Thank you for all the replies. They were very helpful and have given me an idea of why Canadians from Quebec may have participated in the Civil War. Thanks also to Bev for pointing out that the Waterville web page which I quoted earlier was for Waterville, Maine and not Quebec! While searching for books on Canadians in the Civil War I came across this one: Brooks, Tom ; Trueman, Robert. -- Anxious for a little war : the involvement of Canadians in the Civil War of the United States. -- Toronto : WWEC, c1993. -- 29 p. -- ISBN 0-9697-323-0-9 which was listed on this page: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/confed/biblio.htm I haven't checked it out yet but plan to do so soon. Joan Miller luxe@techie.com Calgary, Alberta, Canada - ------------------------------------------------- Get free personalized email at http://www.iname.com