Confederate (& Union) Military Service Records

CONFEDERATE (& UNION) MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS
A REASONABLE PRICE FOR GREAT INSIGHT ON YOUR ANCESTOR
WHAT YOU GET FROM ME: High resolution digital images of your ancestor's service file scanned directly from the standard National Archives microfilm. These images can be edited, viewed (zoom in / out), printed, e-mailed, posted on the web, etc., with any personal computer. FOR ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE: I will investigate your ancestor's service file on film, and provide you a breakdown of item totals. (The number of roll identification sheets, envelopes, service cards, and papers which make up your soldier's file.) These details are then e-mailed to you, with the price it would cost to obtain the entire service file digitally scanned on CD, or delivered by online download. EXPERIENCE & RESEARCH SKILL: With a background of over thirty years of historical study (individual and collegiate), and over a dozen years of in-depth genealogical research, some of which has appeared in nationally recognized genealogical publications, I am highly qualified, and can help. "TRADITIONAL" RESEARCH SERVICE PROVIDERS: Charge as much as TWICE what I do, do not provide the complete service file, (unless you pay extra for it), will not lookup the first item, without you paying them in advance, and you still end up with a handful of tiny images on copier paper. CORPORATE OWNED GENEALOGY "MEMBERSHIP" SITES: Are only interested in your credit card number, so they can keep getting a monthly or annual fee. I am a Confederate descendent (like YOU). I provide personalized service, in a professional manner, for a fair price. Do right by your ancestor...BUY CONFEDERATE! $3.75 & Up* (The above price of $3.75 is for one soldier, one unit, and a file consisting of: one roll identification sheet, one record envelope, and one service card. Service file sizes can range from three to fifty (or more) total items, and vary greatly for the types of items included. Price is not* a flat rate, but based on the total number of items. Most service files range in size from five to twenty items ($6.25 to $25.00 + shipping). Officer files are generally much larger than that of enlisted men.) DELIVERY OPTIONS A CD sent to your physical address by postal mail. (The individual CD is a quality, name brand CD-R mailed caseless in a air shield/bubble mailer envelope. To cover the price of the disc itself, packaging and shipping, a small fee is added to the final total. The CD works with any computer that has a CD or DVD Drive, PC or Mac, desktop or laptop.) OR Online digital download. (Access is made available following order completion. This option requires an extraction program, like Winzip or WinRAR, to open a compressed .zip folder containing the images. To cover online file hosting charges, a small fee is added to the final total.) There is NO CHARGE until you decide to place an order. I cannot tell you the size of your ancestor's service file, OR how much it might cost, without YOU taking the first step. Contact Me Now!
THE BEST RECORD COPY
Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR) are comprised of an envelope with the soldier's name on it, and a certain number of service cards. These items were created by the United States War Department forty to fifty years AFTER the war (1900's-1910's), as a means of verifying the service of all "Civil War" / War Between the States soldiers, Union and Confederate. The data on these items was abstracted from original muster rolls, regimental returns, hospital records, prison records, etc. In the late 1950's and early 1960's, the National Archives microfilmed all these envelopes and cards, and organized them into film rolls for each unit. These records can be difficult to read, and are often incomplete. However, some of the insightful information you can gain includes: enlistment, clothing issues, pay disbursements, leaves of absence, promotions, woundings, captures, paroles, extra duty assignments, hospitalizations, discharge, and death. PLEASE NOTE: These are "official" military service record files. Each file contains a recapitulation of the "major events" of a particular soldier's military service (from enlistment until termination). Battles and campaigns of his unit (at large) are rarely mentioned, unless the soldier was captured, wounded, killed, or commended for valor in a specific engagement. These files DO NOT include ANY of the following information: familial data (parents, siblings, wives, children, etc.), diaries or personal letters home, post-war indigent pension applications, burial locations, or photographic images of any sort. Any papers that are included in a soldier's file are most often original documents. The majority of papers (especially in NCO and officer files) are of a non-personal nature, like supply requisitions (for their entire company or regiment), or "ordinary" items like pay statements. However, both officers and enlisted men sometimes have other important handwritten items like: personal requests for leave of absence (or furlough), parole documents, discharges, resignations, death settlement claims, etc. For avid family history researchers, this is detail you do not want to overlook! For those looking to join (or make supplemental applications with) the SCV or UDC, this is the critical information you need to "prove" your ancestor's service. You get the complete service file (not just the "noteworthy" parts) at a price, quality, speed of service, and personal attention that cannot be matched. The DIFFERENCE with my product, is it's DIGITAL, not paper! The clarity surpasses standard microfilm printer copies. No more huge 11" X 17" paper copies to get bent up, and no need for a magnifying glass to read them. You can edit, print, and view each image with any computer. Post the images on your family webpage, e-mail them to others, the choice is yours. Each item is individually scanned (@ 24 bit, 2700 dpi resolution), and saved as an uncompressed, non-altered .tiff image. For delivery, you have the choice obtaining a CD, sent to your physical address by postal mail, OR online digital download made available to you following payment and order completion. Here are four "average" examples (record envelope, service card, service card, original document): Sample No. 1 • Sample No. 2 • Sample No. 3 • Sample No. 4 (For website and user bandwidth purposes, samples are in lesser quality .jpg format.) You can edit the images on the CD as many times as you like. The originals will always remain "original" on the disc itself.
ACTUAL CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
"Looking at these documents is like stepping back into the history of the war, and the life of my great-great grandfather. Thank you so much." -Mark B., Temple, TX "You've gone way above and beyond the scope of what I paid you for and I am very grateful. You have my word that I will strongly give recommendations to my friends." -Jerry C., Snellville, GA "I got the CD yesterday - one word: GREAT!! I looked at the documents a couple of times last night, amazed at the pieces of history at our fingertips. Thanks so much for your help and this service." -Terri C., Waycross, GA "The quality of the images is quite clear and it's just a great thing to have and share with the family. Also, your level of service is quite extraordinary. I will certainly recommend it to anyone looking for their ancestor's service records." -Whit F., College Park, GA "I will be sure to tell others about your service. It sure beats going to the archives, signing up for one of the 400 microfilm readers, and then using those copiers that produce the world's worst copies of the microfilm. It has been a pleasure to work with you." -Scott H., Franklin, TN "I got the disc and it was fantastic! You do a great job. I am very pleased with the quality as I zoomed in on files to get up close looks at signatures. You did a wonderful job for me!!!" -Thomas P., Dallas, GA "I wanted to let you know I got the CD today and everything is great! Thank you so much for your help. What a treasure for a family to have." -Sharie S., Sterling, VA "I received my order in today's mail. I am very happy with the results. Thank you for your professional efforts on my behalf. I very much appreciated your excellent communication with regard to my questions and my order." -Connie T., Concord, NC
HOW TO GET STARTED
To the best of your ability, please advise me of the following: *What is your soldier's full name? (First, middle (name or initial), and surname.)* *Where did he live at the time of his enlistment? (State required. County, if known.)* *When was he born? (Approximate, if known.)* *What unit(s) was he in? (If known.)* Contact Me Now! If you are NOT aware of WHO you are looking for, see the following page for suggestions.
UNITS AVAILABLE
At this time, I can provide service record files of soldiers who served the following states ONLY:
CONFEDERATE	UNION
Alabama	Alabama
Florida
Georgia	Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana	Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi	Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina	North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee	Tennessee
Virginia
Units Raised Directly by the Confederate Government	Texas
Confederate General & Staff Officers & Non-Regimental Enlisted Men	Virginia
PAYMENT & ORDER PROCESSING
Production of your order begins AFTER you and I discuss your soldier, his unit has been identified, a card count and price breakdown has been provided to you (free of charge), and payment for the proper amount quoted is received. PAYMENT OPTIONS: Secure online payment through PayPal™ using a major credit (or debit) card. OR Money order (or bank drafted cashier's check) by postal "snail" mail. No personal checks. Once the above is completed, receipt of product by you should occur within seven to fourteen days, depending on U.S. Postal Service delivery schedules, and the order production queue. Clients electing to download their order online will be granted file retrieval access in about half the time. You will receive e-mail updates at each step of the process: Initial Contact. Record Lookup / Card Count / Price Breakdown. Payment Receipt. Production Completed / Postal Mailing To You OR Online Digital Delivery. Why pay for paper? You can have it DIGITAL!™ Contact Me Now!