Some Civil War resources:

The National Archives and Records Administration has service records of about 1 million who served from 1861 to 1865. You can request records online at archives.gov/ veterans

/military-service-records

/pre-ww-1-records .html. There is a $25 service fee.

With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War next year, the National Archives has produced a PDF about how to learn more about the war at

archives.gov/exhibits/civil-war/resources/research

brochure.pdf.

Rosters of New York units that fought in the Civil War can be found at dmna.state.ny.us

/historic/reghist/civil/ros ters/rostersinfantry.htm.

To find a gravestone or the names of those in a cemetery, visit findagrave.com. And for basic genealogical information try searchforancestors.com and ancestry.com.- John Hanc

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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