I received this info from DESUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com & I just thought there was such a wealth of info on how to research the Civil War & Census Records in Delaware & in general--I just had to pass it on to others--especially beginners in genealogy research! This was not signed but the info was sent by: glofra@townsqr.com Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) QUESTION! <<At 12:27 PM 7/28/00 EDT, you wrote: Thanks to ancestry.com's free July membership, I found my gggrandfather, Ismael Steel, in the Civil War muster rolls and pension index. As always, information leads to more questions! Does anyone know of any information I could look for re: Company C of the 9th Delaware Infantry? Family legend is that my ggrandfather accompanied his father as a drummer boy. However he's not listed (he's kind of the invisible man as far as I can tell--hard to find anywhere at any age). Could he possibly have gone without making it on the Muster rolls & how could I find this out? What's the best way for someone living in a small town in Iowa to see the info in the 1860 federal census? I have the ID#. Could I pay someone to visit a LDS Family History Center? Is there some other way? TIA for any suggestions you can make. -- Amy Researching: Steel(e), Swain, Spicer, Morris, Day (all Delaware); Abbott (MA, OH, IN); Sturms (IN); Haller (Czech, NY); Kalkbrenner, Fettig, Gruenbacher (all Germany)>> ANSWER! <<You know you can get close to finding all you need on the Internet. Some DE CW history of regiments http://www.magpage.com/~33dny/DERegts.htm Above from the following main site: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html Also at this site: http://www.dcws.org/Default.htm Oh, found these for DE in CW: http://www.swiftsite.com/civilwarde/index.htm http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/wartime.html#civil war You might find someone at these sites to ask your drummer boy question. You can order your ancestor's CW service or pension records. Start by getting Form 80. Order NATF Forms from the National Archives by E-mail - the form you will need to order pension or service records - (You can obtain the NATF Form 80 (limit 6 per order) by ordering by e-mail providing your name and mailing address to: <inquire@nara.gov>. Be sure to specify "Form 80" and the number of forms you need.) Instructions and price will be on form. The form is free and will come by snail mail. Read more/inquire more: http://www.nara.gov/nara/mail.html#inquire Main National Archives http://www.nara.gov/research/ Another good CW site: http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/ has maps of battles: http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/links3.htm#Maps gobs of links: http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/civlink.htm Might ask the lady here if know of someone with an 1860 DE census lookup. http://www.rootsweb.com/~uslookup/de.html or this lady: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/states/delaware/de1860.htm Oh, if you have the page and county, you could order the census page from the DE State archives. http://www.archives.lib.de.us/ Specifics to order by e-mail: http://www.archives.lib.de.us/research/vital.htm How to Request a Record By E-mail Send your request to us by e-mail at archives@state.de.us Be sure to include specific information about your request. In Person Research Room hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state holidays. Records can be requested until 4:00 p.m. By Mail Researchers can obtain information by writing to the DPA with pertinent information about the individual they are seeking. Staff will do minimal searching of available checklists and indices. If references are found, staff will provide a price quote and reference. Most of our holdings, however, are not indexed and cannot be researched by staff but may be searched by onsite patrons. Requests must be limited to five specific pieces of information per letter. The minimum charge for copies is $5.00 for up to four pages; beyond four pages, the below charges apply per page with an additional $3.00 for shipping and handling.