At 12:24 AM 1/31/98 -0500, MRS DARLEEN A BERENS wrote: >To obtain pension records for Civil War veteran you need to obtain >NATF Form 80 and fill it out and mail it in to the address in Wash. D. >C that is on the form. You need to know the name of the Veteran (of >course), the state from which he served and of course whether he >served for the union or Confederates. That is all necessary, >additional help but not necessary is unit in which he served Iname of >regiment or number, company etc.) If service was Army , if it was >infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery, if he was an officer or enlisted nad >if he was volunteers or regulars.The cost for all the copies is $10 >only if they find records for your veteran. You do not mail the money >with the application, they will notify you if they find records then >you will mail them a check or money order. The option is you give a >credit card number when you mail the form in and if they find records >they will charge your card and mail the records to you. The last >option is faster and is the one I use. Maybe someone else will come >on and tell us where you can obtain NATF Form 80. I obtain mine from >the Branch of the Nat'l Archives when I go to do census work. Hope >this will help somewhat. Darleen Ritchey Berens Thanks so much for those research tips. I did a search on the internet for "NATF Form 80" and found the following: A. At http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/pde/LIBFORMS.HTML: Send in your request to the following agencies for copies of forms needed to request information on genealogical research. General Reference Branch (NNRG) National Archives and Records Administration 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20408 (202) 501-5400 NATF Form 80 - Order for Copies of Veterans Records, Previous to WWI Form SF180 - Order for Veterans, Records WWI to Present NATF Form 81 - Order for Copies of Ship Passenger Arrival Records NATF Form 82 - Order for Copies of Census Records B. At http://www.outfitters.com/illinois/history/civil/natf.html : The National Archives DOES NOT answer requests for specific information about a person through e-mail. All requests are done by form 80 through regular US mail, NOT the internet/e-mail. To request forms: 1. Address your mail to: inquire@arch2.nara.gov 2. put the word 'form' in the subject 3.in the text of your message, include your mailing address (NOT e-mail) the number of the form from the following list: GIL #7 (brochure for Military Service Records) Form 80 (Military service and pension records prior to World War I, including the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and Spanish-American War); Form 81 (Passenger Arrivals) Form 82 (Copies of Census Records) Form 83 (Eastern Cherokee Applications) Form 180 (Military service records, World War I and later). the quantity you wish to receive. Requests which do not contain the word 'form' in the subject line get routed differently and will take more time to process. David C. Crane Houston, Texas