I have found the DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution to be very helpful in providing direction. They obviously are experienced in obtaining military records. You might contact a local chapter in your area. Just a thought... Donna -----Original Message----- From: Windico@aol.com [mailto:Windico@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 7:26 PM To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILROOTS] Civil War, age to enlist In a message dated 2/27/2005 5:05:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, JOARDITH@aol.com writes: Hi Barb, Were you able to find any official records for your drummer boy? In our family, there are rumors that some of my ggrandfather's boys were drummer boys but could never figure out if any records were kept on them. Joan Hi Joan......Yes, I have completed the files for my Adam. I have his enlistment, and I am sure, not all of his active duty records but some of them and when he was taken prisoner and his pension records. I tracked them down such a long time ago, at the National archives. That was long before I even had a computer. I was fortunate that he was a Union soldier. for those records are far easier to find. have a Great great grandfather who was confederate. I have a few records on him. Not much. He too was taken prisoner. Keep us posted on your success.. It is so exciting when one of these records is found and in your hands. ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx