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United States U.S. Military Records U.S. Civil War 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.

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) FHL 976.7 M28i Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.

Florida[edit | edit source]

Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home
Jacksonville, Florida

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 FHL 1445835 Volume 2 1913–1927 FHL 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.

Kentucky[edit | edit source]

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

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. 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.

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

Missouri[edit | edit source]

Missouri Confederate Home
Higginsville, Missouri

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.

Applications for Confederate Home & Pension (Worldcat)

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

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) FHL 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. FHL 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.FHL 2026354 and FHL 2027890.

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 ==== Alabama ====
-*'''Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home'''<br>Mountain Creek, Alabama
+*'''Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home''' (Jefferson Manly Falkner Soldiers' Home)<br>Mountain Creek, Alabama
 ==== Arkansas ====
 *'''Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Sweet Home, Arkansas
+:*''Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14254932 Worldcat]) {{FHL|976.7 M28i}} Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.
 ==== Florida ====
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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 {{FHL|1445835}} Volume 2 1913–1927 {{FHL|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.
 ==== Kentucky ====
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 ==== Louisiana ====
-*'''Soldiers’ Home of Louisiana''' (Camp Nicholls Soldier's Home)<br>New Orleans, Louisiana
+*'''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. {{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.
 ==== Maryland ====
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 *'''Missouri Confederate Home'''<br>Higginsville, Missouri
+:*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.
+:*''Applications for Confederate Home & Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])
 ==== North Carolina ====
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 ==== South Carolina ====
-*'''Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors''' (South Carolina Confederate Infirmary)
+*'''Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors''' (South Carolina Confederate Infirmary)<br>Columbia, South Carolina
-<br>Columbia, South Carolina
 ==== 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]) {{FHL|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. {{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])
 *'''Texas Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>north of Austin, Texas
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 *'''Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Richmond, Virginia
-=== Family History Library ===
+:*''Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home Application for Admission, 1884–1941''. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995.{{FHL| 2026354}} and {{FHL|2027890}}.
-'''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]].