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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 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 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 | ||
*[[Texas, | . <br>'''Wiki articles describing an online collections are found at:''' | ||
*[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||