Re: Civil war info request on sons of William Arrington and Judith Gillespie
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In reply to:
Civil war info request on sons of William Arrington and Judith Gillespie
Joseph Arrington 4/12/06
Some suggestions:
1) What state were these gentlemen from?Try the state
archives in the state they were from, especially if
they were from southern states.There may be service
records as well as pension records in that state that
could help you out.
-a good place toget some ideas for other states is
the Library of Virginia site.They have a list of
books on Civil War genealogy that might help get
you started.H.E. Howard Company also published a
whole series on the various units from Virginia.
He also started on some from North Carolina.
2) The National Archives has Civil War Era service records
for both Armies.Check to see how to send them a
request.I worked on my Virginia soldiers of that era
before many of the above mentioned series came out,
and I would send information in on one man.If they
had information they would send back a yes answer;then
I would send them the charges for printing andI would
get the results back. I kept the results sheets if it
was a no answer, and used that later on.
3) Check Cindy's List of Genealogy sites on the Internet
for Civil War genealogical sites or book companies
printing guides to Civil War Genealogy.I know that
there are at least two how to books out ther, but it
has been at least 20 years since I bought them, so I
don't know what's out therenow.
4) I'm not sure where you live and what you like to do on
vacation, but I always try to hit a Civil War Battle
site when I'm traveling.Alot of them are National
Parks, making the entrance fees somewhat less
expensive.They also have wonderful bookstores where
you might find something.One of the books I got at
Appomatox Courthouse, Virginia one year on my way back
and forth between Richmond, Virginia, where I live and
Lynchburg,Virginia.where I grew up.It lists all the
states in both the north and south that were in
existance at the time of the war, and where you might
find information.
4) Also try the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond,
Virginia(for the moment as of 2009).they may know
something.
Lee Rapp