Civil War soldier information resources

Some Civil War resources:

The National Archives and Records Administration has service records of about 1 million who served from 1861 to 1865. You can request records online at archives.gov/ veterans

/military-service-records

/pre-ww-1-records .html. There is a $25 service fee.

With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War next year, the National Archives has produced a PDF about how to learn more about the war at

archives.gov/exhibits/civil-war/resources/research

brochure.pdf.

Rosters of New York units that fought in the Civil War can be found at dmna.state.ny.us

/historic/reghist/civil/ros ters/rostersinfantry.htm.

To find a gravestone or the names of those in a cemetery, visit findagrave.com. And for basic genealogical information try searchforancestors.com and ancestry.com.- John Hanc