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I am looking for the unit my great grandfather served with. It was either a Maine or Massachusetts outfit but not totally sure. 1. Begin with a genealogy research of your family to find out where they lived before the war. The 1860 Federal Census will help locate where he lived. Of course, there is the possiblity that he joined a unit across the state borders or that he traveled to another location to enlist. 2. Visit a library of a large city that has a good genealogy and history section. There are books published with names and units of veterans. This can vary by state and such. I'm aware of a book that lists all known veterans--but maybe this is only CSA. Howver, records for Federal soldiers are quite extensive. 3. Finally, submit an inquiry to the National Archives. Generally they ask you to provde (a) Name, (b) State, and (c) county, I believe. The more info you provide, such as unit ID, the better the responce. If you don't provide enough info, then their research may turn up more names that will require more search. Many good libraries now have copy of their records on Micro-film, but usually for one state. 4. I highly recommend the same advice that I give to those searching for WW2 records: Ask your immediate family. After I searched for 4 years for one of my ancestors, my Aunt gave me his obiturary that had all of the information that I was seeking. 5. Search the internet. Some people will post info on the internet. A distant relative may have your family's entire genealogy records and military records on the internet. I was recently contacted by a genealogist who had published a book on my Family but didn't know how his ancestor was killed in the Civil War. He found his ancestor's info on a webpage that I had posted on my site.
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Number of dead American Civil War?
620,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians
Did the Korean war incur the most American casualties not including the civil war or was it world war I or II?
The figures are (total of dead and wounded US soldiers): - Civil War: 646,000 - WW I : 321,000 - WW II : 1 million - Korean War: 129,000
How many people died at antwan civil war?
I'm guessing you mean Antietam, there was 13,000 dead at Antietam, which was a one day battle. 620,000 died in the Civil War alone, making it the bloodiest war in American History.
Is Nathan Bedford Forrest dead?
He was a Civil War Commander. He is now, 150 years later dead. (He died on October 29, 1877 at the age of 56.)
The relative absence of enterprises engaged in manufacturing and finance prior to the civil war in the southern states is most likely due to?
the dependence on cotton farming in the South
What the important of Jefferson in the Civil War?
During the civil war he was dead.
How many veterans of the Civil War have died?
Unfortunately, all veterans of the US Civil War are dead.
How many men were dead after the civil war?
100,000
What side was Henry Clay on in the Civil War?
He was dead by the time the war started.
When do you have to stop being in the Civil War?
You have to stop being in the civil war when A) you win B) you lose or C) you're dead from it.
How many somali was dead in the civil war?
3 million
Who was the commander of the US at the end of the Civil War?
Someone who is now dead
How much people were dead in the US Civil War?
Over 600,000.
Who was buried at Arlington cemetery when it opened?
dead soldiers from the Civil War
Who had nine times as many factories as the other region in civil war?
The North, relative to the South.
Where did Alexander Hamilton's tax lead to rebellion during the civil war?
Alexander Hamilton was dead long before the Civil War. He died in a dual with Aaron Burr. He was not there to levy a tax in the Civil War.
Who buried the confederate civil war dead?
The Daughters Of The Confederacy Orginazation organized benefits and fundraisers to get money together to bury the Confederate war dead.
