Tracing your Civil War ancestor

This book reveals how to track the names inscribed on weapons and other equipment back to their origins in the Civil War. Using available state and federal records--anyone can find out the facts of a Civil War soldier's life and fill in the gaps in his family's history. 16 photos.

  • OCLC #: 20457624
  • ISBN #:
    • 034536192X
    • 9780345361929
  • Call #: CD3047.G76 1989
  • Physical Location: Pritzker Military Museum & Library — Main Shelves — CD3047.G76 1989
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1989, ©1973.
  • Edition:
    • 1st Ballantine Books ed.
  • Physical Description: xii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Contents:
    • The Value of a Search --
    • The National Archives --
    • The State Archives --
    • The OR and the ORN --
    • Your Guide to Millions of Pages --
    • Personnel Files and Rosters --
    • Acquiring and Identifying Civil War Equipment --
    • Examples of Research --
    • Institutions That Hold Microfilmed Service Records from the National Archives --
    • Source Books for Regimental Histories and Rosters --
    • Source Books for Identifying Civil War Weapons and Accoutrements.
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