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The article presents a guide to the history of Alabama and its genealogical records. Topics include the 18th century census records featured in the publication "Deep South Genealogical Quarterly," the Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office records that begin in 1820, and various Civil War and military records.

The article discuses the need to preserve Pennsylvania's mustering out rolls which contain valuable information about the state's Civil War regiments.

The article focuses on the Compiled Military Service Records (CSRs), created by the U.S. War Department. The basis of the CSRs are Southern service records that were surrendered to U.S. Federal control by Confederate adjutant and inspector general Samuel Cooper. Information is also provided for the "Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records."

The article presents information on descriptive lists which were used for documentation purposes during the U.S. Civil War to record the physical details of war volunteers. The list consisted of the recruit's name, age, height, complexion, color of eyes and hair, birth place, and occupation, as well as when, where, by whom and for what period he enlisted. The list also included a 'remarks' column which documented a man's character, and his achievements and failures .

Reports about the donation of Numa Corporation of Akron, Ohio of Civil War muster roll records to Cleveland's Western Reserve Historical Society. Information on what the records contain; Reaction of Kermit Pike, spokesman for the historical society on the received data.