Okla1915@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, can someone tell me if a person joined the Civil War if he still had to > become a citizen. --------------------------- Sue, Yes, they still had to be naturalized to become citizens. They did get a waiver, providing they were honorably discharged, on the declaration of intent requirement and only had to be a resident for 1 year rather than 5. See http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/research_topics/naturalization_records.html Dennis