Civil War records often have age at enlistment and location. These can be used along with the census to narrow the person. Revolutionary records usually not as complete so location and Military unit may help. Of course there will always be more than one in a particular area such as John smith etc. Often a father and son or Uncles. On 3/2/09, jitsu@gru.net <jitsu@gru.net> wrote: > I'm interested in military records up to and including the Civil War. I'm > not from Mass. and I don't have access to all the records. I joined the > SAR on an ancestor on the service of an individual who is definitely my > ancestor. > > I am familiar with the 17-vol set of Rev. War Records and the 9-vol set of > Civil War records. Boths sets are very helpful, but how do we determine > that our ancestor or family member is indeed the individual who served > when there are others with the same name in the same area? Not every vet > had a pension record which is invaluable. > > Family tradition can be wrong--is there anything else that may confirm > military service? > > > thanks > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENMASSACHUSETTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >