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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Confederate Soldier Home Records|Confederate Soldiers Home Records]]'' | |||
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. | |||
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'''Arkansas''' | |||
*'' | *''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. | ||
'''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 {{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. | ||
*''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. | |||
'''Louisiana''' | |||
*''Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans)'' Register Books 1884–1934 and index 1905–1944. {{FHL|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. | |||
'''Missouri''' | |||
* ''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. | |||
:'''Note''':The {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}} are now available online. | |||
*'' | *''Applications for Confederate Home & Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat]) | ||
'''Tennessee''' | |||
*''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. | |||
'''Texas''' | |||
*'' | *''Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas''. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. {{FHL|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]) | ||
'''Virginia''' | |||
*'' | *''Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.{{FHL| 2026354}} and {{FHL|2027890}}. | ||
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]]. | |||
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Revision as of 22:36, 23 August 2011
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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.
Family History Library[edit | edit source]
Arkansas
- Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows (Worldcat) FHL 976.7 M28i by Connie Pickett. Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.
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 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.
- 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.
Louisiana
- Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans) Register Books 1884–1934 and index 1905–1944. FHL 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.
Missouri
- 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.
- Note:The Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications are now available online.
- Applications for Confederate Home & Pension (Worldcat)
Tennessee
- The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light... (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.
Texas
- Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. {{FHL|1689628)}
- Texas Confederate Home Roster : with added data from Confederate Home ledgers (Worldcat)
- Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas (Worldcat)
Virginia
- Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.FHL 2026354 and FHL 2027890.
For more information on where to find Confederate home records see the "Locating Old Soldiers Home Records" chart at US Military Old Soldier Home Records.