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*'''''Regiment.''''' Many service records are arranged by the military unit, such as regiment. Regiments and companies were often composed of people from the same community or county. Knowing the regiment can sometimes help you determine where an individual was from. | *'''''Regiment.''''' Many service records are arranged by the military unit, such as regiment. Regiments and companies were often composed of people from the same community or county. Knowing the regiment can sometimes help you determine where an individual was from. | ||
In most cases, you can learn the unit from sources at the | In most cases, you can learn the unit from sources at the FamilySearch Library, such as [[US Military Types of Military Records#Service_Records|service]] and [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension]] indexes, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Unit_Histories|regimental or unit histories]], [[United States History#Local_Histories|county histories]], or [[US Military Types of Military Records#Cemetery_Records|tombstone inscriptions]]. [[Identify What You Know#Gather_Family_Information|Home sources]], such as photographs, [[US Military Types of Military Records#Enlistment_and_Discharge_Records.|discharge papers]], [[US Military Types of Military Records#Pension_Records|pension records]], or records of membership in a [[US Military Types of Military Records#Veterans_and_Lineage_Society_Records|veteran organization]], may also provide clues. | ||
== Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn == | == Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn == | ||
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