Last update June 22, 2005.
  This is version 8.3 of the (U.S.) Civil War units file.  The next
version will be posted in September.  I'll post a call for listings first.
  If you see this file after October 31, 2005, it is obsolete; please
write to botteron@alum.mit.edu and tell me where you found it.

The CWUNITS file lists people who have (at least some) information on
a unit and are willing to help others research it.  Some are experts,
most are not.  This is _not_ a file of re-enactment units.

Directions: If you're looking for info on a unit, see if someone is
listed; if so, contact them.  For more specific directions, read the
FAQ (see below).  If you don't know which unit or no one is listed, do
_not_ ask me (unless you want to volunteer as a contact).  I am _not_
a CW expert, only a fellow seeker.

CWUNITS is now five files (plus one for this intro only and one for
the FAQ) as follows:
Part  Filename  Contents
0     CWUNITS   introduction only
1     CWUNITS1  USA national & states A-I
2     CWUNITS2  USA states K-N
3     CWUNITS3  USA states O-W
4     CWUNITS4  CSA national & states A-M
5     CWUNITS5  CSA states N-V
Q     CWUNITSQ  FAQ (frequently asked questions and answers)

Parts 1-5 include this intro as well as the listings.
Within a state the units are organized by number (1st Infantry, etc.).

On the WWW, the Civil War Units File is on the American Civil War Homepage 
at http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
under the heading of Rosters & Regimental Histories.
I don't run this site; I just send them the file to upload.

Normally you can get the latest version of CWUNITS by email at any time:
Send email to ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com
(Upper and lower case count in the email address and everywhere else.)
Subject: archive
Text is:
get genealog.cwunits
get genealog.cwunits1
get genealog.cwunits2
etc.
The period (.) has to be after genealog and before the file name.

If you can't get mail through to a listed address, check your spelling.
If it's OK, try again in a few days in case there was a temporary
problem.  If that doesn't work, ask me.  Send me the address and what
unit it's listed for, and tell me what error message you received.

If you send me any mail about the Civil War Units File, please include
the "word" CWUNITS in the subject line.  Otherwise I might miss your
note and accidentally delete it; I get a *lot* of email.

Please do _not_ send me attachments.

If you're listed as a contact, would like to be, or wonder what it
involves, please read the FAQ.

http://www.rootsweb.com/ has many useful mailing lists including 
several on the Civil War.

For information on reenactment units see the Civil War Reenactors Home
Page: http://www.cwreenactors.com/  (I have no connection with this page.)

Carol Botteron (ancestors on both sides)   botteron@alum.mit.edu
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