From roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com Thu Dec 5 07:20:55 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA25333; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:20:54 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA01509 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:21:34 -0800 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA25328 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:20:51 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (slist@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA01440 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:20:09 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA24973 for roots-in@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:19:26 -0800 X-Envelope-From: botteron@gnu.ai.mit.edu Thu Dec 5 07:19:23 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA24963 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:19:22 -0800 Received: from geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu [128.52.46.34]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA01430 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:20:03 -0800 Received: by geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12GNU) id KAA00562; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:18:03 -0500 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 10:18:03 -0500 From: "Carol J. Botteron" Message-Id: <199612051518.KAA00562@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> To: H-CIVWAR@MSU.EDU, KYROOTS@LSV.UKY.EDU, ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com, va-roots@leo.vsla.edu Subject: Civil War Units File CWUNITS New Version Available Cc: CIVIL-WAR@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu, RMGATE-HERALD@rmgate.pop.indiana.edu Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com Version 3.8 of the U.S. Civil War Units File (November 30, 1996) is now available. (This announcement is a bit late because of a problem with the server.) The purpose of the CWUNITS file is to list people who have information on a unit (from pension records, books, etc.) and are willing to help others research it. Many contact people had ancestors in their units, but re-enactors, history buffs, et al. are welcome. (This is _not_ a file of re-enactment units.) If you see a listing for a unit you are interested in, you can send the contact person email and share information. CWUNITS is now five files (plus one for this intro only) as follows: Part Filename Contents 0 CWUNITS introduction only 1 CWUNITS1 USA national & states A-I 2 CWUNITS2 USA states K-N 3 CWUNITS3 USA states O-W 4 CWUNITS4 CSA national & states A-M 5 CWUNITS5 CSA states N-V Parts 1-5 include this intro as well as the listings. Within a state the units are organized by number (1st Infantry, etc.). On the WWW, the Civil War Units File file is on the American Civil War Homepage (URL: http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html) under the heading of Rosters of Combatants. I don't run this site; I just send them the file to upload. To get the latest version by email at any time: Send email to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Upper and lower case count in the email address and everywhere else.) Subject: archive Text is: get genealog.cwunits get genealog.cwunits1 get genealog.cwunits2 etc. The period (.) has to be after genealog and before the file name. To get a listing of all of the ROOTS-L files, send the command get roots-l.catalog Another way to obtain files is via anonymous ftp. To do this, ftp to ftp.rootsweb.com using "anonymous" (withOUT quotes!) as your username and your net address as your password. Issue the command: cd /pub/genealogy/ You may issue a dir command to see a listing of files, use ctrl-s to temporarily halt the dir command, and ctrl-q to resume the dir command. The command for retrieving a file via ftp is: get genealog.filename substituting, of course, the proper filename for "filename" above. Notice the PERIOD between "genealog" and the filename. Then issue a quit command to exit. If you have a file you would like included in the GENEALOG area, please send email to the Genealog administrator, Vicki Lindsay: chance@eskimo.com describing the file. Please do _not_ send her a file without asking. Questions and new entries for the CWUNITS file go to me. Carol Botteron (ancestors on both sides) botteron@gnu.ai.mit.edu