This Article is handed on from the MANLEY List, to which I belong. The U.S. Army Military History Institute has started a searchable database of their Special Collections. Using this database you can see if a photograph exists of your Civil War ancestor. Just enter the surname you're searching and the results page will give any photos of any soldier with that surname, along with (if known) his regiment. Next, you can send an e-mail with the photo ID's that you're interested in. The Army will then send you (for free) a photocopy of the picture, along with instructions on ordering a duplicate photo. An 8x10 photo costs $10.00. No more then ten photos will be produced for any one customer per year. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html You can supply any of your surnames of ancestors that may have been in the Civil War. The brief information usually mentions the regiment associated with the name, so that information can help you locate that person in Military archives. I checked and there are eight photos recorded for the PENNINGTON surname. Note - some photos are in Civilian garb. Capt. Samuel H. Pennington Jr., Co. B, 35th Regt., New Jersey Vol. Inf. 2nd Lieut Alexander C.M. Pennington, 2nd Regt, US Arty (Artillery) 1st Lt. & Adjt. John Pennington, 12th Regt., Michigan Vol. Inf. Capt. Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, 2nd Regt., US Arty, & 3rd Regt., NJ Vol. Cav., post war photo 1st Lt. Henry Pennington, 2nd Regt., MD Vol. Inf. (US), post war image Bvt.(?) Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Pennington, Union Army General Capt. Samuel H. Pennington, Jr., Co. B, 35th Regt., NJ Vol. Inf. 1st Lt. Alexander C. M. Pennington, Pennington's Brty. M, 2nd Regt., US Ary. (Score: A.C.M. Pennington 3 photos; S.H. Pennington has 2) If YOU have an ancestor with a photo, why don't you write a short article for the Pedigrees, describing how you relate to that person, and add other information you have collected. Send it to me.... address below. Happy New Year! John Pennington Pennington Pedigrees Editor 15 Mercury Bay Winnipeg Manitoba R3T 0W7 Canada Email: [email protected]