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Many Southern states maintained soldier homes for Confederate veterans. Most records for Confederate soldier homes are located at state archives or other archives in the state where the home was located.


Many Southern states maintained soldier homes for Confederate veterans. Most records for Confederate soldier homes are located at state archives or other archives in the state where the home was located.
[[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records|US Military Old Soldiers Home Records]] has more information on soldier homes.


For more information on where to find Confederate home records see the "Locating Old Soldiers Home Records" chart at [[US Military Old Soldiers Home Records#Finding the Records|US Military Old Soldier Home Records]].
=== Confederate Soldier Homes  ===


=== Family History Library ===
==== Alabama  ====


'''Arkansas'''  
*'''Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home''' (Jefferson Manly Falkner Soldiers' Home)<br>Mountain Creek, Alabama


*''Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14254932 Worldcat]) {{FHL|976.7 M28i}} by Connie Pickett. Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.
==== Arkansas ====


'''Georgia'''  
*'''Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Sweet Home, Arkansas


*Wight, Willard E. ''Index to Registers of Inmates of the Confederate Soldiers Home of Georgia''. Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Deptartment of Archives and History, 1964. Volume 1 1901–1913 {{FHL|1445835}} Volume 2 1913–1927 {{FHL|1445836}} Contents include name, occupation, county of residence, date of birth, date and place entered military service, rank, company, regiment, when and where wounded, when and where taken prisoner, when and where put on specific detail, when and where separated from service, commanding officers, branch of service, age upon admission to home, date entered home, relatives, date of death or discharge, and date and place of burial.
:*''Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14254932 Worldcat]) {{FSC|976.7 M28i}} Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.


*''Confederate Soldier's Home of Georgia Register of Inmates, 1901-1941'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25757354 Worldcat]) The list of inmates represented in this collection is not comprehensive. The information was copied from three registers kept at the Home, between 1901 and 1941.
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963] - FamilySearch Historical Records


'''Louisiana'''
==== Florida  ====


*''Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans)'' Register Books, 1884–1934; index, 1905–1944. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FHL|1685399)},{{FHL|1685400}},{{FHL|1703673}},{{FHL|1703674}}, {{FHL|1704156}} Entries include date of admission, name, birth date and place, company, regiment, state, cause of admission, by whom sent, date of leaving, and cause of discharge.
*'''Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home'''<br>Jacksonville, Florida


'''Missouri'''  
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2761956 Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938] - FamilySearch Historical Records


* ''Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers’ Home Admission Applications''. Missouri Adjutant General’s Office. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL| 1021119}} Contents include name, birth date, birthplace, residence, length of residence in Missouri, date of enlistment, rank, unit of service, death date, and burial place.
==== Georgia  ====


:'''Note''':These records are now available online. {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}}.
*'''Georgia Soldiers' Home''' (Confederate Soldiers' Home)<br>Atlanta, Georgia


*''Applications for Confederate Home & Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])
:*Wight, Willard E. ''Index to Registers of Inmates of the Confederate Soldiers Home of Georgia''. Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Deptartment of Archives and History, 1964. Volume 1 1901–1913 {{FSC|1445835}} Volume 2 1913–1927 {{FSC|1445836}} Contents include name, occupation, county of residence, birthdate, rank, company, regiment, when and where entered military service, wounded, taken prisoner, put on specific detail, and separated from service, commanding officers, branch of service, age, relatives, date of death or discharge, and date and place of burial.
:*''Confederate Soldier's Home of Georgia Register of Inmates, 1901-1941'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25757354 Worldcat]) The list of inmates represented in this collection is not comprehensive. The information was copied from three registers kept at the Home, between 1901 and 1941.


'''Tennessee'''  
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126718 Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930] -FamilySearch Historical Records


*''The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light...'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36206076 Worldcat]) {{FHL|976.8 M2s}} by Judith A. Strange contains rosters of veterans at the home from 1890 to 1934. Entries typically include date and place of birth, enlistment date, unit served, current residence, occupation, and death date or discharge date from the home. Also contains an index to applications to the home listing name, county of residence, and unit served, as well as cemetery lists for the home cemetery.
==== Kentucky  ====


'''Texas'''  
*'''Confederate Soldiers' Home and Widows' and Orphans' Asylum'''<br>Georgetown, Kentucky


*''Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas''. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. {{FHL|1689628)}
:*''Confederate Soldiers Home and Orphans and Widows Asylum records, 1880-1887'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13197196 Worldcat])


*''Texas Confederate Home Roster : with added data from Confederate Home ledgers'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53843381 Worldcat])
*'''Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pewee Valley, Kentucky


*''Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47261028 Worldcat])
==== Louisiana  ====


'''Virginia'''  
*'''Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana''' (Camp Nicholls Soldier's Home)<br>New Orleans, Louisiana


*''Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.{{FHL| 2026354}} and {{FHL|2027890}}.
:*''Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans)'' Register Books 1884–1934 and index 1905–1944. {{FSC|1685399}} Entries include date of admission, name, birth date and place, company, regiment, state, cause of admission, by whom sent, date of leaving, and cause of discharge.


==== Maryland  ====


*'''Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pikesville, Maryland
==== Mississippi  ====
*'''Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home''' (Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home) <br>Biloxi, Mississippi
:*''Records, 1920-1954'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28374821 Worldcat])
==== Missouri  ====
*'''Missouri Confederate Home'''<br>Higginsville, Missouri
:*''Missouri. Confederate Home, Higginsville, Records, 1897-1944 (C0066)'' are available at the [http://shs.umsystem.edu/index.shtml State Historical Society of Missouri]. An [http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/invent/0066.html index of names] is available online.
:*''Applications for Confederate Home &amp; Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])
:'''Online'''
:*The {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}} (FamilySearch) are now available online. Includes name, birth date, birthplace, residence, length of residence in Missouri, date of enlistment, rank, unit of service, death date, and burial place.
:*[http://mostateparks.com/sites/default/files/Applicants%20to%20the%20Confederate%20Home%20of%20Missouri.pdf ''Applicants to the Confederate Home of Missouri''] ([http://mostateparks.com/park/confederate-memorial-state-historic-site Confederate Memorial State Historic Site]). Contains name, age, years resided, rank and unit.
==== North Carolina  ====
*'''Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>Fayetteville, North Carolina
*'''North Carolina Soldiers' Home'''<br>Raleigh, North Carolina
==== Oklahoma  ====
*'''Oklahoma Confederate Home''' (Oklahoma Veterans Center) <br>Ardmore, Oklahoma
==== South Carolina  ====
*'''Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors''' (South Carolina Confederate Infirmary)<br>Columbia, South Carolina
*{{FSC|989549|item|disp=Applications for the Home for Confederate Veterans, Columbia, South Carolina, ca. 1909-1958}}
*{{FSC|989702|item|disp=Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958}}
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126716 South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958] - FamilySearch Historical Records
==== Tennessee  ====
*'''Confederate Soldiers’ Home''' (Tennessee Soldiers' Home) <br>Hermitage, Tennessee
:*''The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light...'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36206076 Worldcat]) {{FSC|976.8 M2s}} contains rosters of veterans at the home from 1890 to 1934. Entries typically include date and place of birth, enlistment date, unit served, current residence, occupation, and death date or discharge date from the home. Also contains an index to applications to the home listing name, county of residence, and unit served, as well as cemetery lists for the home cemetery.
==== Texas  ====
*'''Texas Confederate Home for Men'''<br>Austin, Texas
:*''Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas''. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. {{FSC|1689628}}
:*''Texas Confederate Home Roster : with added data from Confederate Home ledgers'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53843381 Worldcat])
:*''Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47261028 Worldcat])
*'''Texas Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>north of Austin, Texas
==== Virginia  ====
*'''Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Richmond, Virginia
:*''Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.{{FSC| 2026354}} and {{FSC|2027890}}.
:*''List of Confederate veterans buried in Hollywood Cemetery from Camp Lee Soldiers Home, 1894-1946'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3AList+of+Confederate+veterans+buried+in+Hollywood+Cemetery Worldcat])
:*''Records, 1847-1955'', of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43165072 Worldcat])
:*Registers of residents, 1885-1939 {{FSC|2109655}}


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