American Civil War Homepage
sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Here you'll find links to many Civil War sites, categorized under general resources, secession crisis and before, images of wartime, biographical information, histories and bibliographies, documentary records, state/local studies, battles, rosters and regimental histories, other military information, Civil War re-enactors and roundtables.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
More than 5 million soldiers (Union and Confederate) will be included on this site, as well as histories of regiments in both armies, links to descriptions of 384 significant battles of the war, prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records. For now, you can search names and regimental histories of the Union Army's African-American units or link to other National Park sites that interpret Civil War history.
Veterans Forum
veterans.historychannel.com
From World War I to the Persian Gulf and beyond, veterans and their family members can use this place to remember, discuss, find each other and learn more about this century's military conflicts. Features include a searchable veteran locator, eyewitness accounts, discussion forum for past and current issues, and a calendar of reunion listings, special events and a Veteran of the Month.
World War I Draft Registrations
userdb.rootsweb.com/ww1/draft/
Search this database of more than 1 million records of World War I draft registration cards. Results show the birth date and place, ethnic group and registration location. You'll also learn how to find the actual cards, where men recorded their mailing address, occupation, employment address, name and address of next of kin, prior military experience, type of physical disability (if any) and a general physical description.
For tips on searching for Confederate soldiers, see the August 2001 issue of Family Tree Magazine.