Learn more about how to research Civil War veterans at the National Archives, the Archives of Michigan, the Bentley Historical Library, and other resources. Daniel Schwalm has discovered numerous Civil War ancestors on the branches of his family tree. Using the example of his own research process, he will walk you through how he was able to discover these Civil War ancestors.
Our Speaker: Daniel Schwalm is an attorney who is an amateur historian and genealogist. In addition to researching his own family he has helped others to research their own civil war ancestors. He comes from a family that literally helped build Ann Arbor, with members who were settled before Michigan was admitted to the Union.