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Document if—and where—your ancestor served with these with these Civil War service records, pensions, and other documents.
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Are you trying to trace your Civil War ancestors? Out experts answer some of your toughest questions to help you with your Civil War ancestor brick walls.
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From the American Revolution to the Vietnam War, most families have members who served in the military. View a timeline of US conflicts, plus our birth date chart serves as a quick guide to telling which major war your ancestor likely served in.
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In our How I Did It series, genealogy experts you know and trust share stories of how they solved a specific problem in their research. This week, Rich Venezia shares his investigation into whether or not his ancestor served in the Civil War.
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