Bibliograph

Civil War research guide, a guide for researching your Civil War ancestor, Stephen McManus, Thomas Churchill, Donald Thompson

Type

Label

Civil War research guide, a guide for researching your Civil War ancestor, Stephen McManus, Thomas Churchill, Donald Thompson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Civil War research guide

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Stephen McManus, Thomas Churchill, Donald Thompson

Sub title

a guide for researching your Civil War ancestor

Summary

- Offers latest information on sources and techniques, including online resources - Contains contact information for hundreds of sources - Provides examples of specific documents included in genealogical research It has been more than 40 years since the last comprehensive guide to tracing and researching Civil War ancestors was published. The Civil War Research Guide goes beyond, but does not exclude, such major national sources such as the National Archives in Washington, and features information on little-known publications, websites, auctions, memorabilia dealers, and patriotic organizations. The authors lay out a systematic procedure for performing research and recording the results in order to build a proper file on a Civil War soldier, making the experience both educational and entertaining

Target audience

adult

Classification