I was surprised by the speed of the response. The records are more detailed and complete than I expected. I had an excellent experience with Gopher Records and the site will be my go-to for accessing additional documents about CW veterans.
We ordered a widow’s pension application for an ancestor’s service in the Cherokee War in Georgia. Some of the information from this file (beautiful color images by Gopher Records!) helped fill in gaps in these ancestors’ lives and is the only place some of that information can now be found, (e.g., marriage information from a
Gopher Records is a great asset to anyone who is looking for records from NARA. I will definitely be using them in the future.
Thank you very much for this vital information. These men spelled their names four different ways and had to jump through a few hoops to verify their individual service. Because of this I have found the names of two siblings that I previously did not know and birthdates. Regrettably these siblings did not appear in
Although I’ve done a lot of genealogy for women interested in joining the Daughters of the American Revolution, questions about a Civil War lineage weren’t addressed in the usual on-line sources – and my experience with the National Archives is that they take a long time. So, when another application taskforce member suggested Gopher Records,
I have used Gopher Records several times. Their service is quick, well done and the price is right. I don’t hesitate to order a pension record now at all.
I had heard of Gopher Records on several genealogy Facebook groups, from people who had great experiences. I saw nothing but positive comments about them. So I decided to use them for my 2nd great-Grandfather records, who’d served in the US Civil War. I was stunned to receive over 200 pages of (digitized) records. Most
Faster than expected service, straight images, easy download– What more could a person ask for? Thanks for your great service
I had been curious about my great-grandfather’s background as a young man serving in the Civil War as no stories about that generation had ever been passed down to me. I appreciated the service of Gopher Records in retrieving 210 pages tied to his Civil War experiences, including his pension files. I’m learning more and
I have used Gopher records twice now for Civil War records (pension, medical and service) and have been thrilled with how quickly the records arrived and how thorough the search was! I highly recommend using them. Great service, great price, great results!
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