{{US Civil War
|side = CSA or USA
|enlisted = mmm dd, yyyy
|mustered = mmm dd, yyyy
|regiment flag = file name from Civil War Flags
|regiment name = regiment1; regiment2
|rank=rank (If this is not entered, the prefix from the profile will be used)
|unit= name of unit category to add profile to (", United States Civil War" will be added to the unit by the sticker)
}}
I'm going to go through these parameters one by one, so stand by.
side= choose one, was the unit part of Union, then it's USA. If it was a confederate, use CSA. Do not leave them both there.
enlisted=date they signed on. If you don't know, just backspace through it. It will show "unknown" though, so be aware.
mustered=date they mustered out. Don't know? Backspace through. Again, it will show as unknown. If they were KIA, you can put the date of death.
regiment flag=there are not a lot of them floating about WikiTree,so you can look through the space page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Civil_War_Flags if you want to use a different one than the default. You can also just remove this parameter and a default will display.
regiment name= here you can use free text and include company "A" or other company names. If they served in several units, you can add them all, but separate them by a comma or semicolon. Have at it here.
rank= here you want to use the abbreviation for the rank, if you know it. (Usually, private is Pvt, private first class is PFC, Sergeant is Sgt; Corporal is Cpl., lieutenant is Lt., major is Maj., colonel is Col. )
unit= this is the one that creates a new category if the category does not already exist, so search the categories for the correct unit. You can also use the category picker tool to find the correct name. Almost all of the US Civil War units were pre-added. Once you find the unit's category, backspace through the text and add it. (It should be something akin to "127th Regiment, Indiana Infantry". You do not add "United States Civil War, because the template will add that part) If you have no idea, please backspace and remove the text "name of unit category to add profile to (", United States Civil War" will be added to the unit by the sticker)" because that will be added as your category if you do not.
Here is a good example of a use:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Markel-146
If you open that to edit mode, you can see what the user did. Then close the edit mode without saving, since you do not want to mess up the profile. (Hey it's a direct ancestor of a princess!)
I hope I have covered this well, but if you have questions, let them rip. I will answer.
