Civil War Records: What is a Reasonably Exhaustive Search?

Craig R. Scott, MA, CG®, FUGA
Jul 16, 2025
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About BCG
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Military Organizations
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The Records
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Announcements
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

To correlate evidence, you must have evidence to correlate. Typical researchers stop too soon in their evidence collection, believing they have found all there is to find about a soldier. There is more to military research than the compiled military service record or the pension application file. A reasonably exhaustive search is not limited to the two or three typical record sources.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG®, FUGA is the author of The ‘Lost Pensions’: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 (Revised) and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Inventory 14 (Revised). His
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  1. BM
    Bill Moore
    6 hours ago

    Craig is an excellent presenter. He employs his wit as a tool to keep the viewer’s attention and always has plenty of stories to share.

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    Diane Hattler
    6 hours ago

    excellent

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    Susan Bingler
    6 hours ago

    Excellent presentation. Learned a few new sources, and how better to use them. I was fortunate in my own quest for information on the servce of my great grandfather William H.H. Washburn of Co. G 28 Wisconsin Vol. Infantry to find a diary of a fellow soldiier at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Several entries mentioned my soldier

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    Shelley Monson
    6 hours ago

    Excellent and informative.

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    J Michael Dailey
    6 hours ago

    The presenter was easy to follow and understand. I enjoyed the slide presentation. He was extremely knowledgeable and provided his personal contact information and invited questions from the attendees.

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    Neil Smith
    6 hours ago

    I have over 25 years of genealogy experience, but my first time for a Webinar. Very, very knowledgeable presenter, but I wish I had more knowledge how to capture all the great information he provided, other than my feeble attempt at brief notes.

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    Suzanne Sperry
    6 hours ago

    Craig Scott never disappoints. I learn something new every time.

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    Penny Blackwell
    6 hours ago

    Excellent!! Most in depth class I’ve had for an investigating Civil War Records!! Thank you Legacy! and Thank you, Craig!!

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