HI: If I were to request civil war records from the NARA, what info would I be privy to? I am on a trail of a deserter (per family historian) enlisting in Kentucky in 1863. I am hunting for any info regarding his parents. Would civil war records have that info? Thanks kindly to everyone's thoughts/comments/suggestions. .... Regards, --Manaia ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Although it is rare to find information about a soldier's parents, I have seen a few instances where a soldier's mother was named in a pension file because she was a witness for her son's claim. Roger Lester manaia alofa wrote: > HI: > > If I were to request civil war records from the NARA, > what info would I be privy to? > > I am on a trail of a deserter (per family historian) > enlisting in Kentucky in 1863. > > I am hunting for any info regarding his parents. Would > civil war records have that info? > > Thanks kindly to everyone's > thoughts/comments/suggestions. > .... > > Regards, > --Manaia > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >