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==== Service Records ==== | ==== Service Records ==== | ||
*[[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 Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records]] links to information about the records with a link to the search box for the online records. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. | ||
Texas Confederate soldiers '''service records''' are also available at the National Archives,the Texas State Library, and the Family History Library. Several different indexes exist to help you locate your Confederate ancestor and the unit where he served. Find the unit and company of your soldier served in one of the following indexes: | Texas Confederate soldiers '''service records''' are also available at the National Archives, the Texas State Library, and the Family History Library. Several different indexes exist to help you locate your Confederate ancestor and the unit where he served. Find the unit and company of your soldier served in one of the following indexes: | ||
*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] | *[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] | ||
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A digitized copy of the [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=compiled%20service%20records%20of%20confederate%20soldiers Consolidated <u>index</u> to compiled service records] is available online from Archive.org. Images digitized from multiple microfilm rolls. | A digitized copy of the [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=compiled%20service%20records%20of%20confederate%20soldiers Consolidated <u>index</u> to compiled service records] is available online from Archive.org. Images digitized from multiple microfilm rolls. | ||
The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Texas 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]]. | ||
==== Pension Records ==== | ==== Pension Records ==== | ||