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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections ==
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections ==


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==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection  ====
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection  ====


"United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files: index and images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Betsey Johnson Green widow of Charles M Green; citing Civil War Records, application WC4193; Adjuntant General's Office, NARA, Washington, D.C., United States.  
"United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files: index and images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 September 2011). entry for Betsey Johnson Green widow of Charles M Green; citing Civil War Records, application WC4193; Adjuntant General's Office, NARA, Washington, D.C., United States.


== Sources of Information for This Collection  ==
== Sources of Information for This Collection  ==
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