No other book details how to find and use these critical resources for amateur genealogists! This book covers the use of two of the most effective sets of genealogical information available to genealogists: Census and military records. Topics include: - Federal censuses: what they are, how to use them, pitfalls and issues concerning the information found in them; - Mortality schedules: a frequently overlooked gold mine of little-known genealogical data; - State censuses: genealogically rich resources - Military records: where and how to find them, what information is available - War-by-war records availability