About 200,000 Irish-born men are thought to have fought in this conflict, so this collection is as relevant to family historians in Ireland looking for extended family who may have emigrated as for Irish-Americans seeking their immigrant ancestors and their descendants.
It holds a cool 93,581,876 records. They include service records for both Confederate and Union soldiers, photographs, personal accounts, maps and historic writings. Click/tap the promo image to view the long list of record sets included in the collection.
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