Posts about military records research for genealogy, including enlistments, muster rolls, discharges, and oral histories of family members who served.
Fifty Years Ago and the Centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg
“Battle-field of Gettysburg: Dead Confederate sharpshooter at foot of Little Round Top” (courtesy Library of Congress LC-DIG-ppmsca-31299) With the sesquicentennial of Gettysburg this week, I found myself thinking about fifty years ago and the [...]