Hi Cynthia- I can't answer your question specifically regarding age, but my 4th great grandfather was a Canadian, born in 1793 who was living in Illinois. He enlisted at the age of 68. So, I don't think your ancestor was too old 8-) I always assumed money had something to do with it-either some type of bonus for signing up or the promise of some in the future? I haven't done much research on him, but if I find out the reason he enlisted at that late age, I'll let you know. Lisa llepore@juno.com On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:56:59 -0500 "Cynthia Whitford" <clwhitford@msn.com> writes: >I hope this doesn't seem like an ignorant question but I was >wondering >how many of the CT. men enlisted in the civil war. Was there a >certain >age they wouldn't let them go. I have an ancestor that was born in >CT. >in 1830, would he have been to old to go to war? If not what would >have >been the reason for not going? > >Cynthia >clwhitford@msn.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.