do NOT order the Compiled Military Service File! I ordered 2 of them, thinking I had hit pay dirt and they were both the same, just pages and pages of copies of roll call, nothing on parents, next of kin, birth, etc. Try ordering the Pension Packet for 14.95 Julie Ursula, I suggest you order his civil war records from NARA --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.