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| Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias.<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br> | | Tthe state militias supplemented the Confederate States Army. The state governments organized and commanded the state militias.<ref name="Wikipedia" /><br> |
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| *With a new introduction by John M. Carroll. ''List of field officers, regiments, & battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865. ''(Mattituck, New York : J.M. Carroll & Co., c1983) {{FHL|657216|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083686}} | | *With a new introduction by John M. Carroll. ''List of field officers, regiments, & battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865. ''(Mattituck, New York : J.M. Carroll & Co., c1983) {{FSC|657216|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083686}} |
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| No formal overall military commander or general-in-chief was designated until late in the war. This lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Commanders were: | | No formal overall military commander or general-in-chief was designated until late in the war. This lack of centralized control was a strategic weakness.<ref name="Wikipedia" /> Commanders were: |
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| ===Confederate Battles=== | | ===Confederate Battles=== |
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| Sibley, F. Ray. ''The Confederate order of battle.'' (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : White Mane Pub. Co., c1996-), {{FHL|760664|item|disp=FS Library book 975 M2si v. 1}}. | | Sibley, F. Ray. ''The Confederate order of battle.'' (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania : White Mane Pub. Co., c1996-), {{FSC|760664|item|disp=FS Library book 975 M2si v. 1}}. |
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| === Confederate Regular Troops Military Units === | | === Confederate Regular Troops Military Units === |
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| Records of the Confederate Army are located in the National Archives Record Group (RG109). They are described in: | | Records of the Confederate Army are located in the National Archives Record Group (RG109). They are described in: |
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| *Amann, William Frayne. ''Personnel of the Civil War.'' (New York, New York : T. Yoseloff, c1961) {{FHL|283142|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2a Vol 1 and 2}} | | *Amann, William Frayne. ''Personnel of the Civil War.'' (New York, New York : T. Yoseloff, c1961) {{FSC|283142|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 M2a Vol 1 and 2}} |
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| *Bethel, Elizabeth, compiler. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=604451&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+War+Departm%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Preliminary Inventory of the War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109).] Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1957. (FS Library book 973 A33npi no. 101.)'' | | *Bethel, Elizabeth, compiler. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=604451&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+War+Departm%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Preliminary Inventory of the War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109).] Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1957. (FS Library book 973 A33npi no. 101.)'' |
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| *Compiled records showing service of military units in Confederate organizations.' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976), {{FHL|499053|item|disp=FS Library film 1380856 - 1380929}} | | *Compiled records showing service of military units in Confederate organizations.' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976), {{FSC|499053|item|disp=FS Library film 1380856 - 1380929}} |
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| *Confederate States of America. Army. ''Roll of Confederate prisoners of war, paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 1865.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990), {{FHL|582841|item|disp=FS Library film 1685778 Items 1-2}}. | | *Confederate States of America. Army. ''Roll of Confederate prisoners of war, paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 1865.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990), {{FSC|582841|item|disp=FS Library film 1685778 Items 1-2}}. |
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| *'Confederate P.O.W.'s : soldiers & sailors who died in federal prisons & military hospitals in the North.' (Nacogdoches, Texas : Ericson Books, c1984, 1994), {{FHL|825623|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2if 1994}}. | | *'Confederate P.O.W.'s : soldiers & sailors who died in federal prisons & military hospitals in the North.' (Nacogdoches, Texas : Ericson Books, c1984, 1994), {{FSC|825623|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2if 1994}}. |
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| *Crute, Joseph H. ''Units of the Confederate States Army.'' (Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987), {{FHL|590033|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2crua}}. | | *Crute, Joseph H. ''Units of the Confederate States Army.'' (Midlothian, Virginia : Derwent Books, c1987), {{FSC|590033|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2crua}}. |
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| *Glazier, Willard W. ''The capture, the prison pen, and the escape : giving a complete history of prison life in the South.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FHL|654011|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083612}}. | | *Glazier, Willard W. ''The capture, the prison pen, and the escape : giving a complete history of prison life in the South.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|654011|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083612}}. |
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| *Hewett, Janet B. ''The Roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865. '' (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1997-2000) {{FHL|723528|item|disp=FS Library book 975 M2rc}}. | | *Hewett, Janet B. ''The Roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865. '' (Wilmington, North Carolina : Broadfoot Pub. Co., c1997-2000) {{FSC|723528|item|disp=FS Library book 975 M2rc}}. |
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| *Jenks, Houston C. ''An index to the census of 1911 of Confederate veterans or their widows, pursuant to Act 71 of 1908.'' ([Baton Rouge, Louisiana] : [H.C. Jenks], c1989), {{FHL|520744|item|disp=FS Library book 976.3 M22j}}. | | *Jenks, Houston C. ''An index to the census of 1911 of Confederate veterans or their widows, pursuant to Act 71 of 1908.'' ([Baton Rouge, Louisiana] : [H.C. Jenks], c1989), {{FSC|520744|item|disp=FS Library book 976.3 M22j}}. |
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| *''Lists of Confederates captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863.'' (Washington, District of Columbia : National Archives and Records Service, 1996), {{FHL|721984|item|disp=FS Library film 2200846 digitized}} | | *''Lists of Confederates captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863.'' (Washington, District of Columbia : National Archives and Records Service, 1996), {{FSC|721984|item|disp=FS Library film 2200846 digitized}} |
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| *''List of field officers, regiments, & battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865.'' with a new introduction by John M. Carroll (Mattituck, New York : J.M. Carroll & Co., c1983) {{FHL|75313|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2Lo}}. | | *''List of field officers, regiments, & battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865.'' with a new introduction by John M. Carroll (Mattituck, New York : J.M. Carroll & Co., c1983) {{FSC|75313|item|disp=FS Library book 973 M2Lo}}. |
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| *Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Burials lists of the Confederate federal cavalry regiments.'' (Kingsburg, California : Pacific Specialities, 1972), {{FHL|250166|item|disp=FS Library book 973 V3p copy 2}} and ''Genealogical records on the Confederate Indian troops.'' (Albany, Oregon : S.L. Pompey, c1984), {{FHL|58574|item|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P772g}}. | | *Pompey, Sherman Lee. ''Burials lists of the Confederate federal cavalry regiments.'' (Kingsburg, California : Pacific Specialities, 1972), {{FSC|250166|item|disp=FS Library book 973 V3p copy 2}} and ''Genealogical records on the Confederate Indian troops.'' (Albany, Oregon : S.L. Pompey, c1984), {{FSC|58574|item|disp=FS Library book 970.1 P772g}}. |
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| *Spratt, Thomas M. ''Men in gray interments.'' ("Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co., c1996-1998 Athens, Georgia : New Papyrus Pub., c1998-2009), {{FHL|770667|item|disp=FS Library book 975.5 V3s v. 1}} . | | *Spratt, Thomas M. ''Men in gray interments.'' ("Athens, Georgia : Iberian Pub. Co., c1996-1998 Athens, Georgia : New Papyrus Pub., c1998-2009), {{FSC|770667|item|disp=FS Library book 975.5 V3s v. 1}} . |
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| *United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Records of the Louisiana state government in the War Department collection of Confederate records, 1850-1888 : NARA, M359.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration, 1961), {{FHL|589342|item|disp=FS Library film 1549483}}. | | *United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Records of the Louisiana state government in the War Department collection of Confederate records, 1850-1888 : NARA, M359.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Service. General Services Administration, 1961), {{FSC|589342|item|disp=FS Library film 1549483}}. |
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| *United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled records showing service of military units in Confederate organizations.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : The National Archives, 1971), {{FHL|499053|item|disp=FS Library film 1380856, etc.}} and ''Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865).'' {{FHL|313823|item|disp=FS Library film 880207, etc.}}. | | *United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled records showing service of military units in Confederate organizations.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : The National Archives, 1971), {{FSC|499053|item|disp=FS Library film 1380856, etc.}} and ''Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865).'' {{FSC|313823|item|disp=FS Library film 880207, etc.}}. |
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| *Watkins, Raymond W. (Raymond Wesley). ''Confederate deaths : Battle of Fort Bulter [sic], LA June 25, 1863; Resaca, GA - MS soldiers; Raleigh NC - Confederate hospitals; Battle of Liberty Gap, TN - June 24-26, 1863 - Arkansas soldiers; Battle of Hoover's Gap, TN - June 24-26, 1863; Murfreesboro, TN - 60th NC Infantry Regiment; Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA; Winchester, VA and nearby areas.'' (Meridian, Missiissippi: Lauderdale County Department of Archives & History (Mississippi), c2000), {{FHL|1016028|item|disp=FS Library book 976.1 M2gr}} | | *Watkins, Raymond W. (Raymond Wesley). ''Confederate deaths : Battle of Fort Bulter [sic], LA June 25, 1863; Resaca, GA - MS soldiers; Raleigh NC - Confederate hospitals; Battle of Liberty Gap, TN - June 24-26, 1863 - Arkansas soldiers; Battle of Hoover's Gap, TN - June 24-26, 1863; Murfreesboro, TN - 60th NC Infantry Regiment; Howard's Grove Hospital, Richmond, VA; Winchester, VA and nearby areas.'' (Meridian, Missiissippi: Lauderdale County Department of Archives & History (Mississippi), c2000), {{FSC|1016028|item|disp=FS Library book 976.1 M2gr}} |
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| *Welsh, Jack D. ''Two Confederate hospitals and their patients : Atlanta to Opelika.'' (Macon Georgia : Mercer University Press, c2005), {{FHL|1326580|item|disp=FS Library book 976 M2w}} and ''Medical histories of Confederate general.'' (Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1995), {{FHL|705338|item|disp=FS Library book 973 V2wa}}. | | *Welsh, Jack D. ''Two Confederate hospitals and their patients : Atlanta to Opelika.'' (Macon Georgia : Mercer University Press, c2005), {{FSC|1326580|item|disp=FS Library book 976 M2w}} and ''Medical histories of Confederate general.'' (Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1995), {{FSC|705338|item|disp=FS Library book 973 V2wa}}. |
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| *Wight, Willard E. ''Index to registers of inmates of the Confederate Soldiers Home of Georgia.'' (Atlanta [Georgia] : Georgia Dept. of Archives & History, 1964), {{FHL|485520|item|disp=FS Library Film 1445835}}. | | *Wight, Willard E. ''Index to registers of inmates of the Confederate Soldiers Home of Georgia.'' (Atlanta [Georgia] : Georgia Dept. of Archives & History, 1964), {{FSC|485520|item|disp=FS Library Film 1445835}}. |
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