Please be informed of two microfilm reels (NARA Series M233-20, 21) entitled "The Descriptive & Historical Register of Enlisted Soldiers in the U.S. Army 1835-1846," from which I have extracted and compiled some very interesting data. The data is of special interest to all Historians, Genealogists, Librarians, Teachers and Students worldwide. Ten's of thousands of individual records can easily be searched, producing very rewarding discoveries and valuable insight to the period. With this information, ancestry links will be made for many who reached a dead-end at the 1850 U.S. Census. Each soldier's entree may include some, or all, of the following: Name: Birthplace: Age: Height: Hair Color: Eye Color: Date of Enlistment: Place of Enlistment: Enlisted by: Unit assignment: Discharge Date: Cause of Discharge: Desertions: Re-enlistment's: Location: Rank: The majority of these young men had been born in Germany.Many came from Ireland and several of the eastern Provences of Canada. Thousands of them saw battles during the Seminole Wars in Florida, and then fought in the War with Mexico as well. For those of you who are interested, please visit the web site linked below. There, you will find the records of the those soldiers (1,690) who served any length of time at the Buffalo Barracks, as a result of the concerns generated by the Patriots War. I wish you all a pleasant and successful adventure. Sincerely yours, Col. Clifford R. Williams The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site http://www.buffalonet.org/army/home.html email: buffalobarracks@hotbot.com