> My great grandfather Frederick Cadmus was a civil war vet who enlisted at > Elizabeth, NJ on Oct. 1, 1864. He was from Plainfield, Union County, NJ and was placed in the 14th NJ Infantry Volunteers, Company I under the command of Capt. Lewis Barkelew. He was inducted by Capt. Shipman. The 14th Regiment fougth at the Battles of Cedar Run and and Petersburg, Va and were later encamped near Richmond and Washington and were present for the surrender at Appomattox. There are people near Washington, DC who will research your ancestors war records for a fee. (about 39.00 plus a cost amounting to .10 cents a copy, plus postage. If anyone is interested in obtaining the complete civil war records of their ancestor through the help of a private researcher, I suggest they write to: Vonnie S. Zullo , 3506 Majestic Pine Lane in Fairfax, VA> She spends the better part of each week doing this research. Starting with her assistance, I have now been able to trace my ancestors back to 1653 in New Amsterdam. William Smalley Cadmus,