Regarding this, I have heard that NARA Form 80 gets you the 10 copies from your ancestor's file that the staff member selecting them thinks are most important, but you do not get the whole file. This way, the "standard" charge is $10.00. That has been my experience. I read that you can write on the form "send all files" and they will do so at a higher cost. Has anyone tried this? Does it work? Ray Faircloth rayfair@lcc.net ---------- > From: Sue <morgana@ghg.net> > To: CW-POW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CW-POW-L] Research Tidbit > Date: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 4:57 AM > > This is a link to the page at the National Archives that > describes what records they have for CW era soldiers and how to > search them. It also includes a link to request a copy of the > NARA form 80 to send off for your ancestor's records. > > If you haven't started chasing down the military records of your > ancestor yet, check this out and it will help you know what is > out there. > > http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/civilwar.html > > Sue > morgana@ghg.net >