donna: thanks for the reply. i am doing a family tree for a randall reeves. his great grandfather was an h.c. gill. he has nothing on gill or arsene lebleu. i would appreciate any leads you have. i think arsene's civil war pension is on microfilm at the library here. i will copy and send if interested please keep in touch. i need to fill out the gills and the lebleus. thanks again and god bless you. david vandever