this was on the ancestry email in case anyone missed it. Thought it might be helpful to some. Patti LATER MILITARY ENTRIES FOUND IN CIVIL WAR PENSION INDEX My grandmother's family all lived in southeastern Pennsylvania during the Civil War, so although her grandfathers would have been a little too old and her father too young to be soldiers, it seemed that checking the Civil War Pension Index for my surnames would still be a good idea. I was surprised to find her father, James Fraley GOERKE, listed in the Index. He had not served in the Civil War, but his record showed service in 1896-98 (Infantry) and again in 1917-20 (Navy). I don't know what he was doing on the Civil War Index, but I thought that others might want to check for their "too young" great- grandfathers as well. You might get lucky! Kary Nelson Fort Collins, CO Ancestry.com Data Subscribers can access the Civil War Pension Index at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwpi/main.htm