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 Records of the Confederate Army are located in the National Archives Record Group (RG109). They are described in:
-*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. (FHL 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. (FHL book 973 A33npi no. 101.)''
-Additional Confederate records are at state archives and historical societies.
+The following archive may also be helpful in researching your Confederate ancestor:
+:'''Confederate Research Center'''<br>P.O. Box 619<br>Hillsboro, TX 76645<br>Telephone: 817-582-2555, ext. 242<br>Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/csa_resc.html
+'''Confederate Amnesty Papers'''
-The following archive may also be helpful in researching your Confederate ancestor:
+When Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates at the end of the Civil War on May 29, 1865, some had to apply for amnesty because they were not granted amnesty in the proclamation issued. To learn more about Amnesty and reasons for exclusion, see an explanation of the records at  [http://www.footnote.com/page/1566_amnesty_papers_18651867/ Fold3].
+The Amnesty Papers are available from Fold3.com at [http://www.fold3.com/page/1566_amnesty_papers_18651867/ Confederate Amnesty Papers, 1865-1867] ($).
-'''[http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/csa_resc.html Confederate Research Center]'''<br>P.O. Box 619<br>Hillsboro, TX 76645<br>Telephone: 817-582-2555, ext. 242
+'''Compiled Service Records'''
-*[http://www.footnote.com/page/1566_amnesty_papers_18651867/ Confederate Amnesty Papers, 1865-1867 at Footnote] <br>
+The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (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. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]].
-When Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates at the end of the Civil War on May 29, 1865, some had to apply for amnesty because they were not granted amnesty in the proclamation issued. To learn more about Amnesty and reasons for exclusion, see [http://www.footnote.com/page/1566_amnesty_papers_18651867/ "Amnesty Papers," 1865-1867].<br>
+Additional Confederate records are at '''state archives''' and '''historical societies'''.
-Additional Confederate records are on the [[United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] Wiki page.
+Also see  [[United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] for more Confederate records.
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