CIVIL WAR DATABASE If you are researching a Civil War ancestor, this is an excellent site. You can search by surname, full name, Union or Confederate, and by state. You can also include a middle initial in the "First Name" box. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Using my gg-grandfather as an example, this is the information you can obtain from this database. According to the web site, the database contains 5 million names, with more being added. John J. Bell Regiment Name 4 Iowa Cavalry Side Union Company I Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out Sgt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number M541 roll 2 CIVIL WAR PHOTO DATABASE You can obtain photographs of civil war veterans or units from this web site. Not every veteran will have a photo. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html **************************************************************** Carolyn Johnson-Burns [email protected] http://www.carolynjburns.com Researching: BELL BROCKSICK COMPTON CRITTON HENDERSON HERR HOOPINGARNER JOHNSON KELLEY LIGHTFOOT MORGAN NICKEL REYNOLDS SAUVAGO SMOUSE STOKER ****************************************************************

The Civil War Soldiers & Sailors site is very informative. Thanks for posting Carolyn. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carolyn J. Burns To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 5:36 AM Subject: [INLAWREN] Civil War Research CIVIL WAR DATABASE If you are researching a Civil War ancestor, this is an excellent site. You can search by surname, full name, Union or Confederate, and by state. You can also include a middle initial in the "First Name" box. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm Using my gg-grandfather as an example, this is the information you can obtain from this database. According to the web site, the database contains 5 million names, with more being added. John J. Bell Regiment Name 4 Iowa Cavalry Side Union Company I Soldier's Rank_In Pvt. Soldier's Rank_Out Sgt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number M541 roll 2 CIVIL WAR PHOTO DATABASE You can obtain photographs of civil war veterans or units from this web site. Not every veteran will have a photo. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html **************************************************************** Carolyn Johnson-Burns [email protected] http://www.carolynjburns.com Researching: BELL BROCKSICK COMPTON CRITTON HENDERSON HERR HOOPINGARNER JOHNSON KELLEY LIGHTFOOT MORGAN NICKEL REYNOLDS SAUVAGO SMOUSE STOKER ****************************************************************