> Here is a Navy "Good Deal" for you. I tried the database. There is an > automatic redirect, but don't worry - - it works. Note that the listings > are not limited to just African American Soldiers and Sailors; all races > are included. > > Warm regards, > -= Bruce Gustin =- > > NEW CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS SYSTEM DATABASE UNVEILED > > By Journalist 1st Class Joseph Gunder, Navy News Service > > Washington (NNS) -- a new database was unveiled Nov. 17 at the U.S. > Navy memorial in Washington, D.C., for African American sailors who served > in the Civil War. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database > holds information on about 18,000 African American Civil war Sailors. It > contains personal information, ships served aboard, and dates of service. > It is accessible through the Internet at www.civilwar.nps.gov. > "From the Boston massacre to desert storm and Bosnia, black Americans > have served and continue to serve in defense of this Nation's principles," > said Vice Adm. Edward Moore, Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific > Fleet. "These patriots included 186,000 black > Americans who donned the Union blues to serve on battlefields and ships." > The purpose of the database is to provide a resource to tell the story > of the struggles and contributions of Civil War Sailors of both sides > during a turbulent time in the nation's history. > Over the course of the Civil War, 18,000 African American men and more > than a dozen African American women served in the U.S. Navy, making up > some 15 percent of the total enlisted force. These Sailors served on > almost every one of the nearly 700 navy vessels. Eight earned the Medal > of Honor for their heroism in battle. > The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database is the product of a > partnership formed in 1993 between Howard University, the Department of > the Navy and the National Park Service. Funding for the program was > provided through grants from the Department of Defense legacy resources > management program. > One man in attendance at the memorial that day carried a photo of one > of his two great-grandfathers who served as sailors in the Civil war. > What would that great-grandfather say if he were alive today? "He'd be > pretty impressed," said Richard America. "He'd be pleased for himself, > probably for his shipmates and his country." > For more information on naval history, contact the Naval Historical > Center at www.history.navy.mil. > The U.S. Navy memorial is at 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, > D.C. For more information about the memorial, go to www.lonesailor.org. > > >