Sandy It really depends on your usage. I have belonged to that database for several years now and am perfectly happy. The searches I do are in the states they have transcribed. I usually do at least 10 searches a week. Good news is I don´t receive emails trying to sell me things or "upgrade" my subscription. You should check the "Data Base Status" and find out if they have transcribed your states yet. They are up front and tell you if your state isn´t there don´t subscribe. They move at a slow pace -- maybe 2 or 3 states a year. Their index is a prelude to finding out information from the National Archives so don´t expect more than you would find in the adjutant general´s report from the various states and some have more than others. If you have a common name and nothing else then you can search for thousands of Smiths for hours trying to find some data that may match. I would say if you are searching more than 2-3 a names a week then the $25 is a reasonable number. The site is re! latively fast also compared to the Genealogy Sites like Ancestry and Genealogy.com I can find a name in less than 5 secs on my 56K modem hookup with civilwardata.com. The slow response at the Genealogy sites along with more and more convoluted searching methods and rising prices finally drove me away. Ancestry started at $30 a year and the last time I checked it was $80. The same search at Ancestry is through multiple portals and could take 2 minutes or more. On the other hand if you have only a couple of soldiers and want a look up -- send the names to us here at Civil War and someone here might do it for free and they may have better databases at hand. Mike Hi, I found this site on the internet and was wandering if anyone had subscribe to it and if they were satisfied? http://www.civilwardata.com/index.html American Civil War Research Database Sandy
Mike, would the CIVIL WAR data base have information on disposal of remains.....whether or not that deceased was transported home by family or rather was buried in hospitals cemetery site. By the way, I got some good information re: Civil War Hospitals and cemeteries used by CW hospitals from the CW Medicine History Museum in Frederick, MD. Jeannette