FROM FOOT SOLDIERS TO STATESMEN, GREEKS PLAYED A ROLE IN US CIVIL WAR Published in The National Herald, October 17-23, 2015 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that  The National Herald  has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group.  ------------------------------ CHICAGO - Official records documenting the direct and considerable involvement of Greeks in the American Civil War 1861-1865 continue to appear, in ever increasing numbers, with each passing year.  These records outline the manner in which specific Greeks took an active role in both the Union and the Confederate forces. The names and actions of these Hellenes are found in the ranks of the average foot soldier onward to a cadre of government statesmen in both the union and confederate governments.  Beyond even these two points of the spectrum ...

FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled MAINE, STATE ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS that includes 4 men born in Greece who served in the U.S. Civil War as "substitutes". Civil War Cards of Maine  include the following information: Name, age, rank and company of soldier Whether service was in the infantry, cavalry, or heavy artillery Birth place and current residence Marital status Physical description Date of enlistment Date and reason for leaving service Record of previous service

U. S. CIVIL WAR DRAFT REGISTRATIONS RECORDS, 1863-1865 There are  39 people who are recorded with GREECE as their place of birth   in this Ancestry.com database.   I have transcribed the names and listed them below for your review.   (Note:  There are also 28 other individuals who show up in the results of a search for people born in Greece.  These people have Chio listed as their place of birth, however, when I gave the actual records more scrutiny, I believe the transcriber meant Ohio.)   Please view the database directly for more information.  If you do not have a subscription to Ancestry.com, most U.S. libraries offer access for FREE. Description from Ancestry.com This is a collection of lists of Civil War Draft Registrations. There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern s...