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Your Confederate ancestor may have served from a military unit raised by the Confederate Government or by individual states with the Confederacy. | Your Confederate ancestor may have served from a military unit raised by the Confederate Government or by individual states with the Confederacy. | ||
=== United States Government Records === | |||
'''Compiled Service Records''' | '''Compiled Service Records''' | ||
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The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available to access at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library that provides free access to Footnote.com. | The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available to access at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library that provides free access to Footnote.com. | ||
=== Confederate Government Service Records === | |||
The following is an important index to Confederate Government records: | The following is an important index to Confederate Government records: | ||
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*''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=41408&disp=Unfiled+papers+and+slips+belonging+in+Co++ Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M347. (FHL films 1402001–442.) | *''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=41408&disp=Unfiled+papers+and+slips+belonging+in+Co++ Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging to Confederate Compiled Service Records].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M347. (FHL films 1402001–442.) | ||
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=== State Service Records === | |||
Most Confederate soldiers served with a Unit raised in the community where they lived. These records were maintained by each individual Confederate state. The records and indexes available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] are: | Most Confederate soldiers served with a Unit raised in the community where they lived. These records were maintained by each individual Confederate state. The records and indexes available at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] are: | ||
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499028&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Tennessee. Compiled Service Records]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M268. (FHL films 1499671–854, 120547, 1499856–1500028, 1527065.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=317690&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M231. (FHL films 0880055–102.) | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499028&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Tennessee. Compiled Service Records]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M268. (FHL films 1499671–854, 120547, 1499856–1500028, 1527065.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=317690&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M231. (FHL films 0880055–102.) | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499034&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Texas. Compiled Service Records.] National Archives Microfilm Publication M323. (FHL films 1501077–52.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=98127&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M227. (FHL films 0880014–54.) | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499034&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Texas. Compiled Service Records.] National Archives Microfilm Publication M323. (FHL films 1501077–52.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=98127&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M227. (FHL films 0880014–54.) | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499010&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Virginia. Compiled Service Records.] National Archives Microfilm Publication M324. (FHL films 1488678–9752.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=281165&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M382. (FHL films 0881395–456.)<br> | *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499010&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Virginia. Compiled Service Records.] National Archives Microfilm Publication M324. (FHL films 1488678–9752.) Also, [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=281165&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+Con++ Index]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M382. (FHL films 0881395–456.)<br> | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
An online collection containing this records is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1854310 FamilySearch.org.] | |||
A wiki article decribing this collection is found at: [[Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Service Records of Confederate Soldiers of the Civil War (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration]] [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | [[Category:National_Archives_and_Records_Administration]] [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | ||