Virginia Military Records: Difference between revisions

*Soldiers from Virginia served in both the Union and Confederate armies see [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia in the Civil War]] for information about Virginia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Virginia regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers.

*For information about African American troops, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] to learn about the regiments and units that served from Virginia.

*For searching names of soldiers or sailors, see:The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for each soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties.  Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.

[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*For a guide to all Civil War units, see