Fold3 William Holbrook

[CplHall140thPA]

If anyone happens to have a fold3 account, could you go and screenshot these documents. I can't view them as a I don't have an account.
https://www.fold3.com/image/295295410?xid=1945
https://www.fold3.com/image/295106115?xid=1945
https://www.fold3.com/image/2858042/?terms=William Holbrook Michigan&xid=1945

 

[Aaron Vinson]

 

[Aaron Vinson]

There. A lot of yankee units don't actually have the service records on there just an index, which isn't helpful. You'll have to go to the National Archives or get someone to go

 

[gary]

And read the pension files.

 

[CplHall140thPA]

There. A lot of yankee units don't actually have the service records on there just an index, which isn't helpful. You'll have to go to the National Archives or get someone to go

Thank you.

 

[firstflabn]

There. A lot of yankee units don't actually have the service records on there just an index, which isn't helpful. You'll have to go to the National Archives or get someone to go

Wrong about how to acquire service records. Edited

 

[Aaron Vinson]

Wrong about how to acquire service records. Edited

How am I wrong

 

[firstflabn]

You

How am I wrong

My first sentence is pretty clear. You made the claim. It's up to you to support it.

 

[Stryker65]

Wrong about how to acquire service records. Edited

You

My first sentence is pretty clear. You made the claim. It's up to you to support it.

He's not wrong. Service records are accessible by going to the National Archives. Since he listed a fact and not a claim, I do wonder where you are getting your sources from.

 

[firstflabn]

He's not wrong. Service records are accessible by going to the National Archives. Since he listed a fact and not a claim, I do wonder where you are getting your sources from.

You must have a different definition of 'have to' than normal folks do. Hint: he didn't say 'also,' he made it 'only.' Although I already knew the correct answer, I ran an experiment; I searched 'how do I order civil war service records from NARA?' Took under 30 seconds to confirm that service records are indeed available for ordering from home (as they have been for many decades). Did you do that search before commenting? Feel free to quiz me on the substance of anything I say, but resist the urge to comment when you have no idea about the subject (nor any apparent real interest). How stupid and/or uninformed would someone have to be to even imagine the records weren't available on site; it's what NARA is there for.

 

[BCS1973]

You must have a different definition of 'have to' than normal folks do. Hint: he didn't say 'also,' he made it 'only.' Although I already knew the correct answer, I ran an experiment; I searched 'how do I order civil war service records from NARA?' Took under 30 seconds to confirm that service records are indeed available for ordering from home (as they have been for many decades). Did you do that search before commenting? Feel free to quiz me on the substance of anything I say, but resist the urge to comment when you have no idea about the subject (nor any apparent real interest). How stupid and/or uninformed would someone have to be to even imagine the records weren't available on site; it's what NARA is there for.

Fundamentally, there's nothing wrong with what @Aaron Vinson stated. Perhaps the grammar could have been clearer, but the sentiment is correct. He is correct in saying one has to "go to the national archives (NARA)". Part of your post was edited out by a moderator, but I read it previous. It wasn't correct based upon how things actually work. NARA doesn't just let any Tom, Dick, or Harry rifle through their paper files. They do, however, approve certain researchers to do such work. Those researchers charge a fee (hence the "you have to pay someone" comment). You can also order records online directly from NARA as you stated. The reality is that NARA is understaffed, to the point that while they will provide CW era records (for a fee with floating limits), those searches are relatively low priority. As such, one can order CW records from an approved independent researcher and receive them much faster and for less money than direct orders from NARA. BTW, the records come from NARA, so one way or another one has to get there for retrieval.

 

[Stryker65]

You must have a different definition of 'have to' than normal folks do. Hint: he didn't say 'also,' he made it 'only.' Although I already knew the correct answer, I ran an experiment; I searched 'how do I order civil war service records from NARA?' Took under 30 seconds to confirm that service records are indeed available for ordering from home (as they have been for many decades). Did you do that search before commenting? Feel free to quiz me on the substance of anything I say, but resist the urge to comment when you have no idea about the subject (nor any apparent real interest). How stupid and/or uninformed would someone have to be to even imagine the records weren't available on site; it's what NARA is there for.

In any case, "going to the National Archives" refers to both online and physical, similarly to how "reading a book" refers to both online and digital. But, since you keep bringing it up:

I'm so deeply sorry, I clearly have "no idea about the subject nor any apparent real interest" in research as a whole. You're completely correct and I am completely wrong. Because of this, I'll never question anything else you say, and I'll take your word as correct in all future instances, since you're clearly and singularly the leading expert here. You're right that anyone who makes a mistake is very "stupid and/or uninformed" and not like "normal folks" and they should apologize for their stupidity every time someone else demands it.

Hope that satisfies you