Hello Kathy, Wow, thank you for your wonderful offer! I am doing Martin Family of Indiana but, I need information on : JAMES HARVEY PEARSON born 1802 TN. 5th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment1st (5th East Tennessee) (Civil War) Tennessee 5th REGIMENT CAVALRY (5th EAST TENNESSEE) Organized at Camp Nelson, Ky. (5 Cos), for 10th Tennessee Cavalry, June 30 to August 14, 1863. Attached to District of Central Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, to August, 1863. SERVICE - Duty at Cynthiana, Ky., and along railroad till August, 1863. Pursuit of Morgan July 1-20. Buffington Island, Ohio, July 19. Operations against Scott July 25-August 6. Near Winchester, Ky., July 29. Irvine July 30. Lancaster, Stanford and Paint Lick Bridge July 31. Smith Shoals, Cumberland River, August 1. Assigned to 8th Tennessee Cavalry August, 1863 (which see). Source: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - Frederick H. Dyer, 1908 Just let me know how much I owe. Donna Conley Indiana > Hello all, > > I live in Washington, D.C. and as such have access to the National > Archives. I'd be glad to do lookups and make copies > of wartime service and pension records (Revolution, Civil War, 1812, > Spanish-American, Philippines, Mexican and Indian wars), for a reasonable > fee (to cover my time and copy prices.) Going through the archives staff > can take months -- it'll take me about two weeks, in general, though there > can be exceptions. And, of course, I am a real live person to interact > with > instead of a form. > I'm well-acquainted with research. I'm also a genealogist myself, > not a profiteer (I have a day job!). I'm only > offering because I love the topic and because I know how difficult it is > to > get ahold of these particular records, since they aren't all on microfilm. > If anybody's interested, send me an email with your ancestor's name and > unit > served (if known), and I can give you some more information. > > Best, > Kathy Wolfe > > (Researching the Mersereau and Martin families of Middlesex Co., NJ.)