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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D," organized at Alcartraz Island, San Francisco, California, January to April, 1862. The other companies organized at San Francisco and in Oregon at various dates. The regiment mustered out December 11, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D," organized at Alcartraz Island, San Francisco, California, January to April, 1862. The other companies organized at San Francisco and in Oregon at various dates. The regiment mustered out December 11, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 28 July 2011).</ref> | ||
For additional informaion, see the Wikipedia articles, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Washington_Territory_Volunteer_Infantry 1st Regiment Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_in_the_American_Civil_War Washington in the American Civil War]. | For additional informaion, see the Wikipedia articles, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Washington_Territory_Volunteer_Infantry 1st Regiment Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_in_the_American_Civil_War Washington in the American Civil War]. | ||
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*[[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 ‘Washington in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[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 ‘Washington in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *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> | ||
*[[Washington in the Civil War|Washington in the Civil War]] describes many Union sources, specifically for Washington, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Washington in the Civil War|Washington in the Civil War]] describes many Union sources, specifically for Washington, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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