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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.  
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.  


*For a guide to all Civil War units, see Wallace, Lee A. ''A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865''. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986. ;{{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=975.5 M2vr v. 29}}
 
* [http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html] for a link to Confederate Regimental Histories.  
*[http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html http://history-sites.com/~kjones/CSva-wv.html] for a link to Confederate Regimental Histories.  
*http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html for a link to a variety of Virginia in the Civil War sites.  
*http://www.virginiaplaces.org/military/civwar.html for a link to a variety of Virginia in the Civil War sites.  
*Wallace, Lee A., Jr. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865. Lynchburg, Virginia: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1986. {{FHL|498411|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.5 M2vr v. 29}}
 


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