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This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: the Classes 1–31 roster data supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''')~~, and research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers~~. Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.

This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.

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== Class roster disclaimer ==

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== How information on this site is compiled ==

Nothing on this wiki comes from a single authoritative database. Pages are built by combining several kinds of material, then edited in the open like any wiki. The main layers are:

~~=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===~~

The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction are stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

=== Dan Gross research files ===

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Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.

=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===

The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction are stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===

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-This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: the Classes 1–31 roster data supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''), and research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers. Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.
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+This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.
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 == Class roster disclaimer ==
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 == How information on this site is compiled ==
 Nothing on this wiki comes from a single authoritative database. Pages are built by combining several kinds of material, then edited in the open like any wiki. The main layers are:
-=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
-The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction are stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer|Class roster disclaimer]] above.
 === Dan Gross research files ===
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 Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.
+=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
+The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction are stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer|Class roster disclaimer]] above.
 === Dan Gross timeline documents ===