Ancestry.com is publishing a series of articles by NARA staffers on CW research hints, tips, and "where's my stuff?". Part I, which is about Union Army pension files, is at http://ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4025.asp Part III, which is about the recent changes NARA and what they've done to improve turnaround, is at: http://ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/4005.asp (Part II, on ordering compiled service records, is to be published next week.) Dennis