Candid Shots of the Civil War It's a rare family that has an identifiable photo of an ancestor in Civil War uniform. Nevertheless, when conducting genealogical research on individuals who served, you want to be able to picture the context of the war and what any Civil War soldier's experience would have been like. To fulfill that very need, the Library of Congress has put over 1,000 of its significant Civil War photos online so that you can peruse them and get a closer look at the scenes both before and after battles. These impressive images show groups of military personnel, preparations for and the aftermath of war, as well as a number of individual portraits of officers and enlisted men. Best of all, the photos are thoroughly documented so you can understand exactly what you're looking at and the circumstances of the photographic moment. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html -- Chrystie MYERS - ROOTSWEB.COM List Administrator - [email protected] BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MOYERS, MYRES, SWECKER