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=== Identifying an Ancestor in the Battle === | === Identifying an Ancestor in the Battle === | ||
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To identify and ancestor who was in the battle of Gettysburg it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor's regiment was assigned to either the Army of the Potomac or the Army of Northern Virginia. The Gettysburg National Military Park has webpages that will identify the military units that were assigned to these arimies. Second it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor was with his unit at the time of the battle. Specific references to the battle my be found in service and pension records, unit histories, prisoner of war and medical records, letters written by the soldier to family or friends, casualities lists of the battle. Some soldiers who died in the battle will be found in the Historical Records on Family Search. | To identify and ancestor who was in the battle of Gettysburg it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor's regiment was assigned to either the Army of the Potomac or the Army of Northern Virginia. The Gettysburg National Military Park has webpages that will identify the military units that were assigned to these arimies. Second it will be necessary to determine if your ancestor was with his unit at the time of the battle. Specific references to the battle my be found in service and pension records, unit histories, prisoner of war and medical records, letters written by the soldier to family or friends, casualities lists of the battle. Some soldiers who died in the battle will be found in the Historical Records on Family Search. | ||
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James H. Kidd. ''Address of Gen. James H. Kidd at the dedication of Michigan monuments upon the battlefield of Gettysburg: June 12, 1889.''[S.l.:s.n.1889?] 25 pp. FHL fiche 6084608 <br> | James H. Kidd. ''Address of Gen. James H. Kidd at the dedication of Michigan monuments upon the battlefield of Gettysburg: June 12, 1889.''[S.l.:s.n.1889?] 25 pp. FHL fiche 6084608 <br> | ||
<br>'''New Jersey''' | <br>'''New Jersey''' | ||
''Final Report of the Gettysburg Battle-field Commission of New Jersey.'' Trenton, N.J.: The John L. Murphy Publishing Co., 1891, Not at FHL | ''Final Report of the Gettysburg Battle-field Commission of New Jersey.'' Trenton, N.J.: The John L. Murphy Publishing Co., 1891, Not at FHL | ||
''Fourth annual pilgrimage of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer’s Veteran Association, May 11th to 15th , 1909: Fredericksburg, Washington and Gettysburg. ''Washington, N.J.: Washington Star Printer, [1909?], 14 pp. FHL fiche 6083478 | ''Fourth annual pilgrimage of the Fifteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteer’s Veteran Association, May 11th to 15th , 1909: Fredericksburg, Washington and Gettysburg. ''Washington, N.J.: Washington Star Printer, [1909?], 14 pp. FHL fiche 6083478 | ||