1. A--, R.K. to Bell, G.W.R. (M253-1--M253-30) -- v. 2. Bell, H. to Buett, Thomas (M253-31--M253-61) -- v. 3. Buff, Aaron to Coirrier, E.F. (M253-62--M253-92) -- v. 4. Coit, David Gardner to De Querhouent, A. (M253-93--M253-123) -- v. 5. Deraberry, W.A. to Flago, John (M253-124--M253-155) -- v. 6. Flaharty, John to Greshan, Wiley (M253-156--M253-187) -- v. 7. Gresholm, Jesse to Hill, F.W. (M253-188--M253-220) -- v. 8. Hill, G. to Jones, N.W. (M253-221--M253-254) -- v. 9. Jones, O. to Lofftus, Archibald (M253-255--M253-288) -- v. 10. Loflan, F.B. to McMillark, A.M. (M253-289--M253-323) -- v. 11. McMillen, Andrew J. to Nytergrove, C.F. (M253-324--M253-358) -- v. 12. Oadneal, Alfred N. to Rand, William H. (M253-359--M253-393) -- v. 13. Randal, Amos P. to Shackford, W.E. (M253-394--M253-428) -- v. 14. Shackleford,---- to Sudduth, Zadoc M., Jr. (M253-429--M253-463) -- v. 15. Sudellert, James D. to Warn, R.C. (M253-464--M253-499) -- v. 16. Warnac, J.C. to Zylstra, John (M253-500--M253-535). The OCLC number is 33393251. Take that number to your local library and ask them to look up on their computer where the nearest copy of the book is. -Steve