Missouri Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows, 1890 (1985)

Lot's of Civil War family history in this book. Great resource for family geonology research. Many Civil War Veterans and their widows lived long productive lifes after the Civil War. Most families (North and South) had loved ones in the Civil War or lost loved ones in the Civil War. Rebuilding the South was a major undertaking. Family names that survived thru the Civil War is a major part of the rebuilding. Many Americans can trace their family histor thru Civil War books, such as this book.