Gloria You might try the Wallace State Library. They have all the records on file and a wealth of information available. I have emailed them for Rev War and Civil War Records. They charge $5 search fee and then 25 cents per page to send you copies of the records. I even emailed them to see if the records was available. They have military records for all states, census records, death and marriage records and lots and lots of other genealogy data. The library even has seminars and trips for research and information purposes. I only wish I was close enough to go there myself. Betty at the library is one of the most helpful persons I have run across and responds to all inquiries within a few days. (let's hope she doesn't get too many now that she can't respond as fast as she usually does). You can do a search on the site yourself or email her for help. www(dot)wallacestate.edu/library/genealogy.html Betty's email address is betty.lott(at)wallacestate.edu Jan In a message dated 9/18/2007 4:34:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, glowells@bellsouth.net writes: Audrey, Do you have any suggestions on how to find out about the South Carolina 3rd Regiment, and its men, a roll call, anything?! SC 3rd Regiment, Revolutionary War, formed 1775 in the town of Ninety-six in Abbeville County. On 4 Apr 1776 Thomas Donaldson enlisted in that regiment. I was in the Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC, one time and told one of the historians who work there about my search for Thomas Donaldson. He said the 3rd was riflemen but that their ranks had become so low they merged with the SC 5th Regiment to keep going. The 5th formed in Charleston, SC. Finally, after NARA went on computer, I asked - one more time, I had asked many times before - for proof of service of Thomas Donaldson. They sent me copies of 2 sheets of paper, preprinted for 5th Regiment, with his name on them. I sent copies of those and lots of other pieces of paper off to DAR and I was refused!!! The genealogist who worked on my papers said if he lived in Abbeville he was not in the 5th regiment, he was a minor, and I have not proved service. What I should do, he said, was find his father and learn where Thomas lived during the War. I have looked for Thomas' parents and his siblings all these years - I would love to be able to prove Thomas' War time residence !!! I went to Google and learned the South Carolina 3rd Regiment formed at Ninety-six and the 5th regiment formed at Charleston! I follow the genealogist' thoughts about if Thomas were in the 5th he could not have lived in Abbeville. Or visa-versa! Can you help me?! Gloria Donaldson Wells gdwells@bellsouth.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCABBEVI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com