Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Rhinehart, a professional genealogist, who researches U.S. Civil War records at the National Archives for family history research. He has a plan you can follow to find your Civil War ancestors, how to research them and an excellent case study showing how he found a clients’ ancestor “William Smith” among hundreds of soldiers by the same name.
Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and his work has been featured in the PBS television show "Finding Your Roots." A direct descendant of seven Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.
Free handouts from Brian Rhinehart civilwarrecords.com/pages/freestuff.
There is a handout from Connie for members.
📝📝📝THREE DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@genealogytv/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
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SIMILAR VIDEOS
🔴 Civil War Records - Southern Claims Commission
youtu.be/ug_IRMGYrms
🔴 Freedmen Bureau - African American & Poor Whites - Post Civil War
youtu.be/3ATncS5vNLY
🔴 NC Civil War & Reconstruction History Center - Genealogy Stories
youtu.be/iQXA4xY8lVQ
TIMING
0:00 Intro
1:24 Brian Rhinehart intro
3:23 Were they the right age?
5:07 Do you have an ancestor that disappeared?
7:04 Look for gaps in children’s ages
8:50 Ask other relatives
10:06 Check the 1890 Veterans Census
13:02 The 1910 Federal Census indicates service
14:37 Check the 1930 Federal Census
15:24 The National Park Service Soldiers & Sailors Database
17:52 Check obituaries
19:37 Grave websites & markers
22:18 Search pension index cards
26:25 Draft registration records
29:02 Using online family trees
30:26 Reach out to local historical societies/libraries
32:11 Homestead files
35:41 Commonly named ancestor case
45:41 What information did we find?
52:44 How to contact Brian Rhinehart?
53:51 What to expect in a pension file?
54:57 Finding the Union & Confederate pension records?
55:26 How much does a file cost?
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Rhinehart, a professional genealogist, who researches U.S. Civil War records at the National Archives for family history research. He has a plan you can follow to find your Civil War ancestors, how to research them and an excellent case study showing how he found a clients’ ancestor “William Smith” among hundreds of soldiers by the same name.
Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com. He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and his work has been featured in the PBS television show "Finding Your Roots." A direct descendant of seven Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.
Free handouts from Brian Rhinehart civilwarrecords.com/pages/freestuff.
There is a handout from Connie for members.
📝📝📝THREE DIFFERENT WAYS to find the HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Become a CHANNEL MEMBER at the INFO ACCESS level $9.99 per month. This gets you all the handouts. youtube.com/@genealogytv/join.
As a Channel Member, find the handouts by scrolling through the blog posts on the Community tab at youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 2) All handouts can be PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/. Here you will get a redirect and an email to download the handouts.
📝 3) Become a monthly PATRON at the HAPPY DANCE level ($15/Month) or more. You will get early release of the videos and the handouts are emailed to you, when they become available. patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/about-genealogy-tv-academy
❤️ BECOME A GENEALOGY TV CHANNEL MEMBER and help support Genealogy TV - see perks!
youtube.com/@genealogytv/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Handouts Emailed as they are produced. patreon.com/GenealogyTV.
✅ Genealogy TV WEBSITE
genealogytv.org
✅ GTV on FACEBOOK
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP For GTV’s NEWSLETTER
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV (Free)
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
*** GTV Affiliate Partners ***
🛍️ Genealogy TV’s AMAZON STORE full of Connie’s favorites.
amazon.com/shop/genealogytv
🌳 FREE TRIAL to ANCESTRY.com click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.3&type=3&subid=0
🧬Ancestry DNA Kit click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.2&type=3&subid=0
🌳 Subscribe to Ancestry.com click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.3&type=3&subid=0
🌳 Gift Subscription to Ancestry click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02/ybBif9I&offerid=1347376.9&type=3&subid=0
🧬 Your DNA Guide Classes & Coaching yourdnaguide.com/ref/6
👉 Legacy Tree Genealogists Coaching legacytree.com/genealogytv
🍂 MyHeritage Free Trial myheritage.com/complete-genealogy-package?keyword=partners&utm_source=partner_genealogytv&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genealogytv_march20&tr_funnel=Complete
SIMILAR VIDEOS
🔴 Civil War Records - Southern Claims Commission
youtu.be/ug_IRMGYrms
🔴 Freedmen Bureau - African American & Poor Whites - Post Civil War
youtu.be/3ATncS5vNLY
🔴 NC Civil War & Reconstruction History Center - Genealogy Stories
youtu.be/iQXA4xY8lVQ
TIMING
0:00 Intro
1:24 Brian Rhinehart intro
3:23 Were they the right age?
5:07 Do you have an ancestor that disappeared?
7:04 Look for gaps in children’s ages
8:50 Ask other relatives
10:06 Check the 1890 Veterans Census
13:02 The 1910 Federal Census indicates service
14:37 Check the 1930 Federal Census
15:24 The National Park Service Soldiers & Sailors Database
17:52 Check obituaries
19:37 Grave websites & markers
22:18 Search pension index cards
26:25 Draft registration records
29:02 Using online family trees
30:26 Reach out to local historical societies/libraries
32:11 Homestead files
35:41 Commonly named ancestor case
45:41 What information did we find?
52:44 How to contact Brian Rhinehart?
53:51 What to expect in a pension file?
54:57 Finding the Union & Confederate pension records?
55:26 How much does a file cost?
#Genealogy #GenealogyTV #FamilyHistory
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
