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