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See [[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota in the Civil War]] for information about Minnesota Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Minnesota regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages 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 more about the soldiers and their families.  
See [[Minnesota in the Civil War|Minnesota in the Civil War]] for information about Minnesota Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Minnesota regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages 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 more about the soldiers and their families.  


The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages 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 regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.  
 
=== '''Unit Histories'''  ===
 
An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories in Minnesota is:
 
'''Civil War Unit Histories'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''The Union—Midwest and West''. (Part 4.) Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1993. (Family History Library {{FHL|426900|title-id|disp=book 973 M2cwu pt.4}}.) The library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items. This may include correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. This guide also includes an author index and a major engagements index.
 
'''Regimental Lists.''' See a [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Category:Minnesota_in_the_Civil_War list of regiments] and links to their histories.&nbsp;
 
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=== '''Soldiers Home Records'''  ===
=== '''Soldiers Home Records'''  ===
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