http://userdb.rootsweb.com/military/ Rootsweb has a free database of U S military rosters...civil war, WW I and WW II. I searched with Hobbs for my husband's uncle Martin who served during the American Civil War. There was no listing for him. We have his military record obtained from NARA so we know his service is not a myth. We can only conclude that the database is incomplete. Karen

Hi Karren, I also looked for an ancestor in WWI (I know he served then) but found no listing. Dora M. Donis-Kestler ddonis@sbcglobal.net USA --- KarenHob@aol.com wrote: > http://userdb.rootsweb.com/military/ > > Rootsweb has a free database of U S military > rosters...civil war, WW I and WW > II. > > I searched with Hobbs for my husband's uncle Martin > who served during > the American Civil War. There was no listing for > him. > > We have his military record obtained from NARA so we > know his service > is not a myth. We can only conclude that the > database is incomplete. > > Karen > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > >

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, KarenHob@aol.com wrote: > http://userdb.rootsweb.com/military/ [...] > We have his military record obtained from NARA so we know his service > is not a myth. We can only conclude that the database is incomplete. If you follow the "Click here to find out more about this database" link, then follow the updated link on the result, then scroll down to the Military Records, you'll see a list of all volunteer-supplied sub-databases that are included in the search. They are VERY incomplete indeed! But better than nothing, nevertheless, and the volunteers deserve our gratitude. Urs Geiser (ugeiser AT xnet.com) Woodridge (DuPage Co.), IL, USA