Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learn about US Civil War Records from professional genealogist Brian Rhinehart. He will walk us through how to determine if the Union Civil War records are our ancestor or not.
Link to Brian’s free handouts civilwarrecords.com/pages/freestuff
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
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00:00 Introduction
00:59 National vs State Archives
01:34 Common Record Myths
02:56 Start With Eligibility
03:53 Indirect Evidence Clues
06:38 Veterans Census Alternatives
09:22 Handling Common Names
11:17 Soldiers and Sailors Database
14:15 Pension Files Value
16:00 Draft Lists Misconceptions
17:11 Online Trees and County Histories
18:59 Homestead Records and Service
22:15 Pension Index Card Tips
27:57 Guardians Not Children
29:28 Reading Filing Dates
31:03 War Injury Clues
32:02 1890 Law Red Flags
32:49 Where They Filed
33:42 Aliases And USCT
35:52 Hidden Card Markings
39:50 Contested Widows Drama
41:22 Combined Pension Files
42:55 Order Records To Confirm
45:29 Avoid The Pension Number Trap
46:57 Final Advice And Resources
Music Credit:
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Learn about US Civil War Records from professional genealogist Brian Rhinehart. He will walk us through how to determine if the Union Civil War records are our ancestor or not.
Link to Brian’s free handouts civilwarrecords.com/pages/freestuff
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
❤️ JOIN the GENEALOGY TV ACADEMY
genealogytv.org/product/genealogy-tv-academy-membership-month-or-annual-option
📝 FOUR WAYS to ACCESS HANDOUTS!
📝 1) Genealogy TV Academy members get access to all lessons and handouts since 2022.
genealogytv.org/academy
📝 2) CHANNEL MEMBER ($9.99/month) for access to all handouts.
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
Handouts are on the Community tab: youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/community
📝 3) PURCHASE HANDOUTS individually ($5 and up) at genealogytv.org/handouts/.
📝 4) PATRON ($15+/month) for early video access and handouts via email.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
❤️ SUPPORT Genealogy TV by becoming a CHANNEL MEMBER for exclusive perks!
youtube.com/@GenealogyTV/join
❤️ Patreon Membership – Early videos and handouts emailed as they are released.
patreon.com/GenealogyTV
✅ VISIT Genealogy TV WEBSITE for more genealogy and family history resources:
genealogytv.org
✅ GENEALOGY TV on FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/Genealogytv
✅ SIGN UP for GTV’s GENEALOGY NEWSLETTER:
https://mailchi.mp/a0862c6473aa/genealogytvnewsletter
👉 SUBSCRIBE to GENEALOGY TV for free family history videos:
youtube.com/channel/UCcvpi8XvOScBogIxmarmADw/Subscribe
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👉🏻 Ancestry ProTools – US (Add-on to existing subscription) click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=h02%2fybBif9I&offerid=1347376.204&type=3&subid=0
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Genealogy TV is your #1 resource for genealogy and family history research, providing expert tips on building your family tree, organizing DNA matches, and solving genealogy mysteries. Learn how to research family history records on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, FamilyTreeDNA, and 23andMe.
Learn how to research records on Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com, and more.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DNAResearch
00:00 Introduction
00:59 National vs State Archives
01:34 Common Record Myths
02:56 Start With Eligibility
03:53 Indirect Evidence Clues
06:38 Veterans Census Alternatives
09:22 Handling Common Names
11:17 Soldiers and Sailors Database
14:15 Pension Files Value
16:00 Draft Lists Misconceptions
17:11 Online Trees and County Histories
18:59 Homestead Records and Service
22:15 Pension Index Card Tips
27:57 Guardians Not Children
29:28 Reading Filing Dates
31:03 War Injury Clues
32:02 1890 Law Red Flags
32:49 Where They Filed
33:42 Aliases And USCT
35:52 Hidden Card Markings
39:50 Contested Widows Drama
41:22 Combined Pension Files
42:55 Order Records To Confirm
45:29 Avoid The Pension Number Trap
46:57 Final Advice And Resources
Music Credit:
Circus Waltz - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
