I would like to find anything about my 2nd great-grandfather, William Grandville ANDREWS, and his military service in the Civil War. I don't know which side he was on, or anything at all about his service. He was born 1844 Union County, Ohio, married in 1870, Taylor County, Iowa. Died in 1933, Washaugal, Clarke County, Washington. -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - Oregon Trail Descendant * * Please send all attachments to * * < mailto:vjandrews@softcom.net > < mailto:vjafamhist@pacbell.net > For Sending Personal Messages * * * Stop by and visit the Andrews Website * * * * * < http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ > * *

Vern There are 165 William Andrews listed at CivilWarData.com and they don´t have all the rosters there. There are 19 William Andrews listed from Ohio and 5 listed from Iowa. There are two William G Andrews listed from Iowa one was born in California and the one given was born in Ohio. There are two William G Andrews listed from Ohio. One had pension application from Ohio and the other from Nebraska which didn´t match the marriage in Iowa. The one chosen is the most likely given the data you gave. The next step is to obtain this soldier´s service and pension records from NARA and compare that information to that which you already know to see if you can make a positive match. Comparisons to Census data in Ohio and Iowa for the family for the years 1850, 1860, 1865 etc. could provide clues. The Army did not take pictures of each soldier so that leaves finding a picture to chance. Relatives of the soldier assuming a picture was taken are the best source. U. S. Army Military History Institute (USAMHI) has photos which can be searched (not all are available for online searches) and copies ordered, but again it is chance as to whether he is there or not. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/HPOL.html Mike