Derick, I wanted to commend you for a job very well done. Clark did an excellent job doing these books. I am hoping someday, the North Carolina State Archives will finally get the volumes of "North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster" completed. Currently, they have done Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry (1st - 68th Regiments). I was very fortunate to find a complete set (up until now of these books and they have been a very valuable research tool. I also have the volumes of "Roster of N.C. Troops" by Moore which were printed back in 1882, and the volumes of books "North Carolina Regiments 1861-'65" by Clark. The books that Moore did are a good reference, and from what he had to work with and the times, he did a great job, but I've found numerous errors in them. One good example is my German GG Grandfather. Moore listed him as William H. Eberstien, Drum Major, from New Hanover County, NC. He was actually William H. von Eberstein, Sergeant-Major, from Beaufort Co., NC. I again commend you for all of your hard work, and I know it will be a very valuable research tool for many people. It's good folks like you who make the research for many of us on the list a lot easier, and we thank you Sir. If I can ever be of any assistance to you, please feel free to contact me anytime. Edward Harding Washington, NC eharding2@cox.net http://thewashingtongrays.homestead.com/

Ed, Thanks so much. Like you, I have waited for a long time to see the completion of the NC Troops-A Roster. You are very fortunate to have the 15-volumes. A very difficult set to obtain. As I am able, I do what I am can. North Carolina is indeed fortunate to have as much reference material on its soldiers as it does. Best wishes, --Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Harding" <eharding2@cox.net> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] 69th Regiment - the Cherokee regiment > Derick, > > I wanted to commend you for a job very well done. Clark did an excellent job doing these books. I am hoping someday, the North Carolina State Archives will finally get the volumes of "North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster" completed. Currently, they have done Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry (1st - 68th Regiments). I was very fortunate to find a complete set (up until now of these books and they have been a very valuable research tool. I also have the volumes of "Roster of N.C. Troops" by Moore which were printed back in 1882, and the volumes of books "North Carolina Regiments 1861-'65" by Clark. The books that Moore did are a good reference, and from what he had to work with and the times, he did a great job, but I've found numerous errors in them. One good example is my German GG Grandfather. Moore listed him as William H. Eberstien, Drum Major, from New Hanover County, NC. He was actually William H. von Eberstein, Sergeant-Major, from Beaufort Co., NC. > > I again commend you for all of your hard work, and I know it will be a very valuable research tool for many people. It's good folks like you who make the research for many of us on the list a lot easier, and we thank you Sir. If I can ever be of any assistance to you, please feel free to contact me anytime. > > Edward Harding > Washington, NC > eharding2@cox.net > http://thewashingtongrays.homestead.com/ > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > >