----- Original Message ----- From: "dhayes" <dhayes@greenapple.com> To: <OHFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:15 PM Subject: [OHFranklin] civil war.. > Good evening....was wondering if their is a site where you can find out if > your ancestors were in the Civil War or any wars prior to WWI? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< snip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The best place to start looking for ancestors who served in any war before WW I, is probably the NARA: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/research_topics/military.html Some states have some military records online either as part of the state archives online data or as part of the various free sites like the USGenWeb Project. For instance, OHS has the rosters for the War of 1812 online at: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html I'd be thrilled to get additional suggestions for online Ohio military research, too, as I'd like to add them to the Ohio ALHN military page. Happy hunting! Leona L. Gustafson GenealogyBug@gustafson.net ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ohio American Local History Network (ALHN) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rocky/ohio_alhn/ohio.htm Franklin County, Ohio ALHN http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rocky/franklin_county/franklin.htm Franklin County, Ohio Gravestone Photos &Etc. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rocky/Franklin_Cemeteries/index.html