| Edition |
First Ballantine Books edition. |
| Description |
xii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [102]-119). |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archival resources -- Directories.
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United States -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
034536192X |
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9780345361929 |
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