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Step-by-Step – Finding Confederate Soldiers and Their Records

J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
Feb 6, 2015
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 26s
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Introduction
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1940 census
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1930 census
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1910 census
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1890 census
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Strategy
6m 37s
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Fold3.com
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Soldiers and Sailors
2m 32s
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Confederate Pensions
4m 34s
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Back to Pleasant Crump
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State Archives & Regional
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Southern Claims Commission
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Lineage and Fraternal Records
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NUCMC
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Conclusion
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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After-webinar party
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About this webinar

Using a record-based approach, learn to find the basic records of your Confederate Ancestor. A review of basic military records will be presented by following a solider throughout all available records, including Pensions (online and textual) and alternates: local civil records, Fraternal Organizations, state agency records, home guard and militia records, manuscripts, and newspaper accounts.

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J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
J. Mark Lowe is a professional genealogist, author, and lecturer who specializes in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Mark lives in Robertson County, Tennessee that lies in northern Middle Tennessee along the Kentucky border.
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