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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]) (FS Library book 975 V2w.) | |||
:*''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Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog. | Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog. | ||
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{{FSC|1832335|item|disp=The record collection "Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941" (NARA M1916)}} contains over 290,000 applications for headstones for U.S. military veterans. Most of the applications are for U.S. military veterans who died during 1925–41, but there are also applications for veterans who died before 1925. Most of the veterans served in the Civil War or later, however, some served in earlier conflicts. In 1906 and 1929 the U.S. government passed laws allowing for headstones for deceased Confederate soldiers as well as Union soldiers. Those applications are included in this collection. Records generally contain the name of the veteran, enlistment and discharge dates, rank, company, regiment, name and location of cemetery, and date of death.<ref> United States. National Archives and Records Service. ''Pamphlet Describing M1916: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941''. Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 2005.</ref> | {{FSC|1832335|item|disp=The record collection "Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941" (NARA M1916)}} contains over 290,000 applications for headstones for U.S. military veterans. Most of the applications are for U.S. military veterans who died during 1925–41, but there are also applications for veterans who died before 1925. Most of the veterans served in the Civil War or later, however, some served in earlier conflicts. In 1906 and 1929 the U.S. government passed laws allowing for headstones for deceased Confederate soldiers as well as Union soldiers. Those applications are included in this collection. Records generally contain the name of the veteran, enlistment and discharge dates, rank, company, regiment, name and location of cemetery, and date of death.<ref> United States. National Archives and Records Service. ''Pamphlet Describing M1916: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941''. Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 2005.</ref> | ||
:''Note: This collection contains both Confederate and Union records''. | |||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
:*Office of the Commissioner for Marking the Graves of Confederate Dead. ''{{FSC|88851|item|disp=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. FS Library 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] | |||
:*''{{FSC|144892|item|disp=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. | |||
=== FamilySearch Library === | === FamilySearch Library === | ||
:*''{{FSC|554581|item|disp=A Descriptive List of the Burial Places of the Remains of Confederate Soldiers: Who Fell in the Battles of Antietam, South Mountain, Monocacy, and Other Points in Washington and Frederick Counties in the State of Maryland}}''. Hagerstown, Maryland: Free Press, 1868. (FS Library film 1486525.) Entries give name of soldier, unit, and burial place. | |||
:*{{FSC|261441|item|disp=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. ''{{FSC|508022|item|disp=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. (FS Library 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. (FS Library book 974.842/GI V2K 1985.) Alphabetical by name. Some entries list rank. Also lists company and regiment. | |||
:*''{{FSC|2092414|item|disp=Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas 1862–1865 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery}}''. Chicago, Illinois. 1892. (FS Library 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: | |||
:*''{{FSC|583230|item|disp=Deaths and Burials of Confederate Soldiers in New Orleans, Louisiana}}''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FS Library film 1704156 item 2.) | |||
:*{{FSC|20236|item|disp=Raymond W. Watkins, Deaths of Confederate soldiers in Orange County, Virginia hospitals, 1861-1864, (typescript)}} | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
: * John P. Deeben. ''Documenting the Forgotten Dead: Confederate Death and Burial Records'' NGS Magazine 36 # 3 (July-September 2010): 42-48. FS Library 973 D25ngs | |||
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