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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Confederate_Service_Records]]'' __TOC__  
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=== Soldiers  ===


== Soldiers  ==
Confederate soldiers may have served from a military unit raised by the Confederate Government or by an individual Confederate state. Most Confederate soldiers served with a unit raised in the community where they lived.
*[https://archive.org/stream/armyregulations00conf#page/n3/mode/2up Regulations of the Army of the Confederate States]


Confederate soldiers may have served from a military unit raised by the Confederate Government or by an individual Confederate state. Most Confederate soldiers served with a Unit raised in the community where they lived.
==== Compiled Service Records  ====


=== Compiled Service Records ===
The Compiled Service Records for Confederate soldiers were made by the United States Record and Pension Office in the War department, beginning in 1903. The Record and Pension Office made card abstracts from records in the War Department Collection of Confederate Records and from other borrowed documents. In addition to the cards, original documents that related only to the individual soldier were included.


The Compiled Service Records for Confederate soldiers were made by the United States Record and Pension Office in the War department, beginning in 1903. The Record and Pension Office made card abstracts from records in the War Department Collection of Confederate Records and from other borrowed documents. In addition to the cards, original documents that related only to the individual soldier were included.  
The card abstracts were made from original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. The Compiled Service Records were made in an effort to obtain as nearly complete record of military service as possible at the time.
 
'''Related Articles'''
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens.''Thank you, General Fred C. Ainsworth! NGS Magazine 37 #4 (October-December 2011): 54-57.
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Compiled Service Records. Part I: The records inside the CMSR Jacket.'' NGS Magazine 38 #1 (January-March 2121): 32-36.   
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Compiled Service Records. Part II: The records outside the CMSR Jacket.'' NGS Magazine 38 #2 (April-June 2012): 32-38.
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Compiled Military Service Records. Part III: The record of events.'' NGS Magazine 38 #3 (July-September 2012): 28-31.
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Compiled Military Service Records. Part IV: Carded medical records.'' NGS Magazine 40 #4 (October-December 2014): 37-40.


The card abstracts were made from original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. The Compiled Service Records were made in an effort to obtain as nearly complete record of military service as possible at the time.  
See card [http://www.fold3.com/page/367_confederate_compiled_military_service examples and descriptions] on Fold3.com.  


See card [http://www.footnote.com/page/367_confederate_compiled_military_service examples and descriptions] on Footnote.com.  
The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. Transcriptions of the records are available on FamilySearch. The service records are also available to access at no charge at any library that provides free access to Fold3.  


The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available to access at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library that provides free access to Footnote.com.  
The Family Search Historical Records online Collection has some confederate soldier records.  


==== Compiled Service Records of Individual States ====
*{{RecordSearch|1932383|United States Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}}
*{{RecordSearch|1932377|United States Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers, 1861-1865}} — index
*{{RecordSearch|1932387|United States Civil War Unfiled Papers of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} — index
*{{RecordSearch|2019254|United States Confederate Navy and Marine Service Records, 1861-1865}} — images
*{{RecordSearch|2145147|United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} — images


The following three collections are not needed if searching the collection Compiled Service Records available on Footnote.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 were not included in the compiled service records of the individual states.
===== Compiled Service Records of Individual States  =====


*''{{FHL|0880207|disp=Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Raised Directly by the Confederate Government}}''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M258. (FHL films 0880207–329.) (also available on [http://www.footnote.com/title_29/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_csa Footnote]) ($).<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=108709&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. NARA M818.
The following three collections are not needed if searching the entire collection Compiled Service Records available on Fold3.com. They are include in that database. If you are using the records of the individual states, however, the following three collections should also be searched as they are not included in the compiled service records of the individual states.  
*''{{FHL|0881105|disp=Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men}}''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M331. (FHL films 0881105–379.) Include those men performing staff duties. (also available on [http://www.footnote.com/title_38/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_officers Footnote]) ($).<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=108709&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. NARA M818.
*''{{FHL|1402001|disp=Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records}}''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M347. (FHL films 1402001–442.) (also available on [http://www.footnote.com/title_656/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_misc Footnote]) ($).


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*''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]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932383|FamilySearch}}). -- M258 includes records for the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). National Archives descriptive pamphlet [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M258.pdf M258.pdf]<br>{{FSC|1205310|disp=Index}}. NARA M818.
*"Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers and Nonregimental Enlisted Men". National Archives Microfilm Publication M331. Includes those men performing staff duties. ({{FSC|0881105|disp=FS Library films 0881105–379}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_38/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_officers Fold3]) ($) ({{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. ({{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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| style="text-align: center; width:85px; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(240, 240, 240);" | <br><u>'''NARA'''</u><br><br>  
| style="text-align: center; width: 65px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''NARA'''</u><br><br>
| style="text-align: left; width:auto; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(240, 240, 240);" | <br><u>'''FHL MicroFilm'''</u><br><br>
| style="text-align: center; width: 80px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''Pamphlet'''</u><br><br>  
| style="text-align: left; width: 140px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''FHL MicroFilm'''</u><br><br>
| style="text-align: left; width: 80px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''Libraries'''</u><ref>Some of the Worlcat links may show both book and microfilm formats held. The book refers to the pamphlet that describes the microfilmed records and the microfilm format refers to the actual service records. Check with the library to be sure they have the actual records.</ref><br><br>
| style="text-align: left; width: 80px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''Fold3'''</u><br><br>
| style="text-align: left; width: 80px; background: rgb(240,240,240)" | <br><u>'''FamilySearch'''</u><ref>Transcriptions only - no images.</ref><br><br>
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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: left" | {{FHL|0880330|disp=0880330‑837}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M311.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/6651646/confederate_soldiers_al/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932139|FamilySearch}}
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| Arizona  
| Arizona Territory
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821837|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821837|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M318  
| style="text-align: center" | M318  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0536241|disp=0536241}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M318.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0536241|disp=0536241}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20682248 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/102471222/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_az/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1854310|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|0880849|disp=0880849–1104}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M317.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/166448007/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ar/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932365|FamilySearch}}
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| Florida  
| Florida  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0880001|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0880001|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M251  
| style="text-align: center" | M251  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|0880103|disp=0880103–206}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M251.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|0880103|disp=0880103–206}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10616963 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/89339718/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_fl/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932369|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1499064|disp=1499064–670}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M266.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/28819013/confederate_soldiers_ga/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932370|FamilySearch}}
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| Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
| style="text-align: center" |
| style="text-align: center" |
| style="text-align: center" |
| style="text-align: left" | <br>See M258 above
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" |
| style="text-align: left" |
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| Kentucky  
| Kentucky  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881380|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881380|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M319  
| style="text-align: center" | M319  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1447468|disp=1447468–603}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M319.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1447468|disp=1447468–603}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076848 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88378821/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_ky/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932371|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1447604|disp=1447604–975}}, {{FHL|1473206|disp=1473206–47}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M320.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/64552538/confederate_soldiers_la/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932372|FamilySearch}}
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| Maryland  
| Maryland  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0821887|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0821887|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M321  
| style="text-align: center" | M321  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1292663|disp=1292663–84}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M321.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1292663|disp=1292663–84}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19076857 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/100488245/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_md/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932373|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1488026|disp=1488026–452}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M269.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/64586542/confederate_soldiers_ms/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932375|FamilySearch}}
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| Missouri  
| Missouri  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0882002|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0882002|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M322  
| style="text-align: center" | M322  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1500030|disp=1500030–222}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M322.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1500030|disp=1500030–222}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9189422 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/88383654/civil_war_soldiers_confederate_mo/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932374|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1381001|disp=1381001–500}}, {{FHL|1447001|disp=1447001–80}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M270.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/29144363/confederate_soldiers_nc/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932376|FamilySearch}}
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| South Carolina  
| South Carolina  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0881967|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0881967|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M267  
| style="text-align: center" | M267  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1380691|disp=1380691–95}}, {{FHL|1447081|disp=1447081–467}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M267.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1380691|disp=1380691–95}}, {{FSC|1447081|disp=1447081–467}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20510348 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/64568807/confederate_soldiers_sc/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1849624|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1499671|disp=1499671–854}}, {{FHL|1499856|disp=1499856–1500028}}, {{FHL|1527065|disp=1527065}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M268.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/64578755/confederate_soldiers_tn/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932378|FamilySearch}}
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| Texas  
| Texas  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FHL|0880014|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | {{FSC|0880014|disp=Index}}  
| style="text-align: center" | M323  
| style="text-align: center" | M323  
| style="text-align: left" | {{FHL|1501077|disp=1501077–52}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M323.pdf pdf]
| style="text-align: left" | {{FSC|1501077|disp=1501077–52}}
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16703503 Worldcat]
| style="text-align: left" | [http://www.fold3.com/documents/7482463/confederate_soldiers_tx/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932381|FamilySearch}}
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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: left" | {{FHL|1488678–|disp=1488678–9752}}
| style="text-align: center" | [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M324.pdf pdf]
| 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.fold3.com/documents/6786096/confederate_soldiers_va/ Fold3] ($)
| style="text-align: left" | {{RecordSearch|1932382|FamilySearch}}
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== Officers  ==
=== Officers  ===


=== Biographical Sketches ===
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 & images<br>
'''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  ==
==== Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ====


=== Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ===
The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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.


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.
==== 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. ({{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 card collection has information about sailors and Marines abstracted from original documents, such as hospital, prison, and parole records:  
:The following is an index to this set:


:''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=103087&disp=Confederate+Naval+and+Marine+personnel+r++ Confederate Naval and Marine Personnel Records]''. National Archives Microfilm Publication M260. (FHL films 0191662–8.)
:*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.


Published muster rolls and statistical data on ships are in [http://books.google.com/books?id=zjNAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, Vol. 1, Series II] (Google Books). The muster rolls list name, grade, and ship.  
*''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  ====


The source below is a guide to Confederate naval sources:
*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])


:Moebs, Thomas Truxton. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=463902&disp=Confederate+states+Navy+research+guide%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Confederate States Navy Research Guide].'' Williamsburg, Virginia: Moebs Publishing, 1991. (FHL book 973 M2moe.) Contains biographical sketches of Naval and Marine officers, naval histories of Confederate naval vessels, and a subject bibliography of sources.
*''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>


For information about Marines see the following:  
'''Wiki articles describing the FamilySearch online collections above are found at:'''


:Donnelly, Ralph W. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6144654 Service Records of Confederate Enlisted Marines]''. Washington, D.C.: Ralph W. Donnelly, 1979. (FHL book 973 M2dr.) Entries list name, company, enlistment date, and place along with brief service histories.
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Condederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Arizona_Service_Records_of_Confederate_Soldiers_of_the_Civil_War_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
*[[Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Florida, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records|Florida, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Kentucky, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War - FamilySearch Historical Records|Kentucky, Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers(FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maryland, Civil War Service Records of ConfederateSoldiers(FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confedrate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical  Records)]]
*[[South Carolina Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|South Carolina Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical]]
*[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]


{{U.S. Military}}
*[[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]]
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]]


=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
=== For Further Reading ===
*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. FS Library 973 D25ngs
*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


An online collection containing this record is located at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1854310 FamilySearch.org]
=== References and Notes  ===
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A wiki article describing this collection is found at:
{{U.S. Civil War}}


*[[Arizona_Service_Records_of_Confederate_Soldiers_of_the_Civil_War_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


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