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-''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Maine|Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Maine Military Records|Maine Military]]&nbsp;[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Maine in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry''
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+| link1=[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]]
+| link2=[[Maine Military Records|Maine Military]]
+| link3=[[Maine in the Civil War|Maine in the Civil War]]
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+| link5=[[21st Regiment, Maine Infantry|21st Regiment, Maine Infantry]]
+}}
-=== Brief History  ===
+=== Brief History ===
-<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1297890356921_643" />The 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta,&nbsp;and was mustered in October 13, 1862.&nbsp;They mustered out August 25, 1863, with expiration of term.&nbsp;<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>&nbsp;
+The 21st Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta, and was mustered in October 13, 1862. They mustered out August 25, 1863, with expiration of term. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>
-=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
+For more information on the history of this unit, see:
+*The Civil War Archive section,[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmeinf2.htm#21stinf 21st Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 May 2012)
+*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 21st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 6 July 2012)
+=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin ===
 Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
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+List of men in the companies found at [http://tinyurl.com/cbtj59p Ancestry.com $]
+Historic record and complete biographic roster, 21st Me. Vols: with reunion records of the 21st Maine Regimental Association ''[https://www.archive.org/details/historicrecordco00woodw Internet Archive American Libraries].  Contains biographical sketches of each company and the men who served in those companies.''
+Company A
+Company B
+Company C
+Company D
+Company E
+Company F
+Company G
+Company H
+Company I
+Company K
+The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,048 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UME0021RI Roster].
+=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
-<br>
+*''Historic record and complete biographic roster, 21st Me. Vols. with reunion records of the 21st Maine Regimental Association.'' By Joseph T. Woodward. Augusta, Me.: Press of C. E. Nash and son, 1907. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historicrecordco00wood/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]
-=== Other Sources  ===
+=== Other Sources ===
-*''Historic record and complete biographic roster, 21st Me. Vols: with reunion records of the 21st Maine Regimental Association ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historicrecordco00woodw Internet Archive American Libraries]
+*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Maine in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
-==== WEBSITES  ====
+*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
-*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 9 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
+*[[Maine in the Civil War|Maine in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maine, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
-<br>
+*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
-=== References  ===
+*''Historic record and complete biographic roster, 21st Me. Vols: with reunion records of the 21st Maine Regimental Association ''[https://www.archive.org/details/historicrecordco00woodw Internet Archive American Libraries]
-<references />
+=== References ===
 [[Category:Maine_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]