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=== Companies in | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. The following counties of origin are taken from the [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/n3/mode/2up Adjutant General's Report], found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=civwarsearch Dalby Database], a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.<br> | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. The following counties of origin are taken from the [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/n3/mode/2up Adjutant General's Report], found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. Also see the [http://www.dalbydata.com/user.php?action=civwarsearch Dalby Database], a site from Minnesota, searchable by men, counties, regiments and companies.<br> | ||
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Company K - many men from Germany and assorted states - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/358/mode/2up Roster], page 358. | Company K - many men from Germany and assorted states - [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreport01minn#page/358/mode/2up Roster], page 358. | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Minnesota in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | |||
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | |||
*[[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Minnesota, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[ | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/7.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Roster of the men serving in the 7th Regiment from Wabasha county.<br> | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwabcw/7.htm Rootsweb]. (accessed 9 Dec 2010) Roster of the men serving in the 7th Regiment from Wabasha county.<br> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Minnesota_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||