I would love to talk to the gentleman who can get civil war records for less than the archives. I have a great-grandfather who served in the Civil War, and have requested his record through 4 RAOGK volunteers, and never received them. Thanks. Teresa tdeford45@comcast.net wrote: For the Civil War you can look up these records and I have a man that can get them for a lot less than the Archives, contact me personally and I'll send his e-mail address http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm 1Lewis, JonesUnion Infantry 96th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry 2Lewis, JonesUnion Infantry 15th Regiment, Michigan Infantry 3Lewis, Jones F.Confederate Infantry 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry -- Teddy List Mom for the Grayson Co Ky List, Brady, Vertrees, Ford, Fulkerson,and Commonwealth http://www.kygenweb.net/pd-res/deford.html -------------- Original message -------------- > I was just online at the lds church family history library catalogue > www.familysearch.org they have a film of the records of the National Home > for Disabled Soldiers 1890-1930 in Marion Indiana. The film # for the index > is 1571582 US/CAN film. Once you check the index to find which volume to > search, it contains info on the soldiers military history: where/when > enlisted, compqny/regiment; domestic history: where born,age, residence > subsequent to discharge, kind/degree of disabilty, occupation, social > condition [widowed etc], address of nearest relative; soldiers home history: > rate of pension, date of addmission, condition of readdmission, date & cause > of death. > You can go to your local family history center and order the film if they > don't already have a copy (last time I checked it was $3 or 4). Hope this > helps ( now I just have to get a hold of a copy myself so I can look for My > elusive Lewis t. Jones) > Dawna Morton, in Oregon > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Debbie Beach" > Reply-To: INMARION-L@rootsweb.com > To: INMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MARION COUNTY, IN] Marion Co IND branch of Disabled Volunteer > Soldiers > Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:11:27 -0500 > > I reference Chapter 37 of the History of Vermilion county Illinois, > [published 1911] "The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers". > > It mentions 8 other branches besides the Danville Illinois home for veterans > of the Civil War, namely the Marion Branch, Marion Indiana, established in > 1888. > Where was/is this home located? > Where are its records housed if no longer operational? > > Any information or guidance would be most helpful. > Thank you > > Debbie Beach > Waynesville MO > btree@fidnet.com > > > > ==== INMARION Mailing List ==== > Check out the Marion County InGenWeb site at > href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmarion/index.html"> Marion County, Indiana > GenWeb > > > > ==== INMARION Mailing List ==== > Check out the Marion County InGenWeb site at > href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmarion/index.html"> Marion County, Indiana > GenWeb > ==== INMARION Mailing List ==== Check out the Marion County InGenWeb site at Marion County, Indiana GenWeb