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Confederate online databases at the Library of Virginia
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''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (on 1075 FHL films 1488678-1489752). Lists the soldier's name, rank, unit, and enlistment date and place.  
''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . . . (on 1075 FHL films 1488678-1489752). Lists the soldier's name, rank, unit, and enlistment date and place.  


From the Library of Virginia:  
From the [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ Library of Virginia]:   An outline explaining the variety of Virginia Civil War records available at the Library of Virginia in [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/rn14_usingcivwar.pdf Research Notes series, No. 14.]


''Index to Confederate Service Records of Virginia'' . . .     (FHL films 029777-808).  
''Index to Confederate Service Records of Virginia'' . . .(FHL films 029777-808). An online index to [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas31&local_base=CLAS31 Virginia Confederate Rosters] is an unofficial roster of Virginia Confederate soldiers.  


''Confederate Service Records of Virginia, 1861- 65''     (FHL film 029767-76).  
''Confederate Service Records of Virginia, 1861- 65''     (FHL film 029767-76).  


''Confederate Pension Applications, Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902: Index 1888-1934''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 219 FHL films beginning with 1439763.) Indexed by veteran's, widow's, or servant's name. Files are arranged by pension act, then by county, then by surname. Usually gives age, birthplace, and residence.  
''[http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas10&local_base=CLAS10 Confederate Pension Applications], Virginia, Acts of 1888, 1900, 1902: Index 1888-1934''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 219 FHL films beginning with 1439763.) Indexed by veteran's, widow's, or servant's name. Files are arranged by pension act, then by county, then by surname. Usually gives age, birthplace, and residence. In addition, the<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1213644453671_151"></span> Library of Virginia has the [http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CW.html Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Electronic Card Index].&nbsp; Because not all information is included in either of these pension rolls, both databases should be consulted.&nbsp;


''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (FHL film 1294360) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.  
''Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, Register of Interments in Confederate Plots''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, [19—?] (FHL film 1294360) Alphabetical by name. Lists company, regiment, state, grave number, row, division, and remarks.  


The Confederate pension records from 1888 to 1928 are only at the Virginia State Library.  
The Confederate pension records from 1888 to 1928 are only at the Virginia State Library.  
Further&nbsp;Library of Virginia online databases include:&nbsp; [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas11&local_base=CLAS11 Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts], [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas16&local_base=clas16 Robert E. Lee Soldier's Home Applications for Admission], [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/notes/CivilWarbib.pdf Selected Civil War Resources in the Personal Papers and Military Records Collections...], the [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/mil/connavy/index.htm Confederate Navy Index], and the [http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas65&local_base=CLAS65 Index to the Confederate Magazine].


'''Published Sources'''  
'''Published Sources'''  
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United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 FHL films.) Includes general indexes for twelve homes, but some volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list the soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death.  
United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 FHL films.) Includes general indexes for twelve homes, but some volumes are indexed separately. These Historical Registers may list the soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death.  
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