Begin a search for confederate records: Difference between revisions

2.  Once you have located your ancestor in one of the Confederate service indexes, search the National Archives films for the complete service record. At the Family History Library, these films are organized by state and then by military unit (typically regiment number).  After determining which film to sellect, search it alphabetically for your ancestor's name. Be sure to use variant spellings if needed. Each group of films begins with an index which you may skip if you have already located your ancestor's military unit. See [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=300893&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Alabama], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=281062 Florida], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=499014&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Georgia], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=484181&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+Confederate+++ Louisiana], [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=502898 North Carolina], Oklahoma, South Carolina, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=499028 Tennessee], Texas, or Virginia.