Civil War Records Blog
Letter home from a Mexican War soldier
Another interesting find in a military pension file at the National Archives. George Tarkleson served in the Mexican War in the late 1840s. After he died, his widow Elsie applied...
Letter home from a Mexican War soldier
Another interesting find in a military pension file at the National Archives. George Tarkleson served in the Mexican War in the late 1840s. After he died, his widow Elsie applied...
Soldiers on the Sultana
Daniel Myers, a young soldier from Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio, enlisted in Company G of the 115th Ohio Infantry in 1862. His Civil War service records from the National Archives...
Soldiers on the Sultana
Daniel Myers, a young soldier from Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio, enlisted in Company G of the 115th Ohio Infantry in 1862. His Civil War service records from the National Archives...
Letter Home From the Battlefield
Another example of the benefits of getting your ancestor’s Civil War pension file at the National Archives. Marquis Jaquay enlisted in the 151st PA when he was 18 years old....
Letter Home From the Battlefield
Another example of the benefits of getting your ancestor’s Civil War pension file at the National Archives. Marquis Jaquay enlisted in the 151st PA when he was 18 years old....
The Boy Soldier
Another interesting find at the National Archives today. Alexander Culnan enlisted in the US Army in 1819, when he was 15 years old. Since he was a minor, his father...
The Boy Soldier
Another interesting find at the National Archives today. Alexander Culnan enlisted in the US Army in 1819, when he was 15 years old. Since he was a minor, his father...
War of 1812 Bounty Land Applications
Here’s a little known solution to a common genealogical problem: You find an ancestor who served in the War of 1812, but there is no indication that he filed for...
War of 1812 Bounty Land Applications
Here’s a little known solution to a common genealogical problem: You find an ancestor who served in the War of 1812, but there is no indication that he filed for...
What's In a Name?
From slave to soldier to citizen, this Civil War pension file tells the power that is in a name
What's In a Name?
From slave to soldier to citizen, this Civil War pension file tells the power that is in a name