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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.  
 
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*[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.
 
 
'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
 
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


=== Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s)  ===
=== Old Soldiers Homes (1870s-1940s)  ===
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