After I posted the links for CMSR info on the NARA website, I browsed around there a bit and found some new stuff I had not seen before. NARA now has indexes online that should let you go directly to the correct microfilm for your soldier's CMSR. There are also indexes online for military service records from the Revolution, War of 1812, and various other conflicts. Check out: http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm_catalogs/military/military_se rvice_records.html (that's a long URL, so if it breaks in your email you may need to use cut/paste or type part of it into your browser by hand) Chuck Bennett