
Regimental Histories: Reading a Secondary Source
Before testing whether a soldier was present at a battle, know where the regiment narrative or battle summary text itself came from.
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- What is a regiment narrative, exactly?
- Where do the 384 battle summaries come from?
- Why does the source tier matter more than the content?
- How should you read a regiment narrative when researching one soldier?
- What should go in your notes?
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