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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning Civil War Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Begin a search for confederate records'' [[Image:Battle of Gettysburg by Currier and Ives.png|right|200x200px]] [[Image:Civil War Battles Map.PNG|right|200x200px]] <br><br>If you have a male ancestor who was born in the 1830s or 1840s and who lived in a southern state or the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, or Missouri, he may have served in the Confederate forces in the Civil War. Most who served were in their late teens or early twenties but could have been older or younger. It is helpful to know at least the state where your ancestor lived when the war started in 1861. | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning Civil War Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Begin a search for confederate records'' [[Image:Battle of Gettysburg by Currier and Ives.png|right|200x200px|Battle of Gettysburg by Currier and Ives.png]] [[Image:Civil War Battles Map.PNG|right|200x200px|Civil War Battles Map.PNG]] <br><br>If you have a male ancestor who was born in the 1830s or 1840s and who lived in a southern state or the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, or Missouri, he may have served in the Confederate forces in the Civil War. Most who served were in their late teens or early twenties but could have been older or younger. It is helpful to know at least the state where your ancestor lived when the war started in 1861. | ||
1. Search online indexes for possible service or pension records. | 1. Search online indexes for possible service or pension records. | ||
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2. Once you have located your ancestor in one of the Confederate service indexes, search the National Archives films for the complete service record. At the Family History Library, these films are organized by state and then by military unit (typically regiment number). These groups of films begin with an alphabetical index which you may skip if you have already located your ancestor's military unit. | 2. Once you have located your ancestor in one of the Confederate service indexes, search the National Archives films for the complete service record. At the Family History Library, these films are organized by state and then by military unit (typically regiment number). These groups of films begin with an alphabetical index which you may skip if you have already located your ancestor's military unit. | ||
Determine which film lists your ancestor's military unit, then search the film alphabetically for your ancestor's name. Be sure to use variant spellings if needed. See {{FHL|300893|title-id|disp=Alabama}},[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+from+the+state+of+Florida&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Florida], {{FHL|499014|title-id|disp=Georgia}}, {{FHL|484181|title-id|disp=Louisiana}}, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+from+the+state+of+North+Carolina&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= North Carolina], Oklahoma, {{FHL|515563|title-id|disp=South Carolina}}, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+from+the+state+of+Tennessee&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Tennessee], {{FHL|499034|title-id|disp=Texas}}, or {{FHL|499010|title-id|disp=Virginia}} . | |||
3.Some Confederate pension records can be accessed at the Family History Library. [[Confederate Pension Records|See more]]. | 3.Some Confederate pension records can be accessed at the Family History Library. [[Confederate Pension Records|See more]]. | ||