1 Reply Latest reply on May 24, 2019 11:59 AM by Rebecca Collier

Record Request about Civil War Personnel Files

mrdavidjwilson May 23, 2019 12:20 PM

I was informed yesterday by email that records I requested could not be located. The email address is a no reply email address. Its amusing to see that willingly provide you with the full snail mail address in the same email. "You will receive an annotated paper copy of your original request explaining why we were unable to find the requested record." Is this going to be sent by email or snail mail ? Is there way to speak to someone directly ?

NARA did not find a file for the person I was trying to research, a Union Civil War Veteran. I have the pension record for this person. This person did have an alias so I have submitted a new request. I would like to know if there were records for anyone who may have served with this person, but I don't know how or who to ask.

Re: Record Request about Civil War Personnel Files

Rebecca Collier May 24, 2019 11:59 AM (in response to mrdavidjwilson)

Dear Mr. Wilson,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

On History Hub, we try to respond to requests within 3-5 working days.

A way to determine who was assigned to a particular Civil War unit is to use the database provided by the National Park Service at https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm. Please narrow your search by selecting Union or Confederate, the state, and type of unit.

For questions about your request and the response received, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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