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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 [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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.
+The information in the lists of Virginia Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] website. That website also can be searched by the name of a soldier; see also:
+*Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865'' 2nd rev. ed. Lynchburg, Virginia: H.E. Howard, 1986 at {{FSC|498411|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}}. part of the Virginia regimental histories series.
+*Ashy, Bernice M. ''A guide to Virginia military organizations, 1861-1865; index'' Berryville, Virginia: Virginia Book Co.,1969 {{FSC|72785|item|disp=FS Library 975.5 M2wLa}}
 <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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+Additional unit history information may be found in:
+*Joseph H. Crute, Jr.. ''Units of the Confederate States Army'' Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987. {{FSC|590033|item|disp= FS Library Books973 M2crua}}
+*Stewart Sifakis. ''Compendium of the Confederate armies'' 10 vols. New York, New York : Facts on File, c1992-1995 {{FSC|476605|item| disp=FS Library Book 975 M2ss}}
+*F.Ray Sibley, Jr., ed. ''Confederate artillery organizations : an alphabetical listing of the officers and batteries of the Confederacy, 1861-1865'' El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing and Savas Beatie LLC, ©2014 {{FSC|3227325|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2sfr}}
+*W. J. Tancig, comp. ''Confederate military land units, 1861-1865'' New York, New York: Confederate military land units, 1861-1865 {{FSC|284841|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2wj}}
 === Battles Fought in Virginia  ===
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 ==== Service Records  ====
-The Family History Library and the National Archives have the:
+The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:
-:*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers'' . . . (Family History Library film {{FHL|314316|title-id|disp=881594}}).
+:*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers'' . . . (FS Library film {{FSC|314316|title-id|disp=881594}}).
-:*''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 of Volunteer Union Soldiers'' . . . (FS Library film {{FSC|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 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]].
-*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
+*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932427|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index
 ==== Pension Records  ====
-*''Pension Index File . . . 1861-1934'' (Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|184124|title-id|disp=540757}}). The actual pension records are only at the National Archives. Pension records sometimes list other members of the soldier's family and birth, marriage, and death information.
+*''Pension Index File . . . 1861-1934'' (FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|184124|title-id|disp=540757}}). The actual pension records are only at the National Archives. Pension records sometimes list other members of the soldier's family and birth, marriage, and death information.
 *'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].
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 For records of national old soldier homes, including the home in Richmond, Virginia, see:
-*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 Family History Library films.) Includes general indexes for twelve homes, but some volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list the soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death.
+*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 FS Library films.) Includes general indexes for twelve homes, but some volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list the soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death.
 ==== Southern Claims Commission  ====
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 In 1888 there were 27 posts and 1,018 members in the state of Virginia
-[http://suvcw.org/garposts/va.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Virginia]
+[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of Virginia]
 The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Virginia+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Virginia+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Virginia Grand Army of the Republic].
 ==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====
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 ==== Service Records  ====
-*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932382|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
+*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932382|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index
-*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (Family History Library films {{FHL|281165|title-id|disp=881395-456}}).
+*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (FS Library films {{FSC|281165|title-id|disp=881395-456}}).
-*''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 of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (on 1075 FS Library films {{FSC|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 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]].
+'''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]] See also [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Virginia]]
-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.]
+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 [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn14_usingcivwar.pdf Research Notes series, No. 14.]
-*''Index to Confederate Service Records of Virginia'' . . .(Family History Library films {{FHL|409624|title-id|disp=029777-808}}). An online index to [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas31&local_base=CLAS31 Virginia Confederate Rosters]&nbsp; is an unofficial roster of Virginia Confederate soldiers.
+*''Index to Confederate Service Records of Virginia'' . . .Available on {{FSC|409624|title-id|disp=FS Library films 029777-808}} - images. An online index to [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/confederate-rosters Confederate Rosters Index] is an unofficial roster of Virginia Confederate soldiers.
-*''Confederate Service Records of Virginia, 1861- 65'' (Family History Library film {{FHL|409624|title-id|disp=029767-76}}).
+*''Confederate Service Records of Virginia, 1861- 65.'' Available on {{FSC|409624|title-id|disp=FS Library films 029767-76}} - images.
 ==== Pension Records  ====
-*''[http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas10&local_base=CLAS10 Confederate Pension Applications], Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902: Index 1888-1934''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 219 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|474918|title-id|disp=1439763}}.) Indexed by veteran's, widow's, or servant's name. Files are arranged by pension act, then by county, then by surname. Usually gives age, birthplace, and residence. In addition, the<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1213644453671_151" /> Library of Virginia has the [http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CW.html Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Electronic Card Index].&nbsp;Because not all information is included in either of these pension rolls, both databases should be consulted.
+*''Confederate Pension Applications], Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902: Index 1888-1934''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. Available on {{FSC|474918|title-id|disp=FS Library films 1439763 (first of 219)}}(+++). Indexed by veteran's, widow's, or servant's name. Files are arranged by pension act, then by county, then by surname. Usually gives age, birthplace, and residence. In addition, the Library of Virginia has the [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/confederate-pensions Confederate Pension Applications, Veterans and Widows]. Because not all information is included in either of these pension rolls, both sources should be consulted.
 The Confederate pension records from 1888 to 1928 are only at the Virginia State Library.
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 *Further Library of Virginia online databases include:
-:- [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas11&local_base=CLAS11 Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts]
+:- [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/confederate-disability Confederate Disability Applications]
-:- [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas16&local_base=clas16 Robert E. Lee Soldier's Home Applications for Admission]
+:- [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/lee-home Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications]
-:- [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/notes/CivilWarbib.pdf Selected Civil War Resources in the Personal Papers and Military Records Collections at the Library of Virginia]
+:- [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/Civil-War/ Virginia in the American Civil War] - Library of Virginia collections pertaining to the American Civil War.
-:- [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/connavy/index.htm Confederate Navy Index]
+:- [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/connavy/ Confederate Navy Index]
-:- [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas65&local_base=CLAS65 Index to the Confederate Magazine]
+:- [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/confederate-veteran Confederate Veteran Magazine Index]
 ==== Presidential Pardons of Former Confederates, 1863–1868  ====
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 A published list of pardons is available online:
-*''Pardons by the President: Final Report of the Names of Persons Who Lived in Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, or Georgia, were Engaged in Rebellion and Pardoned by the President, Andrew Johnson.'' Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Digital version at {{FSbook|78986}} - free.
+*''Pardons by the President: Final Report of the Names of Persons Who Lived in Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, or Georgia, were Engaged in Rebellion and Pardoned by the President, Andrew Johnson.'' Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1986.
-==== Regimental Rosters and Histories<br>  ====
+*'''Related National Archives Collections '''
+*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/648273 Provost Marshal General, District of Virginia, Certificates of Oath and Parole, 1863 - 1865]
+==== Confederate Prisoners of War ====
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at Findmypast - Index
+==== Regimental Rosters and Histories ====
 Regimental rosters with biographical information of Virginia soldiers are published in:
-*''Virginia Regimental Histories Series''. (Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1982–.), (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.5 M2vr|disp=975.5 M2vr}}.) 119 volumes in the series have been completed.
+*''Virginia Regimental Histories Series''. (Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1982–.), (FS Library book {{FSC|975.5 M2vr|disp=975.5 M2vr}}.) 119 volumes in the series have been completed.
 *''List of Field Officers, Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army 1861-1865 ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=eBUTAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA66&lpg=RA1-PA66&dq=1st+Battalion,+Virginia+Light+Artillery+(Hardaway's)(Moseley's)&source=bl&ots=nbm9_nZMYW&sig=Imr96z20w8neDBkzU74JinqTzKA&hl=en&ei=C_G9TPfBMoiosQPh0vX8DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]
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 *A nineteen volume set of cemetery records is:
-:- Spratt, Thomas M. ''Men in Gray Interments''. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., c1996-1998&nbsp;; Athens, Georgia&nbsp;: New Papyrus Pub., c1998-2009. (Family History Library book {{FHL|770667|title-id|disp=975.5 V3s}}) This gives name and location of cemetery, soldier's name, regiment, and any other information taken from tombstones, monuments and publications. Many of the soldiers served in regiments other than those from Virginia.
+:- Spratt, Thomas M. ''Men in Gray Interments''. Athens, Georgia: Iberian Pub. Co., c1996-1998 ; Athens, Georgia : New Papyrus Pub., c1998-2009. (FS Library book {{FSC|770667|title-id|disp=975.5 V3s}}) This gives name and location of cemetery, soldier's name, regiment, and any other information taken from tombstones, monuments and publications. Many of the soldiers served in regiments other than those from Virginia.
-*''Register of the Confederate Dead Interred in Hollywood Cemetery: Richmond, Virginia''. Richmond, Virginia: Gary, Clemmitt and Jones, 1869. (Family History Library book {{FHL|144892|title-id|disp=975.5451 V3r}}; Family History Library US/CAN Film {{FHL|144892|title-id|disp=33625}}.) This register lists thousands of Confederate soldiers buried in Richmond. Includes name, company, regiment, state, date of death, cemetery section and number.
+*''Register of the Confederate Dead Interred in Hollywood Cemetery: Richmond, Virginia''. Richmond, Virginia: Gary, Clemmitt and Jones, 1869. (FS Library book {{FSC|144892|title-id|disp=975.5451 V3r}}; FamilySearch Library US/CAN Film {{FSC|144892|title-id|disp=33625}}.) This register lists thousands of Confederate soldiers buried in Richmond. Includes name, company, regiment, state, date of death, cemetery section and number.
-*''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (Family History Library film {{FHL|227306|title-id|disp=1294360}}) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.
+*''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (FS Library film {{FSC|227306|title-id|disp=1294360}}) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.
 === Guides to Military Units  ===
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 For guidebooks to Virginia's military units for the Civil War, the following sources are helpful:
-*Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book {{FHL|476605|title-id|disp=975 M2ss}}, Ten Volumes.) Gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.
+*Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (FS Library book {{FSC|476605|title-id|disp=975 M2ss}}, Ten Volumes.) Gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.
-*Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr, Volume 29}}.) Gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.
+*Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (FS Library book {{FSC|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr, Volume 29}}.) Gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.
-'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
-*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
-*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 === Internet Sites  ===
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 *[http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html Civil War in Virginia] for a link to a variety of Virginia in the Civil War sites.
-*[http://www.mdgorman.com] Civil War Richmond is a free database of documents, maps, photographs, and newspaper articles, relating to Richmond during the Civil War. A hospital index links to contemporary newspapers reporting on battles, casualties, and arrivals at specific hospitals. There are also newspaper articles about the prisons near Richmond, which held Union prisoners of war.
+*[http://www.mdgorman.com Civil War Richmond]  is a free database of documents, maps, photographs, and newspaper articles, relating to Richmond during the Civil War. A hospital index links to contemporary newspapers reporting on battles, casualties, and arrivals at specific hospitals. There are also newspaper articles about the prisons near Richmond, which held Union prisoners of war.
 === References  ===
+*{{FSC|732385|item|disp=Graham T. Dozier, comp., ''Virginia's Civil War : a guide to manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society.''Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Historical Society, c1998. FS Library 975.5 M23d}}
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