This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EEX.2ACIB/605.1 Message Board Post: What branch of service was he in. I can help you. I have the address and contacts to get the militay records and medals(if any). If you know what state the person lived in when they enlisted in the civil war they will have all the records you need. I just completed my great, great grand fathers. let me know if I can help. Good luck, Bill