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 === Civil War (1861–1865)  ===
-See [[Indiana in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]] for information about Indiana Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about&nbsp;the Indiana regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers.
+See [[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] for information about Indiana Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about&nbsp;the Indiana regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers.
 The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.