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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.

US Military Old Soldiers Home Records has more information on soldier homes.

Confederate Soldier Homes[edit | edit source]

Alabama[edit | edit source]

Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home (Jefferson Manly Falkner Soldiers' Home)
Mountain Creek, Alabama

Arkansas[edit | edit source]

Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home
Sweet Home, Arkansas

*Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows (Worldcat) FS Catalog 976.7 M28i Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.

Online

Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Florida[edit | edit source]

Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home
Jacksonville, Florida

Online

Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Georgia[edit | edit source]

Georgia Soldiers' Home (Confederate Soldiers' Home)
Atlanta, Georgia

*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 FS Catalog 1445835 Volume 2 1913–1927 FS Catalog 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 (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

Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930 -FamilySearch Historical Records

Kentucky[edit | edit source]

Confederate Soldiers' Home and Widows' and Orphans' Asylum
Georgetown, Kentucky

*Confederate Soldiers Home and Orphans and Widows Asylum records, 1880-1887 (Worldcat)

Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home
Pewee Valley, Kentucky

Louisiana[edit | edit source]

Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana (Camp Nicholls Soldier's Home)
New Orleans, Louisiana

*Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans) Register Books 1884–1934 and index 1905–1944. FS Catalog 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[edit | edit source]

Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home
Pikesville, Maryland

Mississippi[edit | edit source]

Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home (Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home)
Biloxi, Mississippi

*Records, 1920-1954 (Worldcat)

Missouri[edit | edit source]

Missouri Confederate Home
Higginsville, Missouri

*Missouri. Confederate Home, Higginsville, Records, 1897-1944 (C0066) are available at the State Historical Society of Missouri. An index of names is available online.

*Applications for Confederate Home & Pension (Worldcat)

Online

*The 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.

*Applicants to the Confederate Home of Missouri (Confederate Memorial State Historic Site). Contains name, age, years resided, rank and unit.

North Carolina[edit | edit source]

Confederate Woman's Home
Fayetteville, North Carolina

North Carolina Soldiers' Home
Raleigh, North Carolina

Oklahoma[edit | edit source]

Oklahoma Confederate Home (Oklahoma Veterans Center)
Ardmore, Oklahoma

South Carolina[edit | edit source]

Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors (South Carolina Confederate Infirmary)
Columbia, South Carolina
Applications for the Home for Confederate Veterans, Columbia, South Carolina, ca. 1909-1958
Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958

Online

South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Tennessee[edit | edit source]

Confederate Soldiers’ Home (Tennessee Soldiers' Home)
Hermitage, Tennessee

*The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light... (Worldcat) FS Catalog 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[edit | edit source]

Texas Confederate Home for Men
Austin, Texas

*Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. FS Catalog 1689628

*Texas Confederate Home Roster : with added data from Confederate Home ledgers (Worldcat)

*Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas (Worldcat)

Texas Confederate Woman's Home
north of Austin, Texas

Virginia[edit | edit source]

Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home
Richmond, Virginia

*Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.FS Catalog 2026354 and FS Catalog 2027890.

*List of Confederate veterans buried in Hollywood Cemetery from Camp Lee Soldiers Home, 1894-1946 (Worldcat)

*Records, 1847-1955, of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. (Worldcat)

*Registers of residents, 1885-1939 FS Catalog 2109655

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 *'''Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Sweet Home, Arkansas
-:*''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.
+{{Block indent|*''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.}}
-:'''Online'''
+{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963] - FamilySearch Historical Records
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 *'''Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home'''<br>Jacksonville, Florida
-:'''Online'''
+{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2761956 Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938] - FamilySearch Historical Records
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 *'''Georgia Soldiers' Home''' (Confederate Soldiers' Home)<br>Atlanta, Georgia
-:*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.
+{{Block indent|*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.
+{{Block indent|*''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'''
+{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126718 Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930] -FamilySearch Historical Records
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 *'''Confederate Soldiers' Home and Widows' and Orphans' Asylum'''<br>Georgetown, Kentucky
-:*''Confederate Soldiers Home and Orphans and Widows Asylum records, 1880-1887'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13197196 Worldcat])
+{{Block indent|*''Confederate Soldiers Home and Orphans and Widows Asylum records, 1880-1887'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13197196 Worldcat])}}
 *'''Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pewee Valley, Kentucky
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 *'''Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana''' (Camp Nicholls Soldier's Home)<br>New Orleans, Louisiana
-:*''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.
+{{Block indent|*''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  ====
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 *'''Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home''' (Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home) <br>Biloxi, Mississippi
-:*''Records, 1920-1954'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28374821 Worldcat])
+{{Block indent|*''Records, 1920-1954'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28374821 Worldcat])}}
 ==== Missouri  ====
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 *'''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.
+{{Block indent|*''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])
+{{Block indent|*''Applications for Confederate Home &amp; Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])}}
-:'''Online'''
+{{Block indent|'''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.
+{{Block indent|*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.
+{{Block indent|*[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  ====
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 *{{FSC|989702|item|disp=Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958}}
-:'''Online'''
+{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126716 South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958] - FamilySearch Historical Records
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 *'''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.
+{{Block indent|*''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  ====
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 *'''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}}
+{{Block indent|*''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])
+{{Block indent|*''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])
+{{Block indent|*''Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47261028 Worldcat])}}
 *'''Texas Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>north of Austin, Texas
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 *'''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}}.
+{{Block indent|*''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])
+{{Block indent|1=*''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]) |2=1}}
-:*''Records, 1847-1955'', of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43165072 Worldcat])
+{{Block indent|*''Records, 1847-1955'', of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43165072 Worldcat]) }}
-:*Registers of residents, 1885-1939 {{FSC|2109655}}
+{{Block indent|*Registers of residents, 1885-1939 {{FSC|2109655}}}}
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