Many thanks to Bob Velke and Gopher Records. In the very early 2000s, I ordered a copy of a GG grandfather's Civil War pension file from the National Archives. It contained 25 pages. The photocopies were poor quality and difficult to read. Fast forward to February 2025 when I placed an order for the digital files with Gopher. In less than 2 weeks, I received the ENTIRE file consisting of 316 pages of clearly legible text! From the file, I finally have a physical description of my GG grandfather, for whom I have no photos, and some interesting character assessments [...]

I am very pleased with the Pension Records I have received. The convenience of being able to order from home is very nice. The time it takes to receive the files has been very quick. i am very happy with the information contained in the records. Once actually gets the feeling that you know the people named in them. It gives a very realistic picture of the times these people lived through. The illnesses and ailments the soldiers suffered without modern diagnoses and equipment and medication could be horrendous. One learns who these people [...]

Thanks to Bob & Gopher Records, we were able to put to rest a long-standing debate over how old a particular soldier was in our cemetery. Written on the man's discharge papers was a note from his commanding officer that the man was now 52 years old but at the time of enlistment was listed as age 40 just a year before the officer wrote this discharge. So this cleared up the mystery of his military records not matching other records we had for this man! Thank you, Gopher Records for helping us solve this mini-mystery!

Retrieving some records can be insanely slow. I have made use of Gopher Records on a few occasions and found the service fast, easy to use and a reasonable cost. Very pleased.

I'd ordered a complete set of my 3rd great-grandfathers Civil War Records; within a very short period of time I received a comprehensive set of records that helped to answer several questions I had been seeking for ancestral research. Gopher records is an invaluable source if you're your doing a deep dive into Civil War research. Well Done!

As usual, your service is great obtaining these records! Thank you so much!

I was looking for Civil War service records. I received those and records of a multiyear struggle to get a widow's pension. Dozens of affidavits detailing his service. How did they keep track of all that paperwork in the 19th century?

I used Gopher Records to find the military record of my Great Great Grandfather who was in the 193rd Pa Infantry in the Civil War in 1864. I needed this record to join the SUVCW (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War). It was speedy delivery to my website a little over a week later when my SUVCW contact said it usually takes some months when going through the government directly. I told my SUVCW contact about Gopher Records and he was very impressed and will recommend them to others.

High quality color document images in half the time it takes from the National Archives. And at a lower price.

Gopher Records was wonderful to work with. Quick turnaround times and great pricing. It was so easy to order my 2-times great-grandfather's Civil War records. Gopher records made finding my 2-times great-grandfather's records so easy. His birth name was Jens Christian Olson, which he changed to Jens O. Kirkeby but he enlisted into the army under John Olsen. It's been wonderful reading about his war time experiences. Thanks, Gopher Records for all your help. Carla