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'''Make a note of your ancestor's military unit, including type of service(i.e. cavalry, infantry), the unit number, and the unit commander.''' | '''Make a note of your ancestor's military unit, including type of service(i.e. cavalry, infantry), the unit number, and the unit commander.''' | ||
2. Once you have located your ancestor in one of the Confederate service indexes, search the National Archives films for the complete service record. These films are organized by state and then by military unit (typically regiment number), then alphabetically by surname. Each group of films begins with an index which you may skip if you have already located your ancestor's military unit. See Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=499028 Tennessee], Texas, or Virginia. | 2. Once you have located your ancestor in one of the Confederate service indexes, search the National Archives films for the complete service record. These films are organized by state and then by military unit (typically regiment number), then alphabetically by surname. Each group of films begins with an index which you may skip if you have already located your ancestor's military unit. See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=300893&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Alabama], Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=499028 Tennessee], Texas, or Virginia. | ||
3. Some Confederate pension records can be accessed at the Family History Library. [[Confederate Service and Pension Records|See more]]. | 3. Some Confederate pension records can be accessed at the Family History Library. [[Confederate Service and Pension Records|See more]]. | ||