The Value of a search --- The National Archives --- The state of archives --- The OR and ORN --- Your guide to millions of pages --- Personnel files and rosters --- Acquiring and identifying Civil War equipment --- Examples of research --- Appendices :Institutions that hold microfilmed Service records from the national archives --- Source books for regimental histories and rosters --- Sourcebooks for identifying Civil war weapons and accoutrements
Genealogies cataloged by the Library of Congress since 1986 with a list of established forms of family names and a list of genealogies converted to microform since 1983
"If like many Americans you're curious about your roots, this Companion is the perfect guide to investigating family history in the British Isles. Edited by David Hey, a leading authority, the book provides helpful information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research or on the social history of the British Isles." [from the publiser]