Hello, Trudy, The widow's pensions application papers were detailed to a point, giving a physical description of my husband's great-grandfather Patrick Skiffington (my husband definitely does not look anything like him!), where and how he sustained his injuries, his home address in Baltimore and names of minor children. Oddly, whoever wrote different phases of the application had Patrick Skiffington injured at either Williamsport or Antietam. Both battlegrounds are not too far from Baltimore, I gather, though at some point his regiment did hit and run at Harper's Ferry. Everything but the kitchen sink...except where he was actually born in Ireland and who his parents might have been. Don't feel too bad if it takes you a few months to get copies of the Civil War records because it took Bridget Kelly Skiffington three years to be awarded a widow's pension. Plus, if anyone wants proof of inflation, we paid $3 for copies of the Civil War pensions application in 1980, and as you note, it now costs $75! Let's hope that we both find the pot o' gold at the end of the NARA rainbow! Maisie ----- Original Message ----- From: Trudy BARBISAN To: campsiehills@sbcglobal.net ; lanark@rootsweb.com ; cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com Sent: 2009-03-26 01:28 Subject: RE: [CoTyIre] Patrick Skiffington's Military Records I have just recently requested the $75 packet from the Civil War forward for my gggrandfather. I am REALLY hoping that it is actually him!! When I ordered the papers from NARA in Washington DC I was told that it could take three months or more to get the results, so it would appear that I have quite a wait. Wish I could answer your question..... Trudy Kyle Barbisan Portland, Oregon * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Subject: [CoTyIre] Patrick Skiffington's Military Records > >> > I wrote to the Military Service Records in Washington D.C., for a copy of Patrick Skiffington's military record, but before I part with more money, I wonder if anyone knows if a soldier's actual place of birth, names of parents (and maybe siblings) would be listed. The widow's pension records state only that he was from Ireland, with only her and those of her minor children's names listed. > > This is the fee structure. If I thought there was specific information about where he actually came from in Ireland and who his parents were, it would be more than worth it for me to pay the $25. > > ------------------------------------------------- > > Reproduction Fees (Effective October 1, 2007) > > > > $75 for: > > Full pension file more than 75 years old (Civil War and after), up to and including 100 pages. > >> > > If anyone has ever ordered U.S. Military records (Civil War era), I'd be interested to know if there is more than Name, Rank and Number! > > Maisie > > > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message