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The [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.  
The [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.  
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=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
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See [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia in the Civil War]] for information about West Virginia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the West Virginia 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 more about the soldiers and their families.


The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;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. <br><br>
[[Image:{{Harpers Ferry 1865}}]] See [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia in the Civil War]] for information about West Virginia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the West Virginia 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 more about the soldiers and their families.
 
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;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. <br>[[West_Virginia,_Civil_War_Service_Records_of_Union_Soldiers_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|West Virginia, Civil War &nbsp;Service Reciords of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
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