It may have been from the National Archives. MANY years ago I sent for my 2nd great grandfather's, John Granville Stokes, Civil War pension records. They sent me many pages and I was a very happy camper. A few years ago I was in Washington DC and just for fun I decided to look at his actual pension records. Much to my surprise there were medical records I had not been sent. Maybe they have some policy not to send medical records? Happy Hunting, Kathie ------------------------------- Hi all, Many years ago when I was doing some Civil War research at the National Archives, it was necessary to make more than one request in order to get complete copies of the records. For instance pension records were a separate request from service records which were separate from medical records. I haven't done any research there lately, so I don't know the current policy, but it may be the same now. Carol _________________________________________________________________ With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these few simple tips. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMFebtagline