>From time to time I try to let members of the list, especially new members, know of an excellent place to get copies of original service records on soldiers, both Confederate and Union. The name of the company is Broadfoot Publishing Company from Wilmington,NC. One note, I'm in no way affiliated with this company. I have personally used this company and have found them to be far superior to the National Archives, even though it costs a bit more. They have a fairly new microfilm system and work to get you the best possible copies, treating you as an individual and not a number. They can also get the information to you in a very short time, rather than weeks or months like NARA. If anyone is interested, you can find their website online at www.soldiersearch.com Hope this might be of help to some of the list members. Also, if anyone needs any information on a particular Confederate soldier from North Carolina, I'll be glad to see if I can be of help. I have information on most of the Confederate soldiers who served from here. I've been very fortunate to be able to acquire many books for my home library that are usually just found in public libraries in NC. The primary sources I use for researching soldiers from NC are: 1) North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster (15 volumes, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry from 1st - 68th Regiment) 2) Roster of N.C. Troops (4 volumes printed in 1882 - predecessor to the North Carolina Troops volumes) 3) Confederate Roster on CD 4) North Carolina Regiments 1961-'65 (5 volumes - Regimental histories written by soldiers in the regiments) 5) The Appomattox Roster (Book) 6) Confederate P.O.W.'S - Soldiers & Sailors Who Died In Federal Prisons & Military Hospitals In The North (One volume book and also on CD) 7) Service Records of Confederate Enlisted Marines One note about North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. The North Carolina State Archives started these volumes of books in the 1960's, and at present, the project is not completed. To date, only 15 volumes have been published, with the first 13 now out of print. For more information see http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/nc_rostr/default.htm I'm still a bit slow and clumsy due to wearing a full arm cast, but I'm back up and going again. Hope all of you are doing well. Edward