Edit existing Rating: Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)

{{breadcrumb | link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | link2=[[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] | link3=[[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 1|U.S. Civil War]] | link4= | link5=[[Locating a Confederate Civil War Soldier (1861–1865)]] }} {{US-civilwar-sidebar}} {{TOCright}}[[Image:Status of the States 1861.png|right|250px|Status of the States 1861.png]]Male ancestors who were born in the 1830s or 1840s and who lived in a southern state or the border states of [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]], [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]], or [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]], were most likely to have served in the Confederate forces in the [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 1|U.S. Civil War]]. Most who served were in their late teens or early twenties but could have been older or younger. To find records, it helps to know at least the state from which your ancestor served.<br><br> *Desmond Walls Allen. ''Which Henry Cook? A Methodology for Searching Confederate Ancestors'' Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 27 #3 (Fall 1995): 286-289. FS Library 973 B2p v. 27 1995 ''' Guide Books''' *J. H. Segars, '' In search of Confederate ancestors : the guide.'' 2nd ed. Madison, Georgia : Southern Lion Books, c2005 {{FSC|1541474|item|disp=FS Library 973 D27seg 2005}} *James C. Neagles. ''Confederate research sources : a guide to archive collections'' Ancestry Publishing, c1997 {{FSC|2329006|item|disp=FS Library 973 A3ne 1997}} *Brian A. Brown, ''In the footsteps of the Blue and Gray : a Civil War research handbook'' Shawnee Mission, Kansas : Two Trails Genealogy Shop, c1996 {{FSC|766262|item|disp=FS Library 973 D27bab}} *Bertram Hawthorne Groene, '' Tracing your Civil War ancestor'' 4th ed. Winston-Salem, North Carolina : John F. Blair, c1995 {{FSC|687635|item|disp=FS Library 973 D27gb 1995}} *Stephen McManus, ''Civil War research guide : a guide for researching your Civil War ancestor'' Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania : Stackpole Books, c2003 {{FSC|1122070|item|disp=FS Library 973 D27mcw}} *Nancy Justus Morebeck, ''Locating Union & Confederate records : a guide to the most commonly used Civil War records of the National Archives and FamilySearch Library'' North Salt Lake, Utah : Heritage Quest, c2001 {{FSC|1021917|item|disp=FS Library 973 M23mL}} *Richard A. Sauers,'' How to do Civil War research'' Rev. ed. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : Combined Pub., c2000, {{FSC|1023529|item|disp=FS Library 973 M27sc}} ''' Social Histories''' *Bell Irvin Wiley. ''The life of Johnny Reb : the common soldier of the Confederacy.''Baton Rouge, Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, 1984, c1970. {{FSC|188357|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2wL}} *James I. Robertson. ''Soldiers blue and gray.''Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, c1988. {{FSC|367405|item|disp=FS Library 973 M2rj}} === Service records === Military [[Confederate Service Records|service records]] may give the rank, dates of service, place of residence prior to enlistment, age, place of birth, physical description, and date and place of death or discharge. '''What you will need''' to get started. Service records are normally arranged by '''state''', then by '''military unit''', and then alphabetically by the serviceman's '''name'''. In order to find the service records you will need to determine the state from which he served, his military unit, and the name by which your ancestor was identified during the war. Some soldiers served in a military unit raised by the Confederate government rather than from one of the states. '''On the Internet''' '''Step A. Search the [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database]''' on the Internet. This easy-to-use database lists over 6 million Confederate and Union soldiers, and 18,000 African American sailors. The search engine finds names alphabetically. {{Block indent|''If the first search fails'', continue '''''trying again ''''' and again, but use several [[Guessing a Name Variation|variant spellings]] of the name, nicknames, initials, middle names, or any alias.''<br><br>''}} {{Block indent|''If you find too many'' matching names, try to narrow the field by using clues from your knowledge of your ancestors, such as his place of residence, or relatives or neighbors that joined up with him. Also, each state's ". . . in the Civil War" page on the Wiki has a link to that state's military units regiment-by-regiment. That regimental list '''''sometimes''''' gives the place where they were first organized or discharged. The majority of regiments were raised mostly in one or two counties.<br><br>}} Sometimes the database shows the same person under more than one spelling of his name. Each entry in the ''Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database '' has the potential to list each serviceman's: {{Block indent|*regiment or battalion (always listed) }} {{Block indent|*if Confederate or Union (always listed) }} {{Block indent|*company }} {{Block indent|*soldier's rank in }} {{Block indent|*soldier's rank out }} {{Block indent|*alternate name }} {{Block indent|*National Archives source microfilm number (always listed)<br>}} {{Block indent|'''''If ''''' ''you find your ancestor in this'' Civil War Soldiers and Sailors ''database, make a copy of the information, and then look for the service record in'' '''Fold3'''. ''If you'' '''''do not find''''' ''the service record in Fold3, skip to'' '''''Step 3'''''.<br><br>}} '''Step B. Find the service record in Fold3''', a subsidiary of Ancestry.com on the Internet. Fold3 shows images of service record card abstracts of entries of each soldier in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. These cards are arranged by '''''state''''', by '''''military unit''''', and then alphabetically by '''''soldier's name'''''. To find an ancestor's card, open '''Fold3''' to the '''[http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#20%7C Civil War Service Records &gt; Confederate Records]''' page, select the ancestors state, and then select his military unit within that state. You can then find the alphabetical list of soldiers' service record cards, and view individual cards. {{Block indent|'''''If you find''''' an ancestor's card(s), make a copy, then note the source on your ''[[Research Logs|research log]]'', update your family group record, and you are done with service record abstract cards. '''''If you do NOT find''''' the ancestor's card, you could continue the search by searching the microfilm version of the same records as follows:<br><br>}} '''On Microfilm''' '''Step 1. If you know the state where your ancestor enlisted''' (but still need to find his regiment), search the following statewide alphabetical indexes on microfilm for your ancestor's name. Click the appropriate state's FS Library Film numbers blue link below to see the catalog entry showing which parts of the alphabetical index are on which films. {| width="525" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" |- | '''Conf Gvmt''' troops index<br><br>'''Alabama''' troops index<br>'''Arizona''' troops index<br>'''Arkansas''' troops index<br>'''Florida''' troops index<br>'''Georgia''' troops index<br><br>'''Kentucky''' troops index<br>'''Louisiana''' troops index<br>'''Maryland''' troops index<br>'''Mississippi''' troops index<br>'''Missouri''' troops index<br><br>'''North Carolina''' index<br>'''South Carolina''' index<br>'''Tennessee''' troops index<br>'''Texas''' troops index<br>'''Virginia''' troops index | {{FSC|108709|item|disp=FS Library Films 1205310 to 1205355}}<br><br>{{FSC|108781|item|disp=FS Library Films 821949 to 821997}}<br>{{FSC|523155|item|disp=FS Library Film 821837}}<br>{{FSC|452498|item|disp=FS Library Films 821811 to 821836}}<br>{{FSC|281062|item|disp=FS Library Films 880001 to 880009}}<br>{{FSC|311091|item|disp=FS Library Films 821700 to 821766}}<br><br>{{FSC|311984|item|disp=FS Library Films 881380 to 881393}}<br>{{FSC|316173|item|disp=FS Library Films 881457 to 881487}}<br>{{FSC|313628|item|disp=FS Library Films 881522 to 881534}}<br>{{FSC|499045|item|disp=FS Library Films 821838 to 821882}}<br>{{FSC|314951|item|disp=FS Library Films 882002 to 882017}}<br><br>{{FSC|98205|item|disp=FS Library Films 821768 to 821806}}<br>{{FSC|320992|item|disp=FS Library Films 881967 to 882001}}<br>{{FSC|317690|item|disp=FS Library Films 880055 to 880095}}<br>{{FSC|98127|item|disp=FS Library Films 880014 to 880054}}<br>{{FSC|281165|item|disp=FS Library Films 881395 to 881456}} | {{WorldCat|18121863|item|disp=(NARA M818)}}<br><br>{{WorldCat|19101617|item|disp=(NARA M374)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19101633|item|disp=(NARA M375)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19107204|item|disp=(NARA M376)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19380375|item|disp=(NARA M225)}}<br>{{WorldCat|28053770|item|disp=(NARA M226)}}<br><br>{{WorldCat|19107213|item|disp=(NARA M377)}}<br>{{WorldCat|866386054|item|disp=(NARA M378)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19076539|item|disp=(NARA M388)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19380444|item|disp=(NARA M232)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19076682|item|disp=(NARA M380)}}<br><br>{{WorldCat|19380431|item|disp=(NARA M230)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19076689|item|disp=(NARA M381)}}<br>{{WorldCat|19380440|item|disp=(NARA M231)}}<br>{{WorldCat|16814979|item|disp=(NARA M323)}}<br>{{WorldCat|7413407|item|disp=(NARA M324)}} |} <div style="float: left; width: 100%"> {{Block indent|'''''If ''''' ''you find your ancestor in one of these statewide indexes, make a copy of the information, and skip to'' '''''Step 3'''''.<br><br>}} '''Step 2. If you do NOT know the state where your ancestor enlisted,''' search for your ancestor's name in the following microfilm index:<br> {{Block indent|1=''Consolidated Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' on <br>'''{{FSC|90379|item|disp=FS Library Films 191127 to 191661}} {{WorldCat|10616884|item|disp=(NARA M253)}}'''.|2=2}} {{Block indent|Make a copy of any information you find.<br><br>|3}} '''Step 3. Search the compiled military service records.''' Once you know an ancestor was in a military unit raised by either (a) the Confederate government, or (b) a particular '''''state''''', plus the name of his '''''military unit''''', and the '''''name '''''by which he was identified during the war, you are prepared to look up his service records. Search by state (or by the Confederate government), by military unit, and then by soldier's name in the microfilms listed in the following table. Click on the appropriate state's FS Library Film number's blue link below to see the catalog entry showing which military units are on which films. In the catalog entry you may need to scroll past a beginning index before you come to the list of various military units.<br> {| width="647" border="1" align="center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" |- | rowspan="2" | | valign="middle" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Federal Confederate Service Records''' | valign="baseline" align="center" rowspan="2" | State Confederate Service Records |- | valign="middle" align="center" | '''FS Library Film Numbers''' | valign="middle" align="center" | '''NARA Film Numbers''' |- | Conf Gvmt troops<br>Conf Staff Members | {{FSC|313823|item|disp=FS Library 880207 to 880329}}<br>{{FSC|287336|item|disp=FS Library 881105 to 881379}} | {{WorldCat|122465256|item|disp=NARA M258}}<br>{{WorldCat|865868746|item|disp=NARA M331}} | |- | Alabama<br>Arizona<br>Arkansas<br>Florida<br>Georgia | {{FSC|300893|item|disp=FS Library 880330 to 880837}}<br>{{FSC|102048|item|disp=FS Library 536241}}<br>{{FSC|298498|item|disp=FS Library 880849 to 881104}}<br>{{FSC|281062|item|disp=FS Library 880103 to 880206}}<br>{{FSC|499014|item|disp=FS Library 1499064 to 1499670}} | {{WorldCat|19250652|item|disp=NARA M311}}<br>{{WorldCat|20682248|item|disp=NARA M318}}<br>{{WorldCat|865897377|item|disp=NARA M317}}<br>{{WorldCat|19379854|item|disp=NARA M251}}<br>{{WorldCat|18910271|item|disp=NARA M266}} | -<br> -<br> -<br>{{FSC|80271|item|disp=191674 to 191678}}<br>{{FSC|103095|item|disp=227858 to 227859}} |- | Kentucky<br>Louisiana<br>Maryland<br>Mississippi<br>Missouri | {{FSC|352819|item|disp=FS Library 1447468 to 1447603}}<br>{{FSC|484181|item|disp=FS Library 1447610 to 1447670}}<br>{{FSC|36097|item|disp=FS Library 1292663 to 1292684}}<br>{{FSC|499045|item|disp=FS Library 1488026 to 1488452}}<br>{{FSC|499039|item|disp=FS Library 1500030 to 1500222}} | {{WorldCat|19076848|item|disp=NARA M319}}<br>{{WorldCat|11736949|item|disp=NARA M320}}<br>{{WorldCat|19076669|item|disp=NARA M321}}<br>{{WorldCat|19250508|item|disp=NARA M269}}<br>{{WorldCat|19076890|item|disp=NARA M322}} | {{FSC|135459|item|disp=471735 to 471739}}<br>{{FSC|248986|item|disp=1305383 to 1305385}}<br> -<br> -<br>{{FSC|398202|item|disp=1204828 to 1204847}} |- | North Carolina<br>South Carolina<br>Tennessee<br>Texas<br>Virginia | {{FSC|502898|item|disp=FS Library 1381001 to 1447080}}<br>{{FSC|515563|item|disp=FS Library 1380691 to 1447467}}<br>{{FSC|499028|item|disp=FS Library 1499671 to 1527065}}<br>{{FSC|499034|item|disp=FS Library 1501077 to 1501521}}<br>{{FSC|499010|item|disp=FS Library 1488678 to 1489752}} | {{WorldCat|19250515|item|disp=NARA M270}}<br>{{WorldCat|19250492|item|disp=NARA M267}}<br>{{WorldCat|8362816|item|disp=NARA M268}}<br>{{WorldCat|16703503|item|disp=NARA M323}}<br>{{WorldCat|7701850|item|disp=NARA M324}} | {{FSC|332475|item|disp=18075 to 18078}}<br>{{FSC|52692|item|disp=982339}}<br>[http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/tncwindex.html Online]<br>{{FSC|424572|item|disp=227483}}; {{FSC|424363|item|disp=227482}}<br>{{FSC|409624|item|disp=29767 to 29808}} |- | More service records | {{FSC|499053|item|disp=FS Library 1380856 to 1380929}} | {{WorldCat|25824124|item|disp=NARA M861}} | |} Make a copy of the service record documents, record the results of the search on your ''[[Research Logs|research log]]'', and update your family group record. === Pension records === Pension records contain information on a veteran’s military service, wife and children, and place of residence. The federal government did not issue pensions to veterans who fought for the Confederacy. In an effort to compensate disabled veterans or widows, most southern states began paying pensions from state funds. Not all veterans or widows applied for or received pensions. By common consent former Confederate states agreed that pensions would be granted by the state in which the veteran or his widow lived at the time of application rather than by the state from which he served.<ref>[https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/confederate-veterans-pension-applications/ Confederate Pension Applications] in ''Arkansas Digital Archives'' (accessed 22 February 20201).</ref> Therefore, you may need to search '''''each''''' state in which a veteran lived after the Civil War. '''On the Internet''' *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1593 '''Alabama''', pensions 1862-1947] Ancestry *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3029256 '''Alabama''', Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's] FamilySearch *'''Arkansas''' [https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/confederate-veterans-pension-applications/ Confederate Pension Applications 1891-1936] Arkansas Digital Archives; {{RecordSearch|1837922|pensions 1901-1929}} FamilySearch *''' Arkansas''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1921864 Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939] - FamilySearch *'''Florida''' [http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/pensionfiles/ pensions 1885-1955] FL Dept State; {{RecordSearch|1913411|pensions 1885-1955}} FamilySearch *'''Georgia''' [http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/CollectionsA-Z/confpension_information.html?Welcome 1879-1960] GA Archives; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1560 pensions 1879-1960] Ancestry *'''Georgia''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3038333 Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920] FamilySearch *'''Kentucky''' [http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Confederate_pension.htm pensions 1912-1946] (by county) KY Archives; {{RecordSearch|1916017|applications 1912-1950}} (by number; index lacking) FamilySearch; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3163 pensions 1912-1930] Ancestry *'''Louisiana''' [http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/ResearchHistoricalRecords/LocateHistoricalRecords/Pages/ConfederatePensionDatabase.aspx pensions 1898-1950] LA State Archives; {{RecordSearch|1838535|pensions 1898-1950}} FamilySearch *'''Mississippi''' [http://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/osa/s1201 applications 1889-1932] MS Dept of Archives and History; {{RecordSearch|1979942|pensions 1889-1935}} FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1936413|applications 1900-1974}} FamilySearch *'''Missouri''' {{RecordSearch|1865475|pensions 1911-1938}} FamilySearch *'''North Carolina''' [http://ncarchives.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/confederate-pension-records-available-online/ how to access to online pensions] NC State Archives; {{RecordSearch|1911763|pensions 1885-1953}} FamilySearch *'''Oklahoma''' [http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/docs/pension.pdf pension index pdf] OK Dept of Libraries; [http://www.digitalprairie.ok.gov/cdm/landingpage/collection/pensioncard pension index cards 1915-?] ODL *''' Oklahoma''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3038340 Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1920] FamilySearch *'''South Carolina''' [http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx various Confederate records including pensions 1888-1973] SC Archives *'''Tennessee''' [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm applications 1891-1965] TN State Library and Archives; {{RecordSearch|1874474|applications 1891-1965}} FamilySearch; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7875 applications 1891-1965] Ancestry *'''Texas''' [https://www.tsl.texas.gov/apps/arc/pensions/ pensions 1899-1975] TX State Library and Archives Commission; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1677 pensions 1899-1875] Ancestry; [http://www.fold3.com/page/1582_texas_confederate_pensions/ pensions 1899-1965] Fold3 *'''Virginia''' [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?file_name=find-b-clas10&func=file&local_base=CLAS10 pensions 1888-1978] Library of Virginia; [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1677 pensions 1888-1978] Ancestry<br> The National Archives' [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/confederate/pension.html Confederate Pension Records] page on the Internet also provides a state-by-state list, and links to southern state archives which have pension records. '''On Microfilm''' It helps to know the state of residence of a veteran or widow after the war in order to search for a file on microfilm. The FamilySearch Library has microfilms (or books) of the Confederate pension files for each state. *'''Alabama''' {{FSC|630229|item|disp=FS Library Film 1502476-1522003}}; {{WorldCat|866289811|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Arkansas''' {{FSC|638391|item|disp=FS Library Film 1697692 item 2; FS Library Book 976.7 M22ai}}; {{WorldCat|49706207|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Cleveland Co. {{WorldCat|174113536|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Garland Co. {{WorldCat|214333788|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Hot Spring Co. {{WorldCat|219774451|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Independence Co. {{WorldCat|226237982|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Logan Co. {{WorldCat|228507160|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Marion Co. {{WorldCat|229456612|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Washington Co. {{WorldCat|245535761|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Florida''' {{FSC|532144|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.9 M2w}}; {{WorldCat|20864449|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Georgia''' {{FSC|666578|item|disp=(Index) FS Library Book 975.8 M22w}}; {{WorldCat|36284056|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|283808|item|disp=(Pensions) FS Library Film 315678 +}}; {{WorldCat|865859696|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Kentucky''' {{FSC|51902|item|disp=(Index) FS Library Book 976.9 M2k}}; {{WorldCat|8953623|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|558566|item|disp=(Applications) FS Library Film 1670795-1670844}}; {{WorldCat|865954285|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Louisiana''' {{FSC|194794|item|disp=(Pensions 1912-1936) FS Library Film 1704156 Item 17}}; {{WorldCat|865871922|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|958612|item|disp=(Pensions 1924 and 1933) FS Library Book 976.3 M2dw}}; {{WorldCat|866463800|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Mississippi''' {{FSC|308115|item|disp=FS Library Film 902556-904430}}; {{WorldCat|28435389|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Missouri''' {{FSC|426874|item|disp=(Pension and soldier home applications) FS Library Film 1021101-1021127}}; {{WorldCat|51213151|item|disp=(WorldCat)}}. *'''North Carolina''' {{FSC|665005|item|disp=(Applications and index) FS Library Film 1535033-1547719}}; {{WorldCat|227357622|item|disp=Index at various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Oklahoma''' {{FSC|151701|item|disp=(Index) FS Library Fiche 6046932}}; {{WorldCat|1739381|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|433332|item|disp=(Applications) FS Library Film 1001529-1001548}}; {{WorldCat|865759139|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''South Carolina''' {{WorldCat|173283489|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; See also individual SC county in the FamilySearch Catalog including Anderson County, veterans and widows applications for pensions, 1916-1956;Charleston County, soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1916-1959; Edgefield County, veterans and their widows pension records, 1919-1924;Fairfield County, Pension records of Confederate veterans and their widows, 1889-1891;Laurens County, pension roll and record, 1898, 1933-1968;Pickens County, pension rolls and widows, 1922-1956; Spartanburg County, pension records, 1889, 1896, 1916-1935; Union County, veterans and widows pension applications, 1919-1920; York County, pension record, 1896-1964 *'''Tennessee''' {{FSC|230467|item|disp=(Index) FS Library Film 873919}}; {{WorldCat|1745172|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|203660|item|disp=(Applications 1891-1965) FS Library Film 978497 +}}; {{WorldCat|866100128|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Texas''' {{FSC|532141|item|disp=(Index) FS Library Book 976.4 M22w}}; {{WorldCat|20859878|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|70567|item|disp=(Applications) FS Library Film 960279 +}}; {{WorldCat|866470771|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. *'''Virginia''' {{FSC|474918|item|disp=FS Library Film 1439763 +}}; {{WorldCat|866632549|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.<br><br> === Soldier homes === Many states North and South maintained soldier homes for needy veterans. Records of these homes can provide biographical, family, and military service information on its applicants and inmates. The FamilySearch Library has soldier home related records for some, but not all Confederate soldier homes in every formerly Confederate state except North Carolina. For further details and links see [[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records]]. ''' FamilySearch Catalog''' *{{FSC|204577|item|disp=Tennessee Confederate Soldier's Home. Soldiers' Applications for admission, 1889- ca. 1965}} *{{FSC|784757|item|disp= Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home. Virginia. Applications for admission, 1884-1941}} *{{FSC|1177773|item|disp=Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home. Virginia. Registers of residents, 1885-1939}} ''' FamilySearch Historical Records ''' *{{RecordSearch|2126715|Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963}} *{{RecordSearch|2761956|Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938}} *{{RecordSearch|2126718|Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930}} *{{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938}} *{{RecordSearch|2126716|South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958}} === Veterans' organizations === Read the [[Confederate Veterans and Lineage Society Records|Confederate Veterans and Lineage Society Records]] page for help in finding information on veterans' organizations and lineage societies. *If an ancestor survived the war, he may have joined a veterans' organization like the '''''United Confederate Veterans'''''. **Look in the ''Confederate Veteran'', 40 vols. (Nashville, Tenn.: United Confederate Veterans, 1893-1932). {{WorldCat|10084558|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|269759|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 B2cv}}. This was their official publication from 1893 to 1932. Indexed in ''Confederate Veteran Magazine, 1893-1932. Cumulative Index'', 3 vols. (Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub., 1986). {{WorldCat|21875134|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|510148|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 B2cva index}}. **Check the records of veteran’s organizations because they may provide biographical information about their members. For example, some UCV rosters of membership for the years 1895 to 1899 are on {{FSC|590459|item|disp=FS Library Films 1710607 items 10–20 and 1710608}}. {{WorldCat|866555689|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. **Check with the state archives, historical society, or state library for any available veterans' organizations records of the state in which your ancestor served or lived after the war. See the '''''Archives and Libraries ''''' section of each state's Wiki page for these addresses. === Lineage Societies === A descendant of your ancestor may also have joined a lineage society like the '''''United Daughters of the Confederacy'''''. Contact their national headquarters to learn about this organization. See their web site at [http://www.hqudc.org/ United Daughters of the Confederacy]. === Other Sources === Use the '''''Military Records''''' section for the state's Wiki page in which your ancestor enlisted to find other military papers, such as state rosters, Adjutant General’s reports, regimental or unit histories, and county histories. You can also find these sources in the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' Place Search under the name of the state and the topic {{Block indent|'''[State] — Military Records — Civil War, 1861–1865'''<br><br>}} Look for additional information about Civil War records in the FamilySearch Research Wiki at: {{Block indent|*[[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 1]] }} {{Block indent|*[[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2]]}} === References === {{reflist}} {{U.S. Civil War}} {{-}} </div> [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]]