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In November of 2017, Ancestry dumped 25 years of genealogy materials accumulated by the Rootsweb volunteers. Over the past 8 months we have monitored their blogs as they promised repeatedly that the data would be restored. I do not think that it will happen at this point as they now have Rootsweb directing to a generic Ancestry advertising page.

What that means for us is that hundreds of links on these pages are now bad. Please be patient as we try to recover the information. Unfortunately we do not have the resources to work on the genealogy data beyond our focus on the Civil War. Contact Us or friend ResearchOnLine on Facebook for periodic notes on our progress.

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New Links- November 2018:
  • Fremont Township, Isabella, Michigan 1890 Special Schedule Part B
  • GAR Union soldiers reunion at Detroit in 1900
  • Links Checked - November 2018:
  • 1893 Nebraska Census of Civil War Veterans (listed by state)
  • Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Military Rosters This website is well worth looking at. It names the Veterans residence as well as their nationality and in some cases where buried. Of the first 3 pages I came up with more states and countries than I can list here. Nationalities of Canada, Prussia, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Sweden, England, Luxemboug, Switzerland, Wales, and more.
  • Civil War Forum by Genealogy.com [If you are not familiar with Genealogy.Com check out their main web page - so many topics, family names, states and more.
  • Civil War Pensions by State
  • GAR Photographs
  • The General Lyon Disaster
  • The Burning of the General Lyon
  • Gettysburg Union Order of Battle
  • Gov. Crapo Camp #145 SUVCW History
  • Links Recovered - November 2018:
  • Michigan 1883 Pensioners Online database
  • Birge's Western Sharpshooters
  • Chadwick's Engineers
  • Chandlers Horse Guards
  • Civil War Newspapers: Friday, October 21, 1864: Fortress Monroe, Arrival of 550 Paroled Prisoners from Richmond
  • Civil War Veterans buried in Isabella County
  • Deerfield Township, Isabella, Michigan 1890 Special Schedule Includes states of IL, IN, IA, MA, MI, NY, PA, OH, VT
  • Dept. of Michigan - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
  • Fremont Township, Isabella, Michigan 1890 Special Schedule Part A
  • The Passenger List of the Steamer General Lyon
  • The General's Burials Listing
  • Grand Army of the Republic Death Rolls Books [advertisement] includes states of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, Dakota Territory, DE, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE Territory, NE, NH, NJ, NM Territory, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RH, TN, VT, VA, WV, WI, US Army, USCT, US Navy, Veterans Reserve Corp.
  • Links Recovered - August 2018:
  • 1883 List of Union Soldiers Living in Wilson County, KS
  • 1889 Civil War Veterans Reunion, Unionville, Missouri [Putnam County][ includes states of AR, CA, IA, IN, IL, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, OH, PA, VA, WI, WV, VT and units of E.M.M., M.S.M, US Infantry, E.M.M. Mtd. Inf., MO Home Guard, U. S. V.V. Eng. and Navy.]
  • 1889 Old Soldiers Reunion in Chickasaw, Iowa
  • 1889 Roster of ex-Soldiers and Soldiers Widows in Lincoln County, KS [includes states of CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, OH, NY, PA, TN, VT, WI, WV, US Regiment, and Vet. Reserve Corp]
  • 1890 Census: Special Schedule: Survivors and Widows of the Rebellion, Union Veterans of New Mexico (includes numerous states)
  • 1890 11th Census of the United States - Special Schedule Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows - Shawano County, WI (includes states of IA, IL, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA, OH and WI)
  • 1890 Special Veterans Census of Macomb County, MI (includes numerous states)
  • 1890 Veterans Census for Northern Virginia - 1890 Veterans Census of Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford Counties Listing of soldiers/sailors from US Infantry, US Artillery, Navy, and states of CA, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, Washington; other titles of Surgeons, Inspector General, US Inf., Chaplin Hospital; includes many names without state identification or units.
  • Brevet Union Generals of the Civil War Listed alphabetically by Soldier's name

  • Links Checked - August 2018:
  • The FREE Massachusetts Digital Library
  • 1880 Reunion of Benton County Veterans of Civil War [includes veterans from CO, DE, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, OH, NY, PA, WI, and United States Regulars]
  • 1881 G.A.R. Old Soldiers Reunion [includes veterans from AR, CA, CT, IA, IN, IL , KS, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, Navy, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, Independent from Ringgold Cavalry, US Infantry, Wilderness Scout, Engineer Corp.]
  • 1890 Census Reconstruction - Coos County, Oregon Listing of soldiers/sailors from US Infantry, US Artillery, Navy, and states of AR, CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, NC, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WI, Washington; to include many names without state identification.
  • Ceremony Honors Last Hinds County Confederate Veteran
  • Detroit Barracks Provost Guard
  • Links Not Found - August 2018:
  • https://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1499/CWPress.html - Civil War NewspapersMight have to search each page, but there are soldiers listed from IN, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, OH, and WI to include soldiers that were Prisoners who arrived at Fortress Monroe, VA. Well worth checking out!!
  • https://members.tripod.com/~cwphotos/co.htm - Civil War Photographs: Union Army
  • Civil War Mysteries: Home of the Unknowns
  • Grand Army of the Republic - Shiawassee County, MI


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