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The following three collections are not needed if searching the entire collection Compiled Service Records available on Fold3.com. They are include in that database. If you are using the records of the individual states, however, the following three collections should also be searched as they are not included in the compiled service records of the individual states.  
The following three collections are not needed if searching the entire collection Compiled Service Records available on Fold3.com. They are include in that database. If you are using the records of the individual states, however, the following three collections should also be searched as they are not included in the compiled service records of the individual states.  


*''Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M258. ({{FHL|0880207|disp=FHL films 0880207–329}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10617336 Worldcat]) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_29/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_csa Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932383|FamilySearch}}). -- M258 includes records for the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M258.pdf M258.pdf]<br>{{FHL|1205310|disp=Index}}. NARA M818.  
*''Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M258. ({{FSC|0880207|disp=FS Library films 0880207–329}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10617336 Worldcat]) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_29/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_csa Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932383|FamilySearch}}). -- M258 includes records for the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M258.pdf M258.pdf]<br>{{FSC|1205310|disp=Index}}. NARA M818.  
*"Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men". National Archives Microfilm Publication M331. Includes those men performing staff duties. ({{FHL|0881105|disp=FHL films 0881105–379}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_38/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_officers Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932377|FamilySearch}}). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M331.pdf M331.pdf]<br>{{FHL|1205310|disp=Index}}. NARA M818.  
*"Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men". National Archives Microfilm Publication M331. Includes those men performing staff duties. ({{FSC|0881105|disp=FS Library films 0881105–379}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_38/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_officers Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932377|FamilySearch}}). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M331.pdf M331.pdf]<br>{{FSC|1205310|disp=Index}}. NARA M818.  
*"Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records". National Archives Microfilm Publication M347. ({{FHL|1402001|disp=FHL films 1402001–442}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_656/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_misc Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932387|FamilySearch}}). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M347.pdf M347.pdf]  
*"Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records". National Archives Microfilm Publication M347. ({{FSC|1402001|disp=FS Library films 1402001–442}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_656/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_misc Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932387|FamilySearch}}). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M347.pdf M347.pdf]  


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| Alabama  
| Alabama  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821949|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821949|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M311  
| style="text-align: center" | M311  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M311.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M311.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0880330|disp=0880330‑837}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0880330|disp=0880330‑837}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10617407 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10617407 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/6651646/confederate_soldiers_al/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/6651646/confederate_soldiers_al/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Arizona Territory  
| Arizona Territory  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821837|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821837|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M318  
| style="text-align: center" | M318  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M318.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M318.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0536241|disp=0536241}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0536241|disp=0536241}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20682248 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20682248 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/102471222/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_az/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/102471222/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_az/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Arkansas  
| Arkansas  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821811|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821811|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M317  
| style="text-align: center" | M317  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M317.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M317.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0880849|disp=0880849–1104}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0880849|disp=0880849–1104}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076884 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076884 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/166448007/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ar/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/166448007/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ar/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Florida  
| Florida  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0880001|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0880001|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M251  
| style="text-align: center" | M251  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M251.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M251.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0880103|disp=0880103–206}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0880103|disp=0880103–206}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10616963 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10616963 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/89339718/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_fl/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/89339718/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_fl/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Georgia  
| Georgia  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821700|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821700|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M266  
| style="text-align: center" | M266  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M266.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M266.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1499064|disp=1499064–670}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1499064|disp=1499064–670}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18910271 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18910271 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/28819013/confederate_soldiers_ga/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/28819013/confederate_soldiers_ga/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Kentucky  
| Kentucky  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881380|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881380|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M319  
| style="text-align: center" | M319  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M319.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M319.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1447468|disp=1447468–603}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1447468|disp=1447468–603}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076848 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076848 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88378821/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ky/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88378821/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ky/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Louisiana  
| Louisiana  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881457|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881457|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M320  
| style="text-align: center" | M320  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M320.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M320.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1447604|disp=1447604–975}}, {{FHL|1473206|disp=1473206–47}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1447604|disp=1447604–975}}, {{FSC|1473206|disp=1473206–47}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11736949 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11736949 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64552538/confederate_soldiers_la/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64552538/confederate_soldiers_la/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Maryland  
| Maryland  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821887|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821887|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M321  
| style="text-align: center" | M321  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M321.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M321.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1292663|disp=1292663–84}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1292663|disp=1292663–84}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076857 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076857 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/100488245/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_md/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/100488245/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_md/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Mississippi  
| Mississippi  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821838|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821838|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M269  
| style="text-align: center" | M269  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M269.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M269.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1488026|disp=1488026–452}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1488026|disp=1488026–452}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16655471 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16655471 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64586542/confederate_soldiers_ms/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64586542/confederate_soldiers_ms/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Missouri  
| Missouri  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0882002|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0882002|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M322  
| style="text-align: center" | M322  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M322.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M322.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1500030|disp=1500030–222}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1500030|disp=1500030–222}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9189422 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9189422 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88383654/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_mo/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88383654/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_mo/ Fold3] ($)  
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| North Carolina  
| North Carolina  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821768|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821768|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M270  
| style="text-align: center" | M270  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M270.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M270.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1381001|disp=1381001–500}}, {{FHL|1447001|disp=1447001–80}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1381001|disp=1381001–500}}, {{FSC|1447001|disp=1447001–80}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50406280 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50406280 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/29144363/confederate_soldiers_nc/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/29144363/confederate_soldiers_nc/ Fold3] ($)  
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| South Carolina  
| South Carolina  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881967|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881967|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M267  
| style="text-align: center" | M267  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M267.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M267.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1380691|disp=1380691–95}}, {{FHL|1447081|disp=1447081–467}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1380691|disp=1380691–95}}, {{FSC|1447081|disp=1447081–467}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20510348 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20510348 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64568807/confederate_soldiers_sc/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64568807/confederate_soldiers_sc/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Tennessee  
| Tennessee  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0880055|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0880055|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M268  
| style="text-align: center" | M268  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M268.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M268.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1499671|disp=1499671–854}}, {{FHL|1499856|disp=1499856–1500028}}, {{FHL|1527065|disp=1527065}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1499671|disp=1499671–854}}, {{FSC|1499856|disp=1499856–1500028}}, {{FSC|1527065|disp=1527065}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8362816 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8362816 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64578755/confederate_soldiers_tn/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64578755/confederate_soldiers_tn/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Texas  
| Texas  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0880014|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0880014|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M323  
| style="text-align: center" | M323  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M323.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M323.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1501077|disp=1501077–52}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1501077|disp=1501077–52}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16703503 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16703503 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/7482463/confederate_soldiers_tx/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/7482463/confederate_soldiers_tx/ Fold3] ($)  
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| Virginia  
| Virginia  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881395|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881395|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M324  
| style="text-align: center" | M324  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M324.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M324.pdf pdf]  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1488678–|disp=1488678–9752}}  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1488678–|disp=1488678–9752}}  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7762415 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7762415 Worldcat]  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/6786096/confederate_soldiers_va/ Fold3] ($)  
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/6786096/confederate_soldiers_va/ Fold3] ($)  
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The "[[Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army|Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army]]..." by Francis B. Heitman lists U.S. Army officers who joined the Confederate Army and the highest rank they attained.  
The "[[Historical Register and Dictionary of the US Army|Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army]]..." by Francis B. Heitman lists U.S. Army officers who joined the Confederate Army and the highest rank they attained.  
*'''1861 - 1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Confederate Officers Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images<br>
*'''1861 - 1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Confederate Officers Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images<br>
'''Biographical Sketches'''  
'''Biographical Sketches'''  


For biographical sketches and other information about officers in addition to the service records, see the following:  
For biographical sketches and other information about officers in addition to the service records, see the following:  


*{{FHL|973 H2all|disp=More Generals in Gray}}  
*{{FSC|973 H2all|disp=More Generals in Gray}}  
*{{FHL|973 M2cru|disp=Confederate Staff Officers, 1861–1865}}<br>Includes birth, death year; rank, etc. Includes staff.  
*{{FSC|973 M2cru|disp=Confederate Staff Officers, 1861–1865}}<br>Includes birth, death year; rank, etc. Includes staff.  
*{{FHL|973 M2do|disp=Biographical Sketches of the Commissioned Officers of the Confederate States Marine Corps}}<br>Includes names of officer, parents, birth date, service history, marriage, and death information.  
*{{FSC|973 M2do|disp=Biographical Sketches of the Commissioned Officers of the Confederate States Marine Corps}}<br>Includes names of officer, parents, birth date, service history, marriage, and death information.  
*{{FHL|973 M2du|disp=Going South: U.S. Navy Officer Resignations and Dismissals On the Eve of the Civil War}}<br>The appendix contains information about officers and is arranged by rank.  
*{{FSC|973 M2du|disp=Going South: U.S. Navy Officer Resignations and Dismissals On the Eve of the Civil War}}<br>The appendix contains information about officers and is arranged by rank.  
*{{FHL|973 M2lo|disp=List of Field Officers, Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861–1865}}<br>Contains name, rank, and unit.  
*{{FSC|973 M2lo|disp=List of Field Officers, Regiments and Battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861–1865}}<br>Contains name, rank, and unit.  
*{{FHL|973 D36kca|disp=Lee’s Colonels: A Biographical Register of the Field Officers of the Army of Northern Virginia}}<br>The appendix contains an additional list of 3,524 field officers by name, identifying rank, and unit.  
*{{FSC|973 D36kca|disp=Lee’s Colonels: A Biographical Register of the Field Officers of the Army of Northern Virginia}}<br>The appendix contains an additional list of 3,524 field officers by name, identifying rank, and unit.  
*{{FHL|973 M3ro|disp=Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861–1865}}<br>Some entries list the state of birth, state appointed from, service history, and rank.  
*{{FSC|973 M3ro|disp=Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861–1865}}<br>Some entries list the state of birth, state appointed from, service history, and rank.  
*{{FHL|973 M2wa|disp=Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders}}<br>Contains brief sketches of military service with some pictures and birth and death information.
*{{FSC|973 M2wa|disp=Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders}}<br>Contains brief sketches of military service with some pictures and birth and death information.


=== Sailors  ===
=== Sailors  ===
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==== Government Records  ====
==== Government Records  ====


*U.S. Navy Department. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=256214&disp=Official+records+of+the+Union+and+Confed++ Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion]''. 30 Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1894–1922. National Archives Microfilm Publication M275. ({{FHL|973 M2unr|disp=FHL book 973 M2unr}}; films 1490058–88) Similar to the official records of the armies, it is known as the ORN (Official Records . . . Navy). Its two series contain reports and correspondence on the Northern blockade of Southern ports and on matters concerning the Confederate Navy. Volume 1, series II has an index to Union and Confederate ships, statistical data, and muster rolls of confederate vessels.
*U.S. Navy Department. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=256214&disp=Official+records+of+the+Union+and+Confed++ Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion]''. 30 Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1894–1922. National Archives Microfilm Publication M275. ({{FSC|973 M2unr|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2unr}}; films 1490058–88) Similar to the official records of the armies, it is known as the ORN (Official Records . . . Navy). Its two series contain reports and correspondence on the Northern blockade of Southern ports and on matters concerning the Confederate Navy. Volume 1, series II has an index to Union and Confederate ships, statistical data, and muster rolls of confederate vessels.


:The following is an index to this set:
:The following is an index to this set:


:*Knox, Dudley W. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=256226&disp=General+index+to+official+records+of+the++ ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion . . . General Index''. . .] . 1927. Reprint, New York, New York: Antiquarian Press, 1961. (FHL book 973 M2unr index; film 0924604 item 2.) Alphabetically arranged with reference to series and volume number. The page number is located by searching the index in the specific volume referred to in the general index.
:*Knox, Dudley W. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=256226&disp=General+index+to+official+records+of+the++ ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion . . . General Index''. . .] . 1927. Reprint, New York, New York: Antiquarian Press, 1961. (FS Library book 973 M2unr index; film 0924604 item 2.) Alphabetically arranged with reference to series and volume number. The page number is located by searching the index in the specific volume referred to in the general index.


*''Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel Records'' ({{FHL|0191662|disp=FHL 191662-8}}) (NARA M260) has information about sailors and Marines abstracted from original documents, such as hospital, prison, and parole records.
*''Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel Records'' ({{FSC|0191662|disp=FS Library 191662-8}}) (NARA M260) has information about sailors and Marines abstracted from original documents, such as hospital, prison, and parole records.


==== Other Resources  ====
==== Other Resources  ====


*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/463902 Thomas Truxtun Moebs ''Confederate States Navy Research Guide: Confederate naval imprints described and annotated, chronology of naval operation and administration, marine corps and naval officer biographies, description and service of vessels, subject bibliography '' Williamsburg, Virginia : Moebs Publishing Co., c1991 FHL 973 M2moe] contains biographical sketches of Naval and Marine officers, naval histories of Confederate naval vessels, and a subject bibliography of sources.([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24477660 Worldcat])
*Thomas Truxtun Moebs ''Confederate States Navy Research Guide: Confederate naval imprints described and annotated, chronology of naval operation and administration, marine corps and naval officer biographies, description and service of vessels, subject bibliography '' Williamsburg, Virginia : Moebs Publishing Co., c1991 {{FSC|463902|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2moe}} contains biographical sketches of Naval and Marine officers, naval histories of Confederate naval vessels, and a subject bibliography of sources.([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24477660 Worldcat])


*''Service Records of Confederate Enlisted Marines'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6144654 Worldcat]) lists name, company, enlistment date, and place along with brief service histories.<br>
*''Service Records of Confederate Enlisted Marines'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6144654 Worldcat]) lists name, company, enlistment date, and place along with brief service histories.<br>
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*[[United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
*[[United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
*[[United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  
*[[United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
See also: 
*[[United States Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[United States Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


=== For Further Reading ===
=== For Further Reading ===
*Desmond Walls Allen. '' Which Henry Cook? A Methodology for Searching Confederate Ancestors.'' Prologue 27 (Fall,1995):  
*Desmond Walls Allen. '' Which Henry Cook? A Methodology for Searching Confederate Ancestors.'' Prologue 27 (Fall,1995):  
*John P. Beeben." Confederate Court-Martial Records: An Alternate Research Strategy for Missing Case Files." NGS Magazine 41 # 1 (January-March 2015): 36-40. FHL 973 D25ngs  
*John P. Beeben." Confederate Court-Martial Records: An Alternate Research Strategy for Missing Case Files." NGS Magazine 41 # 1 (January-March 2015): 36-40. FS Library 973 D25ngs  
*Marie Varrelman Melchiori.''Searching for Confederate Soldier Records at the National Archives.'' NGS Magazine (July, August, September, 2005):15-18.
*Marie Varrelman Melchiori.''Searching for Confederate Soldier Records at the National Archives.'' NGS Magazine (July, August, September, 2005):15-18.
*John M. Sacher, ''Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers'' Louisiana state University Press, 2022
*John M. Sacher, ''Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers'' Louisiana state University Press, 2022
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