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==Instructions==
==Instructions==
[ Video Instructions]
[ Video Instructions]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mgbJ3pVXk_GMzEl1WiWJgHQ9XaK9Hk8mJJpt3vl4crY/edit?usp=sharing Task List]
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mgbJ3pVXk_GMzEl1WiWJgHQ9XaK9Hk8mJJpt3vl4crY/edit?usp=sharing Task List]


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Open the Task List link above
Open the task list link above


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In the Archives.org search bar, search for the name of the regiment + the state: ex. 15th Regiment Alabama.
In the Archives.org search bar, search for the name of the regiment + the state: ex. "15th Regiment Alabama".


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If no results show up, don't worry, books for every regiment have not been digitized. Type "no" in the URL link column of the tasklist and move onto the next line in the task list.
If no results show up, don't worry, books for every regiment have not been digitized. Type "no" in the URL link column of the task list and move onto the next line in the task list.


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[[File:Example of Regiment history.jpg|thumb|600px|Regiment History]]
[[File:Example of Regiment history.jpg|thumb|600px|Regiment History]]
If you do find a digitized history of the regiment, click on it, and copy the URL. <nowiki>*</nowiki>If multple books are listed, you might need to click on the book to see if it is a history of the regiment. We just need to include regitment histories '''not biographies'''. As seen in the example image, the one to the left is a regiment history and the ones on the right are autobiographies.  
If you find a digitized history of the regiment, click on it, and copy the URL. <nowiki>*</nowiki>If multiple books are listed, you might need to click on the book to see if it is a history of the regiment. We're just including regiment histories '''not biographies'''. As seen in the example image, the one to the left is a regiment history and the ones on the right are autobiographies.  


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Paste the URL link into the appropriate spot on the spreadsheet.
Paste the URL link into the appropriate spot on the spreadsheet. If there is more than one regiment history, paste both links into the spreadsheet.


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