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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia in the Civil War]]'' | ||
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==== Union Records ==== | ==== Union Records ==== | ||
===== | ===== Union Service Records ===== | ||
Indexes to service and pension records of Union volunteers are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The library also has 261 microfilms of the | Indexes to service and pension records of Union volunteers are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The library also has 261 microfilms of the | ||
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:- Within each unit, the records are arranged alphabetically by the soldiers' names.<br><br> | :- Within each unit, the records are arranged alphabetically by the soldiers' names.<br><br> | ||
===== Pension Records ===== | ===== Union Pension Records ===== | ||
The pension records are available only at the National Archives | The pension records are available only at the National Archives | ||
A card | A card indes is available online and on microfilms. Each card gives the soldier's name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier's rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but some records of other wars, of that time period, are included. | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1471019 Civil War Pension Index Cards] | *[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1471019 Civil War Pension Index Cards], The indexing of this project has been provided by [http://www.footnote.com footnote.com]. | ||
*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans who Served Between 1861 and 1900- [1917]''. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1949.. NARA microfilm publications: T0289). {{FHL|573022|item|disp=on 765 FHL films beginning with 1725491}} | *United States. Veterans Administration. ''Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans who Served Between 1861 and 1900- [1917]''. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1949.. NARA microfilm publications: T0289). {{FHL|573022|item|disp=on 765 FHL films beginning with 1725491}} | ||
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==== Confederate Records ==== | ==== Confederate Records ==== | ||
===== Service Records ===== | ===== Confederate Service Records ===== | ||
The approximately 9,000 West Virginians who chose to fight for the Confederate States of America generally joined the confederate regiments of Virginia. Virginia's 22nd Infantry was composed almost entirely of soldiers from West Virginia. The 31st and 46th Infantry also had large numbers from West Virginia. | The approximately 9,000 West Virginians who chose to fight for the Confederate States of America generally joined the confederate regiments of Virginia. Virginia's 22nd Infantry was composed almost entirely of soldiers from West Virginia. The 31st and 46th Infantry also had large numbers from West Virginia. | ||
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The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_Civil_War_Confederate_units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units], lists infantry, cavalry, artillery, guerrilla units, and other Virginia units with a heavy concentration of men from the West Virginia area. | The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_Civil_War_Confederate_units List of West Virginia Civil War Confederate units], lists infantry, cavalry, artillery, guerrilla units, and other Virginia units with a heavy concentration of men from the West Virginia area. | ||
See the [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] article for more information about these Virginia units. | See the [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] article for more information about these Virginia units. | ||
===== Pension Records ===== | ===== Confederate Pension Records ===== | ||
West Virginia did not grant pensions to confederate veterans. Some confederate veterans may have received pensions from Virginia. | West Virginia did not grant pensions to confederate veterans. Some confederate veterans may have received pensions from Virginia. | ||
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*Boyd B. Stutler, ''West Virginia in the Civil War.'' Charleston, (West Virginia: Educational Foundation, 1963). This has an excellent discussion of West Virginia's part in the Civil War. Family History Library {{FHL|359152|title-id|disp=book 975.4 M2s}}. | *Boyd B. Stutler, ''West Virginia in the Civil War.'' Charleston, (West Virginia: Educational Foundation, 1963). This has an excellent discussion of West Virginia's part in the Civil War. Family History Library {{FHL|359152|title-id|disp=book 975.4 M2s}}. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:West_Virginia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:West_Virginia_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||