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About 250,000 Confederate soldiers died in the war. Most died of disease, but others were killed during battle or died in prison camps or hospitals. Raymond W. Watkins copied Confederate burial records throughout the South, in prison camps, and in some Northern cemeteries. The following books may be helpful in locating death and burial information:  
About 250,000 Confederate soldiers died in the war. Most died of disease, but others were killed during battle or died in prison camps or hospitals. Raymond W. Watkins copied Confederate burial records throughout the South, in prison camps, and in some Northern cemeteries. The following books may be helpful in locating death and burial information:  


:*''Deaths of Confederate Soldiers in Confederate Hospitals'' 14 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27307952 Worldcat]) (FHL book 975 V2w.)  
:*''Deaths of Confederate Soldiers in Confederate Hospitals'' 14 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27307952 Worldcat]) (FS Library book 975 V2w.)  
:*''Confederate Burials'' 28 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45458984 Worldcat]) (FHL book 975 V3w.)
:*''Confederate Burials'' 28 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45458984 Worldcat]) (FS Library book 975 V3w.)


Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the Family History Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog.  
Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the Family History Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog.  
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:*Office of the Commissioner for Marking the Graves of Confederate Dead. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/88851 Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861–1865].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M918. FHL film 1024456. (CD #9, part 119.) These are lists arranged alphabetically by the location of death, then by the name of the soldier. This collection is also searchable on FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2250054 United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865]
:*Office of the Commissioner for Marking the Graves of Confederate Dead. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/88851 Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861–1865].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M918. FHL film 1024456. (CD #9, part 119.) These are lists arranged alphabetically by the location of death, then by the name of the soldier. This collection is also searchable on FamilySearch [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2250054 United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865]
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/144892 Register of the Confederate Dead, Interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia]''. Jones, Printers, 1869. (FHL book 975.5451 V3r; film 0033625.) Richmond was a major burial site during the war. About 18,000 soldiers are interred there in the Hollywood Cemetery. The register lists the soldier’s name, company, regiment, state, death date, section, and grave number.
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/144892 Register of the Confederate Dead, Interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia]''. Jones, Printers, 1869. (FS Library book 975.5451 V3r; film 0033625.) Richmond was a major burial site during the war. About 18,000 soldiers are interred there in the Hollywood Cemetery. The register lists the soldier’s name, company, regiment, state, death date, section, and grave number.


=== Family History Library  ===
=== Family History Library  ===
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:*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/261441 Clay W. Holmes. The Elmira prison camp : a history of the military prison at Elmira, New York, July 6, 1864 to July 10, 1865; with an appendix containing the names of Confederate prisoners buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery'' New York, New York : Putnam's Sons, 1912] Contains a history of the prison along with a roster of Confederate prisoners buried in the Woodlawn cemetery.  
:*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/261441 Clay W. Holmes. The Elmira prison camp : a history of the military prison at Elmira, New York, July 6, 1864 to July 10, 1865; with an appendix containing the names of Confederate prisoners buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery'' New York, New York : Putnam's Sons, 1912] Contains a history of the prison along with a roster of Confederate prisoners buried in the Woodlawn cemetery.  
:*Elliot, William. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/508022 List Showing Inscriptions on Headstones for the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Who, While Prisoners of War, Died at Columbus and Camp Dennison, Ohio, and Were Buried in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Those Dying at Camp Dennison Having Been Thence Removed]''. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1907. (FHL film 1688404.) Lists grave number, name, and soldier’s company regiment.  
:*Elliot, William. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/508022 List Showing Inscriptions on Headstones for the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Who, While Prisoners of War, Died at Columbus and Camp Dennison, Ohio, and Were Buried in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Those Dying at Camp Dennison Having Been Thence Removed]''. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1907. (FHL film 1688404.) Lists grave number, name, and soldier’s company regiment.  
:*Krick, Robert K. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555289&disp=The+Gettysburg+death+roster%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Gettysburg Death Roster: The Confederate Dead at Gettysburg].'' Second Edition. Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1985. (FHL book 974.842/GI V2K 1985.) Alphabetical by name. Some entries list rank. Also lists company and regiment.  
:*Krick, Robert K. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555289&disp=The+Gettysburg+death+roster%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Gettysburg Death Roster: The Confederate Dead at Gettysburg].'' Second Edition. Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1985. (FS Library book 974.842/GI V2K 1985.) Alphabetical by name. Some entries list rank. Also lists company and regiment.  
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2092414 Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas 1862–1865 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery]''. Chicago, Illinois. 1892. (FHL film 1710607 item 4.) Includes the name, company, regiment, and state for over 4,300 soldiers buried at Camp Douglas. This item was microfilmed as a part of the following:  
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2092414 Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas 1862–1865 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery]''. Chicago, Illinois. 1892. (FHL film 1710607 item 4.) Includes the name, company, regiment, and state for over 4,300 soldiers buried at Camp Douglas. This item was microfilmed as a part of the following:  
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/583230 Deaths and Burials of Confederate Soldiers in New Orleans, Louisiana]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1704156 item 2.)
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/583230 Deaths and Burials of Confederate Soldiers in New Orleans, Louisiana]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1704156 item 2.)
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