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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning Civil War Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Begin a search for confederate records'' [[Image:Battle of Gettysburg by Currier and Ives.png|right|200x200px|Battle of Gettysburg by Currier and Ives.png]] [[Image:Civil War Battles Map.PNG|right|200x200px|Civil War Battles Map.PNG]] <br><br>If you have a male ancestor who was born in the 1830s or 1840s and who lived in a southern state or the border states of Kentucky, Maryland, or Missouri, he may have served in the Confederate forces in the Civil War.&nbsp; Most who served were in their late teens or early twenties but could have been older or younger.&nbsp; It is helpful to know at least the state where your ancestor lived when the war started in 1861.&nbsp;