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Why Research Your Civil War ancestor? You may have a story or two handed down through your family about your Civil War ancestor. So what other info do you need? Was he a northerner called to service by the president? So with honor and the instilled need to preserve the Union he enlisted? Or was he a Confederate soldier fighting for his new country and its rights and freedom? Was he an African American, freedman or slave, fighting for the system with little acknowledgement? Why research? Because your Civil War ancestor's story is a part of our country's history. Yet more than that it's a part of your story. To know your Civil War ancestor, his life and military service, is to know a part of you. Ancestors In A Nation Divided will guide you through the steps of researching your Civil War ancestor.
About the Author
Cindy Freed is a family historian, researcher and writer. She has spent more than 20 years exploring her family history and has branched out into Civil War research.
Currently Cindy writes a monthly Going InDepth column, Tracing Blue and Gray for the In Depth Genealogist magazine and is also a regular contributor to 4th Ohio, First Call. The quarterly magazine for the 4th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Descendants Association. In addition Cindy writes regularly for her blog Genealogy Circle where she details her personal family research as well as her pursuit in learning about the Civil War and those who fought in it.
"I want to research the Civil War and the men who served from both sides. I don't want these soldiers lost to history. I want to help their descendants learn their stories and I want to help tell their stories. We stand in those soldier's footprints today. My goal is to remember them and honor them."
Cindy lives in west-central Ohio with her husband, Ron and is the mother of four. You can learn more about her work by visiting her website www.genealogycircle.com or emailing her at cindy@genealogycircle.com.
