The Special Census of Veterans and their Widows of 1890 and The Index to Compiled Military Records in alphabetical order by state would be a good place to start. Consult those resources first. If you find a likely candidate for your ancestor, requests for searches by the staff at National Archives and Records Administration should be made on NATF Form 80, Order for Copies Veterans Records. You can obtain the NATF Form 80 by providing your name and mailing address inquire@nara.gov. Be sure to specify "Form 80" and the number of forms you need. The fee is $37.50 for the entire record, payable only if the requested records are found. If the record cannot be found, no payment is required. Separate requests for Military Records and Pension Application are required. Ellen ggdau of John CRINNION, Co. G, 3rd MO INF., USA Dianne Schmitendorf wrote: > > Hi, > I have an Irish family that came to America in the early 1820's. By the time of the CW they were living in PA and my ancestor was working as a civil engineer. He would have been in his early 40's. My questions are: Would he have had to serve, and if he did, what unit would he have been with? The only Irish units I have found seem to be connected with New York. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. > > Dianne > > ==== CIVIL-WAR-IRISH Mailing List ==== > To review past messages, visit the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CIVIL-WAR-IRISH-L/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com