You might try starting here, a good web site - http://www.spanamwar.com/1stmississippiroster.htm Also: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msfrankl/spamwar.htm OR do a google.com search, but doesn't look like there is a lot on line for MS yet... Judy At 12:16 PM 1/11/2007, you wrote: >I beleive last night I was reading the men were not forced to enlist till >around 1941. Hope this helps. > > > My grandfather went somewhere to join (enlist?) the Spanish American War > > effort. He said the War ended before he actually was able to join. I > > don't > > know if he ever submitted registration papers. Does anyone know whether > > there would be records of would-be enlisted men? Was this during the time > > when all men of a certain age had to submit military registration > > information? If so, how could I locate these records? > > > > Thanks to anyone with information or advice. > > > > Mary