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Example: if you put in "Thomas", all those entries which have
the Given Name as "Thomas" will be found. If you put in "Th", you will
get "Thaddeus", "Theodore", "Thomas", etc.
If you can't
find a match using a first name, try using the middle initial or name.
Many times men enlisted and gave their common usage name.
Example: "Solomon John Townsend" may have enlisted as "John Townsend".
Use two-letter state abbreviations.
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Each state recorded only the information that it thought fit. Thus, some states recorded as little as first and last names, and the regiment or battery to which to the soldier enlisted. Others (such as Massachusetts), recorded detailed information such as middle initial, age at enlistment, hometown, occupation, etc.
Details such as place of wounding or death, burial information and other notes have been added to the records when found in various states' Adjuntant General Reports, tombstones, family records, etc. If you have informatin regarding a certain soldier, click here to let us know via email so that we can add it to our database!
Most Civil War regiments were given state designations. However, some are "US" for "United States Regular Army" Troops and "USCT" for "United States Colored Troops".
For information regarding individual regiments or batteries, try searching the internet or by clicking http://www.civilwararchive.com/.
Do you have information on or questions about Townsends in the civil war? Please send us email.
Last Updated 5 November, 2002
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