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 *''Confederate Service Records of Virginia, 1861- 65'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=409624&disp=Index+to+Confederate+service+records+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 029767-76]).
 *''[http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas10&local_base=CLAS10 Confederate Pension Applications], Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902: Index 1888-1934''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 219 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=474918&disp=Confederate+pension+applications%2C+Virg%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1439763].) Indexed by veteran's, widow's, or servant's name. Files are arranged by pension act, then by county, then by surname. Usually gives age, birthplace, and residence. In addition, the<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1213644453671_151"></span> Library of Virginia has the [http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CW.html Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Electronic Card Index].&nbsp;Because not all information is included in either of these pension rolls, both databases should be consulted.&nbsp;
-*''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (Family History Library film 1294360) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.
+*''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=227306&disp=Oakwood+Cemetery%2C+Richmond%2C+Virginia%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1294360]) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.
 The Confederate pension records from 1888 to 1928 are only at the Virginia State Library.
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 Regimental rosters with biographical information of Virginia soldiers are published in:
-*''Virginia Regimental Histories Series''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1982–. (Family History Library book 975.5 M2vr.) 119 volumes in the series have been completed.
+*''Virginia Regimental Histories Series''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1982–. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.5+M2vr 975.5 M2vr].) 119 volumes in the series have been completed.
-*''Register of the Confederate Dead Interred in Hollywood Cemetery: Richmond, Virginia''. Richmond, Virginia: Gary, Clemmitt and Jones, 1869. (Family History Library book 975.5451 V3r; Family History Library US/CAN Film 33625.) This register lists thousands of Confederate soldiers buried in Richmond. Includes name, company, regiment, state, date of death, cemetery section and number.
+*''Register of the Confederate Dead Interred in Hollywood Cemetery: Richmond, Virginia''. Richmond, Virginia: Gary, Clemmitt and Jones, 1869. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144892&disp=Register+of+the+Confederate+dead%2C+inte%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5451 V3r]; Family History Library US/CAN Film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=144892&disp=Register+of+the+Confederate+dead%2C+inte%20%20&columns=*,0,0 33625].) This register lists thousands of Confederate soldiers buried in Richmond. Includes name, company, regiment, state, date of death, cemetery section and number.
 For guidebooks to Virginia's military units for the Civil War, the following sources are helpful:
-*Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book 975 M2ss, Ten Volumes.) Gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.
+*Sifakis, Stewart. ''Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia''. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992- 1995. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=476605&disp=Compendium+of+the+Confederate+armies%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975 M2ss], Ten Volumes.) Gives organization information for each unit and its field officers, assignments, and battles. It also lists sources further reading. Volume 5 is for Virginia.
-*Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book 975.5 M2vr, Volume 29.) Gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.
+*Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=498411&disp=A+guide+to+Virginia+military+organizatio%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.5 M2vr, Volume 29].) Gives brief historical sketches of each regiment and lists officers, company names, and commanders.
 For records of national old soldier homes, including the home in Richmond, Virginia, see: