Melba, They did not quote a cost, or even mention one. They did say that they have about a 50% success rate in locating an individual. The records are not complete and about 25% of the surviving records are illegible. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Melba J Clark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [GAFORSYT-L] Rock Isalnd Arsenal >Bill, >What is the cost of a look-up on this? >Melba > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bill Stephenson <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 9:51 AM >Subject: [GAFORSYT-L] Rock Isalnd Arsenal > > >>Those of you that have searched around the Civil War know that many >>prisoners were housed at Rock Island Arsenal. The camp was rampant with >>smallpox and thousands, having survived the battles, surcumed to disease. >> >>The Dept. of the Army publishes the "Register of Confedeerate Dead Rock >>Island, Illinois" and can provide specificlly requested lookups against >>their microfilm records. >> >>You can write for the publication: >> Kris Gayman Leinicke, Director >> Rock Island Arsenal Museum >> Department of the Army >> Rock Island Arsenal >> Rock Island, Ill 61299-5000 >> >>Bill Stephenson >> >> >>==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== >>What *is* a Surname Resource? Although these new resources are >>still under construction, they are operational. >> <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/> >> > > >==== GAFORSYT Mailing List ==== > >Reverend Levi Greenlee was born a slave in South Carolina >on August 2, 1805. He died December 30, 1896 and is buried >north on Kelly Mill Road about 1/4 mile north from the creek. >