Fall in! It's time to learn a bit about how to research your military ancestors. I'll be looking through a number of American Conflicts and talking about some of the specific resources available for that conflict and probably sprinkling in some more broadly applicable military research tips. This week we talk about The Civil War

Links in this episode:

This Great Struggle by Stephen Woodworth

The organization and administration of the Union army, 1861-1865 / by Fred Albert Shannon v.1

The organization and administration of the Union army, 1861-1865 / by Fred Albert Shannon v.2

The Armies in Gray by Dan Fullerton

Fold3.com Civil War Collection

National Archives Civil War Collection

US Army Register of Enlistments (FamilySearch, Ancestry, Fold3)

Civil War era medical terms

Union Pension Records

Confederate Pension Records

1883 Pension Roll (Ancestry)

US Army Center of Military History

US Naval History and Heritage Command

American Battlefield Trust

USMA Digital History Center - Atlases