Enter to win free Civil War files from the National Archives!

Thanks for stopping by!  If you have military ancestors, you're in the right place.  We provide on-site research and record retrieval services at the National Archives, specializing in Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers. 

Our services are quicker and cheaper than ordering directly from the National Archives.  If you have an ancestor who was in the military in the 1800s, there's a good chance that they have records at the National Archives that we can help you get.   Click here to find out how to get started getting records for YOUR ancestors!

 

Enter to win a FREE Civil War pension file from the National Archives!  

 

 

 

 The terms and conditions:  

  • One entry per person please!
  • We unfortunately don't have access to Confederate records, so this offer is for Union soldiers only.
  • This free prize cannot be applied to a previous order and can only be redeemed for the record(s) that you were chosen to receive.
  • Entries must be received by 7 pm EST on 4 July 2026 to be eligible.
  • Prizes must be redeemed within 30 days of the initial announcement being sent to you.
  • By entering, you're agreeing to receive periodic emails from us. We will never sell your information to other companies.
  • Should you win the drawing, we can't guarantee results if we are given limited information on your soldier to start with.  The basic information you're expected to provide would be the soldier's name and regiment.
  • This prize is for record retrieval services only.  We can do basic searches in the indexes if necessary, but we can't do research beyond that as part of the free prize. 
  • You must have a soldier in mind.  We won't do blind searches for the names of your ancestors in the hopes that they may have been in the Civil War as part of the free prize.
  • There are a small number of Civil War files that are online already.  If you choose a soldier in that category, we may not be able to access all of the original records.  If that's the case, we won't be able to substitute those records.  (You can view the originals online though!)
  • This prize is for a free Civil War file that is available in Washington DC.  The first 250 pages will be digitized free of charge.  If the file is larger than 250 pages, or if it is in St. Louis, there will be additional charges incurred.  In rare cases, the pension file might not be available in Washington DC.  If that's the case, we won't be able to retrieve that file for you as part of the free prize.