Brother vs. Brother: Exploring Civil War Ancestors
Millions of people descend from Civil War soldiers and sailors. The records created by and about these men are genealogically rich and can give us not only information about their families, but insight into their lives. Learn how to identify Civil War ancestors, develop strategies for researching them, and uncover records that you will want to explore.
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Intro Dialogue
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Finding Possible Civil War Ancestors
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Telling Apart Men With the Same Name
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Determining Service With Common Records
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Determining Service With Military Indices
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Examples of Compiled Military Service Records
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Union Pensions - Indices and Where to Obtain the Files
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Union Pensions - What You Can Expect
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Confederate Pensions
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Grand Army of the Republic
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United Confederate Veterans
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Other Organizations
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Outro Dialogue