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North Carolina Civil War Genealogical Resources

The North Carolina Museum of History provides the following resource list to assist you in researching your Civil War ancestors from North Carolina.

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    American Civil War Research Database
    http://www.civilwardata.com
    This subscriber Web site contains soldiers' records, photographs, regimental rosters and histories, and battle synopses.

    The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
    http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
    National Park Service database containing facts about Union and Confederate servicemen in the Civil War.

    Civil War Soldiers of North Carolina
    http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/north_carolina_civil_war_soldiers.htm
    Census Online & Other Diggins provides this database comprising hundreds of listings, each containing personal data as well as company and regiment information.

    Confederate Regimental History Links: North Carolina
    http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/CSmo-sc.html#NC-Cav
    This list provides links to information—histories, muster rolls, photographs, and more—about many North Carolina regiments.

    National Archives and Records Administration Civil War Records
    http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/civilwar.html
    NARA's Civil War records Web page includes an introduction to basic research sources and tips on how to find and use them.

    North Carolina Confederate Burial Locator Project
    http://www.26nc.org/Burial/main.htm
    This nonprofit organization offers a database of more than 20,000 Confederate interment locations in the state.

    Which Henry Cook? A Methodology for Searching Confederate Ancestors
    http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/allen.html
    The National Archives and Records Administration provides this introduction to researching your Civil War ancestors.


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