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Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias.<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br>  
Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias.<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br>  


*With a new introduction by John M. Carroll. ''List of field officers, regiments, & battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865. ''(Mattituck, New York : J.M. Carroll & Co., c1983) {{FHL|657216|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6083686}}
*With a new introduction by John M. Carroll. ''List of field officers, regiments, &amp; battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865. ''(Mattituck, New York&nbsp;: J.M. Carroll &amp; Co., c1983) {{FHL|657216|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6083686}}


No formal overall military commander or general-in-chief was designated until late in the war. This lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Commanders were:  
No formal overall military commander or general-in-chief was designated until late in the war. This lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Commanders were:  
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The above information, and additional information can be found in the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army Confederate States Army]  
The above information, and additional information can be found in the Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Army Confederate States Army]  
===Confederate Battles===
Sibley, F. Ray. ''The Confederate order of battle.'' (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : White Mane Pub. Co., c1996-), {{FHL|760664|item|disp=FHL book 975 M2si v. 1}}.


=== Confederate Regular Troops Military Units  ===
=== Confederate Regular Troops Military Units  ===
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*Jenks, Houston C. ''An index to the census of 1911 of Confederate veterans or their widows, pursuant to Act 71 of 1908.'' ([Baton Rouge, Louisiana]&nbsp;: [H.C. Jenks], c1989), {{FHL|520744|item|disp=FHL book 976.3 M22j}}.
*Jenks, Houston C. ''An index to the census of 1911 of Confederate veterans or their widows, pursuant to Act 71 of 1908.'' ([Baton Rouge, Louisiana]&nbsp;: [H.C. Jenks], c1989), {{FHL|520744|item|disp=FHL book 976.3 M22j}}.


*Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Burials lists of the Confederate federal cavalry regiments.'' (Kingsburg, California : Pacific Specialities, 1972), {{FHL|250166|item|disp=FHL book 973 V3p copy 2}} and ''Genealogical records on the Confederate Indian troops.'' (Albany, Oregon : S.L. Pompey, c1984), {{FHL|58574|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 P772g}}.
*Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Burials lists of the Confederate federal cavalry regiments.'' (Kingsburg, California&nbsp;: Pacific Specialities, 1972), {{FHL|250166|item|disp=FHL book 973 V3p copy 2}} and ''Genealogical records on the Confederate Indian troops.'' (Albany, Oregon&nbsp;: S.L. Pompey, c1984), {{FHL|58574|item|disp=FHL book 970.1 P772g}}.


The following archive may also be helpful in researching your Confederate ancestor:  
The following archive may also be helpful in researching your Confederate ancestor:  
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Additional Confederate records are at '''state archives''' and '''historical societies'''.  
Additional Confederate records are at '''state archives''' and '''historical societies'''.  


Also see [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] for more Confederate records.
Also see [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] for more Confederate records.  


=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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