There are several searchable online lists of soldiers of the American Civil War. One free way to find your ancestors is to go to google.com/books, then enter at least the surname of your ancestor. You will find options that offer typed, alphabetical lists of Civil War soldiers. So legible! This search may also reveal potential siblings or cousins of your ancestors. A recent search at Old Fulton, NY Post Cards [http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html] resulted in finding an ancestor in a NYC newspaper, that included a list of drafted citizens, with their ward and congressional district numbers. Since I used some inane alternative surname spelling, I was unable to relocate it. Today, I went to google.com/books again and entered the correctly spelled surname of my drafted ancestor. I discovered a book titled "Report of Special Committee on Volunteering" published in 1864. BACK STORY: President Lincoln called for 500, 000 more men on 8 July 1864. This book is actually a report dated 28 September 1864, and submitted by the "Special Committee on Volunteering" members: Orison BLUNT, Elijah F. PURDY, William M[acy] TWEED [of Tammany Hall], and Wm. R. STEWART. Not only did I find my ancestor, but I also learned the name of the man who substituted for him, who resided in the same section of New York City. Remember, NYC did not include Brooklyn, until 1898. Go to google.com/books. You never know what you'll find. If you land on an actual page of the book, just right click on "Print Image." Voila! Barb NYC Researcher