Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 929.1072073 EAN: 9780895871237 ISBN: 0895871238 Label: John F. Blair Publisher Manufacturer: John F. Blair Publisher Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 130 Publication Date: 1995-01 Publisher: John F. Blair Publisher Studio: John F. Blair Publisher
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Editorial Reviews: It is tantalizing to speculate about the role your ancestors may have played in the great national drama of the Civil War. But family records are often inaccurate, or provide precious few leads on where to begin the search. Now, experienced historian Bertram Hawthorne Groene shows you how easy it is to trace your forbearers' role in the war, where and how long they fought, whether they were Union or Rebel, soldier or sailor -- even with a minimum of information. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor provides you with: -- The names and addresses of all state archives. -- The names and addresses of institutions that hold microfilmed service records from the national archives. -- Names and publishers of useful regional Civil War reference books. -- Names and publishers of sourcebooks for identifying Civil War weapons and accoutrements. -- And much more. Historians, genealogists, antique dealers, and collectors of Civil War artifacts will find this concise guidebook of great value. But most of all it is of inestimable practical value to family historians, North and South, who are discovering the pleasure and satisfaction of compiling an accurate family history.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An excellent "how-to" book Comment: This book sets out resources, ideas, and materials which could prove to be useful in identifying Civil War-era ancestors. It helped me quite a bit, although I was lucky enough to find other resources not identified in this book. Without this book the job would have been, at the very least, far more time-consuming and difficult. A little thin, but most of what you'll need is here. Customer Rating: Summary: Rebel yells! Fabulous! Comment: This book will be invaluable to any genealogist, even the very experienced. Groene tells you where to begin, where to write, where to go, and what to look for. Includes instructions to identify and verify Civil War-era weapons and accoutrements for interested collectors. Customer Rating: Summary: Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors Comment: Packed full of information if your serious about your Civil War Ancestors this is the book to get. I found it very helpful on how to obtain information on my ancestors, most of them confederates!!! I would reccomend this book very highly. Customer Rating: Summary: Great U.S. Civil War resource for genealogists/historians Comment: There are thousands of volumes of information about the U.S. Civil War. There are even entire libraries specializing on the subject. So where do you begin? Groene provides an excellent launching point by describing the most significant U.S. Civil War references, and he suggests not only where to search but how. He goes into considerable detail on how to use the 128-volume Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion (OR) reference, and it 31-volume naval counterpart (ORN). He also suggests resources for regimental histories that will help you trace the histories of higher-ranking officers and get information covering everything from the regiment's mustering to the disbanding of its survivors. There's a large section in the book devoted to identifying U.S. Civil War equipment and researching the backgrounds of its owners. Groene shares his own research experiences regarding how a name on a sword or pistol has often lead to the discovery of an interesting chain of events. This book is ideal whether you are a genealogist, a U.S. Civil War historian or a weapons collector. Customer Rating: Summary: A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR YOUR GENEALOGY LIBRARY Comment: My father purchased a Civil War era pistol engraved with the name of the owner and his regiment. He turned to me and my years of genealogical research experience to help him find information on the gun's owner. I was at a loss because I had avoided the maze of military research, not knowing the how's and where's. Well, not any more! Bertram Groene's "Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor" answered years of questions I've had in a clear, concise and very readable book. Not only do I now know where to find information for my father, but I can delve into the military background of my Civil War ancestors and my Revolutionary War ancestors. Anyone who served in innumerable wars can be found using Groene's book. A must have for your library because you're bound to have a vet. More Reviews