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From KRoth in VA

I recently acquired a copy of the book "7th Virginia Infantry", by David RIGGS, part of the series of books on Civil War units. If you or anyone else needs a lookup, feel free to contact me.

KRoth in VA@aol.com

{{{{{Ken}}}}} We appreciate the offer to the "Faithful" to do look-ups... 

From Jab0615

I have the Virginia 31st Infantry by John Ashcraft I will do look-ups.

Jim 
Jab0615@aol.com

{{{{{Ken & Jim}}}}} We appreciate the offer to the "Faithful" to do look-ups..!!!!!

From: "Kevin Frye" <frye@gnat.net>

Hi All,
I had someone send me this link and thought some of you could use it.

There is a 800 page book that was written by the Army in 1910 that is on-line. It has stories told by soldiers but better yet, it has photos and portraits of every soldier that served in the 155th PA Infantry. Reading the book, I saw that many of the soldiers  came from Beaver County.
Instructions:

http://bigfoot.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/index.html

1. Click Full Text.
2. Click Browse Books.
3. Scroll down to U.

I hope that you will freely share this information so people can link up with their ancestor's picture. It took me years to stumble across it and am pleased to share this valuable find.

I took a look at it... and was very surprised to find that the photos are so wonderfully done.

Kevin Frye
Please visit my homepage at
http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html

I, do Volunteer research at Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville Georgia. Any research I do is absolutely at NO cost and I am willing to do what I can.

My sources are the following....... 

There are 2 online databases to do lookups.....One by name...one by Company and Regiment. I also have a copy of the Dorence Atwater Death list which has the names and grave numbers of some 13000 graves with only 460 marked as " UNKNOWN " 

This along with a CD I have which contains 34,000 names of the 45,000 who were imprisoned there which helps me find prisoner records because of misspellings of the names or alternate names. I visit the prison site every couple of weeks and have access to the onsite databases as well as the physical files. If there is anything I can do in helping your research at Andersonville, please just ask. 

Kevin

{{{{{Kevin}}}}} Thank you for the information! I hope everyone doesn't flock to your door at once!

From: Mkp65

I would like to thank all of you for the informative account of the weekly meeting. I truly enjoy it. I am just sorry that I can't join in.

{{{{{Mary}}}}} We're sorry you can't join us too, but your kind words warm our hearts and we appreciate them more than you know.



From: tim939@webtv.net

A friend of mine sent me a copy of the weekly "fireside". I loved it.
Been trying to find where I subscribe to it.. Can you help?

{{{{{Tim}}}}} You bet I can help.... you've been added to the distribution as of this newsletter. Welcome aboard!! Feel free to write us anytime!



From HOST GFS Jayne

Someone asked me recently if a person immigrating (I hope if have the right word) into the US from say, Canada, and joined the Union Army, would that person have automatic citizenship or did they still have to be naturalized??

Responses from the faithful....

HOST GFS Wolford spoke to the folks at the National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region, Waltham, MA. HOST GFS Wolford asked the people at NARA... they said not exactly, they said they waive the 5 year waiting period, but it is not automatic. Another person said that during the Civil War the County Clerks could waive the waiting period. Does anyone else know any more??

SUBMITTERS NOTE: I also received the following from Jowhara7

Just read last weeks Fireside and your question about the naturalization.

I am not sure about all the ins and outs, but my great great grandfather John Friederich Appuhn immigrated in 6 Nov 1862, volunteered for McLaughlin's Calvary in 18 Mar 1864, captured 8 Oct 1864, to Andersonville Prison, released/exchanged 5 April 1865, mustered out 29 June 1865. I found his naturalization records - Naturalization Intention filed with the Probate Court, Wayne Co, OH - 4 Oct 1865. He was Naturalized 4 Oct 1865. Same court clerk signed both papers. So, it sounds like what you wrote in the newsletter happened to GGGrandpa Fred.

Interesting.

Now, I have a question....This same fella homesteaded in Cass County, NE 1869......My question - did the government help with this homesteading in some way? Also, are there photos of the soldiers that served in Ohio regiments on line? I did find his regiment, but so far haven't found any photos.

Thanks.
Jacque/Jowhara7@aol.com

{{{{{Jacque}}}}} Don't know if you've checked it out yet, but you might want to try the following:

US Army Military History Institute
22 Ashburn Drive, Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle, PA 17013-5008
Tel: 717-245-3611
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html

You might also want to try the following:

Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress' American Memory Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html

Prints & Photographs Online Catalog - CW Photographs Search
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/cwarquery.html

AND can anyone help Jacque with her question regarding the homesteading???

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