FIRST get everything that you know about them. FULL NAMES, Place of birth, Date of Birth, Where they settled AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. WHERE WERE THEY BURIED did they have a Military Headstone - might give regrement. You have a starting point NEW YORK CITY. IT WILL NOT BE EASY. GO TO http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ This is where you will enter the NAMES and the state of NEW YORK. If the NAMES were common names there will be a lot. Well, we have narrowed it down a bit. You will now have the whether UNION or CONFEDERATE, Infantry / Cavalry / Artillery and Regrement or unit. NOW you want to get the right people. Click on the Regrement or unit and you will find where the person was mustered into the unit. NEW YORK ? All others out. NOW GO TO http://www.cyndislist.com/ Go TO Military Resources Worldwide GO TO US - Civil War ~ War of Southern Independence (BULL, Southern Sensibilities - CIVIL WAR!!) You are going to get an education on this area. GOOD LUCK, Richard Callard -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Stone [mailto:pstone8@msn.com] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:45 PM To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Advice?: Getting started/Finding an ancestor Hello, everyone -- I was watching *Gangs of New York* a moment ago -- paused for genealogy! -- and was surprised by the zeal with which recent immigrants were pressed into Union service. Something clicked: An ancestor of mine arrived in New York in 1860 with two brothers but then disappears until 1867, when all three turn up in Philadelphia. I have to wonder, as he would have been between 19 and 21 in 1861 and very poor. I know nothing of Civil War research, so I'll appreciate any advice. Many thanks! PatGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from list mode, email CIVIL-WAR-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and in the text area of the message, type only the word unsubscribe --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Surfside Internet]