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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry was organized at Omaha June 11 to July 21 1862. The regiment was ordered mounted October 11, 1863, and its designation was changed to [[1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry|1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry]] on November 6, 1863. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [ | The 1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry was organized at Omaha June 11 to July 21 1862. The regiment was ordered mounted October 11, 1863, and its designation was changed to [[1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry|1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry]] on November 6, 1863. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011). See the entry for the 1st Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry.</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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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 ‘Nebraska in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[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 ‘Nebraska in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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> | ||
*[[Nebraska in the Civil War|Nebraska in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Nebraska, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Nebraska in the Civil War|Nebraska in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Nebraska, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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