found this in my saved emails Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jocelyn" <Treeseek@zoominternet.net> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:12 PM Subject: [MDALLEGA] Naturalization > Service in any branch of the service during the Civil War entitled > the individual to citizenship. > Any "Court of Record" could issue such citizenship. You won't find a > 'certificate,' because the certificate was given to the new citizen. > A soldier's citizenship entailed the following: > Service in the armed forces of the United States was used as the > waiting period. After honorable discharge, followed by a one year > wait, the immigrant made his application for naturalization. Two > character witnesses were required. > Jocelyn in Ohio > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >