Confederate Paroles

[Bill Richter]

I used to just show up when everything was at the downtown National Archives, give them a list like Stanton's info above, and after getting their security clearance, I went to a reading room and someone would show up with the file(s) I needed on a cart. It is best if you can talk the librarian into letting you accompany them. Never can tell what might be on nearby shelves that you did'nt even know about. I think that the old military records are out in Maryland now. Everyone was always nice to me. You might even be able to email them ahead of time to find out where your records are. I wrote letters in my time (not as far back as John Stanton, but I am pretty old and had no computers then). There were also printed guides, now probably available on the web, that can help guide you.