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 Most units were numbered, however, many especially in the Confederate forces were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units
-The information in the lists of Virginia Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier but also see ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865'' at {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}} and [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html Confederate Regimental Histories] with links to other sites.
+The information in the lists of Virginia Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] website. That website also can be searched by the name of a soldier but also see ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865'' at {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}} and [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html Confederate Regimental Histories] with links to other sites.
 <center>'''Virginia Confederate Units by Number or by Name'''</center><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 30px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black;"></div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units 1st through 8th|1st-8th]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units 9th through 31st|9th-31st]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units 32nd through 86th|32nd- 86th]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units 87th through 198th|87th- 198th]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units A through L|A-L]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Units M-Z|M-Z]]</div><div style="width: 100%; float: left;"><br><center>'''Virginia Confederate Units by Type of Unit'''</center><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 30px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black;"></div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black;">'''''Confed. Units'''''</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Infantry Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Cavalry Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Artillery Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Reserve Units|Reserves]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Confederate Local Units|Local Units]]</div><div style="margin: 4px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(208, 208, 208); width: 60px; float: left; height: 40px;">[[Virginia Civil War Other Confederate Units|Other]]</div>
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 :*''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers'' . . . (Family History Library film {{FHL|36086|title-id|disp=1292638-644}}). May provide the soldier's or sailor's unit which can help to find pension records but does not give information about other members of the soldier's family.
-*'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Virginia are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
+*'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Virginia are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives website. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
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 *''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (on 1075 Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1218574903931_61" /> films {{FHL|499010|title-id|disp=1488678-1489752}}). Lists the soldier's name, rank, unit, and enlistment date and place.
-'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Virginia are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].
+'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Virginia are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives website. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].
 From the [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ Library of Virginia]: An outline explaining the variety of Virginia Civil War records available at the Library of Virginia in [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/rn14_usingcivwar.pdf Research Notes series, No. 14.]