Re: Confederate Civil War Service Records
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In reply to:
Confederate Civil War Service Records
Richard Crowe 5/07/05
The records online from the Alabama archives DO NOT include every Confederate that served from Alabama.This are just the records that they have:pensions mostly and a few muster rolls from when units were formed.So far, I've found about half of my Alabama ancestors in this index.Have you checked the Texas archives online index to their pension records?If your man lived in TX after the war, he might have drawn a pension there (even if he served elsewhere).
Otherwise, my advice is to take every possibility you've got and see if you can find a web site for the company and regiment that includes information taken from the compiled service records.This has helped me rule out some possibilities when looking for men with commmon names or men who moved around during the relevant period.