Also -- it was possible for some people who could afford it to pay someone else to go in their place. There might be some sort of record of this. One of my relatives (by no means a wealthy man) came into possession of a large chunk of land just before he went to the war. Looking at HIS records (my relative's records) I found that the person who transferred the land to him had paid him to join the Army in his place. So if your relative was a landowner prior to the Civil War, you might check to see if he sold or transferred some or all of his land in that time period and to whom. Just a thought. Jeanne > It seems to me that all or most of Indiana's Civil War soldiers were > volunteers. Perhaps your relative was not interested in serving, or there > were reasons why he felt he could not. Additionally, there were religious > reasons why some did not serve. The Quakers nor the Amish would have > served I believe. > Ellie > > > > : > :Hello, > : > :Is there any information on person's who were of age to be in the > :Civil War, > :but for some reason were not? Maybe a list of those rejected due > :to illness > :or handicaps? > : > :For some reason I can't find my gggrandfather in the Civil War, > :and he would > :have been in his early forties. He was in Sullivan County in 1860 to 1870. > :He was Nelson Graham. Any ideas?? > : > :Thank-you, > :Susan > : > : > :============================== > :Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > :http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > : > : > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >