Hi! Just wanted to let you all know that www.footnote.com has it's U.S. Civil War Papers available at no charge for the month of June. (You will probably have to register, but that is all...) I've briefly touched on it - for instance, "Van Norman" entered into the search engine gets you over 60 hits in this category, but I can't do much with my dial-up connection.... Here's a couple of examples from my brief search: S. T. Van Norman; Pvt. Co. C. 7th Reg't., Mississippi Vol. appears on the Co. Muster Payroll Aug. 15th - Sept. 27th 1861 Enlisted 29 April 186[blank] Liberty by Col. Posey for 12 months S. T. Van Norman; Pvt. Co. C. 7th Miss. Appears on a roll of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty at Chattanooga, Tenn. during month of Aug. 1863. Nature of Service: Harness Maker Term of Service: Aug. 1 - Aug. 31. Remarks: 4 Sundays did not work This would be Samuel T. Van Norman (1837 - 1895), son of Hiram & Elizabeth S. (Walden) Van Norman. [Joseph Van Norman & Elizabeth Wybern descendant] The search engine can be kind of finicky - I always have to back-arrow to make sure I stay inside the correct category, as sometimes it tries to search the entire website..... Have fun! Stephen