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-== What Is in the Collection?  ==
+== What is in This Collection?  ==
 The collection consists of Confederate service records of general and staff officers and non-regimental enlisted men who did not serve in any particular regiment, company, or special corps. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records:
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 *NARA publication number, title, and roll number
-== How Do I Search the Collection?  ==
+== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
 To begin your search you need to know:
 *The name of your ancestor.
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 *The names of additional family members.
+=== Search the Index ===
+{{Search Collection Link
+| CID=CID1932377
+}}
-'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932377?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br>Fill in the requested information on the search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at the information on several individuals comparing the information about them to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:
+Keep in mind:
 *There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
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 *If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names.
 *Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.
+=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
+Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 == What Do I Do Next?  ==
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 ==Citing This Collection==
-Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. <br>
+Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 ;Collection Citation:
-{{Collection citation | text= "United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing "Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers, and Nonregimental Enlisted Men." <i>Fold3.com</i>. http://www.fold3.com. NARA microfilm publication M331. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962.}}
+{{Collection citation | text= "United States, Civil War Records of Confederate Nonregiment Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : accessed 2017. Citing "Compiled Service Records of Confederate General and Staff Officers, and Nonregimental Enlisted Men." <i>Fold3.com</i>. http://www.fold3.com. NARA microfilm publication M331. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962.}}
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