AncestorNews: Civil War Sources Premium
On Sept. 27, 2004, a special ceremony at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site commemorated the completion of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (CWSS). This online, searchable database contains 6.3 million names of Civil War veterans, both Union and Confederate. In case you've never used this database, it's...
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AncestorNews: Civil War Prisons Premium
As Civil War researchers know, Andersonville was one of the most notorious Confederate prisons. During the year and a half that Andersonville was in operation, nearly 13,000 Union soldiers died there, mainly of malnutrition and disease. Imprisonment at Andersonville was often synonymous with a death sentence. If your...
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US Military Rank and Insignia: How To Decode Your Ancestor’s
Learn more about the different symbols and insignias for military ranks found in family photos and listed in records.
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Resources to Guide Your War of 1812 Research Premium
Follow the trail to your War of 1812 ancestors at these Web sites.
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How can I find out if my ancestor was a Rough Rider in the Spanish American War?
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Over There: WWI Records Guide Premium
The Great War engulfed the entire world—including your ancestors, whether they headed to Europe or stayed home. Here's how to trace them in records of World War I.
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9 Steps for Civil War Research Premium
Whether your Civil War ancestor served in blue or gray, you can reveal his part in our nation's epic struggle. Our nine research steps will lead the charge.
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Confederate Pension Records Websites Premium
Each of the former Confederate states issued pensions to ailing and aging soldiers, so no central repository holds all those records.
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