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== Civil War (1861-1865)  ==

[[Image:Grand Review.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Grand Review.jpg]]See [[District of Columbia in the Civil War|District of Columbia in the Civil War]] for information about District of Columbia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about&nbsp;the District of Columbia regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. 

The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for the soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a&nbsp;soldier was your ancestor.

*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1st Cavalry Capt. Owens' Co., Militia, 3 months, 1861 1st Infantry 1st Battalion, Militia Infantry, 3 months, 1861 2nd Infantry 2nd-8th Battalion, Militia Infantry, 3 months, 1861 FLORIDA 1st Cavalry 1st East Cavalry 2nd Cavalry.'' (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1964), {{FHL|499078|item|disp=FHL film 1488462}}.