Hello Judy & all - Somehow I missed getting a copy of the original e-mail message on this. Glad I spotted the replies though because I wanted to let everyone know that I have an article online regarding this specific topic: How To Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans from the National Archives http://www.oz.net/~cyndihow/pensions.htm Good luck with your research, Cyndi At 06:07 PM 12/30/98 -0500, you wrote: >In a message dated 12/30/98 9:21:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, >JLynnSchus@aol.com writes: > ><< > I ordered and recently received a Pension File from the National >Archives for > a Civil War Veteran. Even though I asked them to copy the entire >file, I > don't believe that they did. It seems like I recall someone saying >that it >is > possible, once you know the case number, etc. to order (rent) the >roll of > microfilm which contains those records and look at the entire file >yourself. > Does anyone know if this is true? If so, where would I order the >film from? > Any tips would be appreciated. > > Judy >>