Since he served in the regular U. S. Army, you can request his enlistment papers from the National Archives. Alice J. Gayley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol" <carkyele@hotmail.com> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:11 PM Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Getting Military records > > Hi All > Is it possible to get George's military service records and if yes how do > I get them > > Thank you Carol > > M233 roll 28Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-19141863 pg. > 55George Ridgeway [note "E" in spelling]Enlisted Feb. 24, 1863Where > Washington D.C.By Lt. TarltonTerm 5 > yearsWhere Born EnglandAge 28Occupation LaborerEyes > BlueHair SandyComplexion RuddyHeight > 5'6"Reg't. 1st CavalryCo. LRemarks: Died June > 20, 1863 Chronic Diarrhea Washington D.C. Pvt. > _________________________________________________________________ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >