Don Bishop wrote: > > One other question. We believe he was a substitute. Would there be any information to > be had by researching the person for whom he substituted? Do you know who I might > write to for this type of information? ---------------------- Pat, NARA is the central repository for draft records, but sometimes copies are held at the State and local level. Haven't done research with these yet; hopefully, someone else that's here has and can fill you in. If he was a sub, it's probably entered in his service record or on the muster rolls (some regimental studies I've read include this info), but I don't know if who he served for is included. Here's a couple of links: Civil War Draft Records: Exemptions and Enrollments - http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/meier.html Substitutes and Conscriptees http://www.public.usit.net/mruddy/substitu.htm Dennis