by Brian Rhinehart
January 18, 2021
Let’s talk about Civil War draft registration records. These can be great resources, but they can also be one of the most misused sources when it ...
by Brian Rhinehart
January 12, 2021
You may be surprised to hear that there is no record group at the National Archives that contains the Civil War discharge papers. These discharges...
by Brian Rhinehart
January 05, 2021
Most Civil War soldiers were eligible to apply for pension benefits after the war. In some cases they were immediately eligible, but in most cases...
by Brian Rhinehart
December 27, 2020
Looking for your ancestor’s Civil War enlistment papers? These are kept at the National Archives, but they’d be in one of two record groups there....
by Brian Rhinehart
November 06, 2020
Another unusual place to find Civil War information about your ancestor at the National Archives would be Homestead records. The Homestead Act was...
by Brian Rhinehart
October 20, 2020
Do you have a military ancestor but have never found a pension file for him? Try looking in the Old War pension index on FamilySearch. https://www...
by Brian Rhinehart
October 01, 2020
If you have family who served in the war of 1812, you need to check to see if they ever applied for bounty land. Many of these bounty land applica...
by Brian Rhinehart
September 28, 2020
Did you know that many Civil War soldiers were paid money to enlist? Some soldiers did fight out of a sense of patriotic duty, but many also saw i...
by Brian Rhinehart
September 15, 2020
You know the story– great uncle so-and-so ran away from the south, changed his name and joined the Union Army against his father’s wishes. Every f...
by Brian Rhinehart
April 21, 2020
A question I get asked frequently is if it’s still worth it to order the Civil War pension file for a soldier who’s application wasn’t approved. T...
by Brian Rhinehart
March 09, 2020
Another interesting find at the National Archives. John Grant enlisted in the US Army in 1804. His enlistment papers show his birth place, his age,...
by Brian Rhinehart
February 09, 2020
Another interesting find in a military pension file at the National Archives. George Tarkleson served in the Mexican War in the late 1840s. After h...
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You may be surprised to hear that there is no record group at the National Archives that contains the Civil War discharge papers. These discharges...
Looking for your ancestor’s Civil War enlistment papers? These are kept at the National Archives, but they’d be in one of two record groups there....
Another unusual place to find Civil War information about your ancestor at the National Archives would be Homestead records. The Homestead Act was...
Do you have a military ancestor but have never found a pension file for him? Try looking in the Old War pension index on FamilySearch. https://www...
If you have family who served in the war of 1812, you need to check to see if they ever applied for bounty land. Many of these bounty land applica...
Did you know that many Civil War soldiers were paid money to enlist? Some soldiers did fight out of a sense of patriotic duty, but many also saw i...
You know the story– great uncle so-and-so ran away from the south, changed his name and joined the Union Army against his father’s wishes. Every f...
Another interesting find at the National Archives. John Grant enlisted in the US Army in 1804. His enlistment papers show his birth place, his age,...
