Texas, Confederate Army and Commanding Officer Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains a card index of those from the state of Texas who served in the Confederate Army for the years ca.1861 through ca.1865. More records may be added as they become avaiable.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name,
 * Rank
 * Commission
 * Enlistment date and place,
 * Discharge date and place,
 * Company,
 * Description (age, residence, etc.).

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
 * Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Texas.
 * US Military Basic Search Strategies
 * Beginning Research in United States Military Records
 * Beginning United States Civil War Research
 * Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)
 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Confederate soldiers of the State of Texas
 * Confederate pensions (Texas) : applications approved and rejected

Related FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865

Related Books

 * Virgil D. White. Index to Texas CSA pension files.

Citing This Collection
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