{"id":235,"date":"2016-11-05T01:19:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T01:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2016-11-06T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T17:58:31","slug":"how-can-i-find-information-on-a-particular-regiment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/join\/how-can-i-find-information-on-a-particular-regiment\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Find Regimental Information?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following are sources of information on regiments:<\/span><\/p>\n

Compendium of the Confederate Armies by Stewart Sifakis, (New York: Facts on File, 1991-1994), 11 vols. (The volumes in this series are for VA; TN; AL; FL and AR; NC; LA; MS; TX; SC and GA; KY, MD, MO and Indian units; and a volume of Tables of Organizations). <\/span><\/p>\n

Units of the Confederate States Army by Joseph H. Crute Jr., (Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987), (Crute’s work is not quite as comprehensive as Sifakis’, but it has the advantage of having everything in one volume). <\/span><\/p>\n

Military Bibliography of the Civil War by C.E. Dornbusch, 4 Vols. (bibliography of regimental histories, both North and South).Vol. II, contains listings of publications, i.e. books, as well as articles, concerning Confederate units.<\/span><\/p>\n

Confederate Military History, 1899 by the Confederate Publishing Company 19 volumes by state, 6,100 Biographical Sketches, Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia; (This set was written by distinguished men of the South, producing a work which truly portrays the times and issues of the Confederacy.\u00a0 Each state being treated in a separate history allows space for details concerning its peculiar story, its own devotion, its own heroes, and its, battlefields with information about regiments that formed from that state.\u00a0 The military history of each Confederate state with eye-witness battle accounts, first-hand narratives, maps, military organizational charts and thousands of detailed biographical sketches.\u00a0 These volumes contain information on each unit; where, when, and by whom the unit was formed.\u00a0 There are some Rosters. There are two General Subject volumes, Maryland & West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama & Mississippi, Kentucky & Missouri, Louisiana & Arkansas, and Texas & Florida volumes.\u00a0 It is now also available on CD-ROM. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tennesseans in the Civil War is a two volume set which has essentially a Tennessee State Index to Complied Service Records for both Confederate and Union veterans. Vol. 1 has unit histories.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Confederate Research Center located at Harold B.Simpson Texas History Museum at Hill College<\/a> maintains files that includes regimental histories. You can contact the center at (254)-582-2555 or write PO Box 619, Hillsboro, TX 76645.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition many “County History Books” contains their men’s involvement with the WBTS. They’ll have at least the local companies raised, sometimes the roster and pension recipient list. Occasionally the battles their local soldiers participated in, their letters home, etc. Contact the county of origin. Ask for contacts for the county historical society or local library or local UDC or SCV organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally many books on individual regiments, brigades, divisions, and corps have been written. A search on the internet or in your local library or local book store may turn up works that will cover the history of the specific regiments of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the internet:<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many researchers that have posted regimental histories. Use search engines to match up with regiments of interest. In particular here are some sites to help you in your research:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Confederate Units <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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U.S. Civil War Regimental Histories in the Library of Congress<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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National Park Service-Civil War Regiments:<\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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You can also try the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.\u00a0 It is suggested that you use the index or obtain the CD-ROM that allows searches.\u00a0 This may be your only alternative for particularly obscure units.\u00a0 The index lists the regiments by state.\u00a0 It is a good idea to check the index for the name of the regiment’s commander and perhaps for the brigade commander.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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At some point it will be helpful to learn of the regiment’s place in the army structure.\u00a0 In other words which brigade, division, corps it was attached to.\u00a0 Knowing other regiments in the same brigade can give you a picture of what the regiment may have experienced.\u00a0 Histories of battles or campaigns may not mention every regiment, but they may mention the brigade or division the regiment is in.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following are sources of information on regiments: Compendium of the Confederate Armies by Stewart Sifakis, (New York: Facts on File, 1991-1994), 11 vols. (The volumes in this series are for VA; TN; AL; FL and AR; NC; LA; MS; TX; SC and GA; KY, MD, MO and Indian units; and a volume of Tables […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":107,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P83QrK-3N","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions\/407"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hobbycamp713.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}