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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]].
=== Confederate Soldier Homes  ===


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


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


*Pickett, Connie. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=532766&disp=Old+soldiers+home%2C+Arkansas+Confederat%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows]''. St. Louis, Missouri: Ingmire Publications, 1985. (FHL book 976.7 M28i.) 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. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=485520&disp=Index+to+registers+of+inmates+of+the+Con%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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 film 1445835; Volume 2 1913–1927 film 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.


'''Louisiana'''  
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963] - FamilySearch Historical Records


*''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1685399 Soldiers Home of Louisiana (New Orleans)].'' Register Books, 1884–1934; index, 1905–1944. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1685399 items 5–8; film 1685400 items 1–2; film 1703673 item 2; film 1703674; film 1704156 item 1.) 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  ====


'''Missouri'''  
*'''Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home'''<br>Jacksonville, Florida


*Missouri Adjutant General’s Office. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=426874&disp=Confederate+pension+applications+and+sol++ Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers’ Home Admission Applications]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (FHL films 1021119–27.) Contents include name, birth date, birthplace, residence, length of residence in Missouri, date of enlistment, rank, unit of service, death date, and burial place.
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2761956 Florida, Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home records, 1888-1938] - FamilySearch Historical Records


:'''Note''':These records are now available online. {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}}.
==== Georgia  ====


'''Tennessee'''  
*'''Georgia Soldiers' Home''' (Confederate Soldiers' Home)<br>Atlanta, Georgia


*Strange, Judith A. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=767352&disp=The+Tennessee+Confederate+Soldier%27s+Ho%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light]''. . . . Goodlettsville, Tennessee: Tennessee Tracers, 1996. (FHL book 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.
:*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.


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


*''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=526164&disp=Roster+of+the+residents+of+the+Texas+Con++ Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas]''. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. (FHL film 1689628.)
==== Kentucky  ====


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


*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=784757&disp=Applications+for+admission%2C+1884-194++ ''Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldier’s Home.'' ''Application for Admission, 1884–1941'']. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1995. (FHL films 2026354–84 and 2027890–9.)
:*''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


==== 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. {{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
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/989549 Applications for the Home for Confederate Veterans, Columbia, South Carolina, ca. 1909-1958]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/989702 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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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

Alabama

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

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home
    Sweet Home, Arkansas
  • Old Soldiers Home, Arkansas Confederate and Widows (Worldcat) FS Library 976.7 M28i Arranged alphabetically by name of veteran or widow and includes the county and date.
Online

Florida

  • Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home
    Jacksonville, Florida
Online

Georgia

  • 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 Library 1445835 Volume 2 1913–1927 FS Library 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

Kentucky

  • 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

  • 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 Library 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
    Pikesville, Maryland

Mississippi

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

Missouri

  • Missouri Confederate Home
    Higginsville, Missouri
Online

North Carolina

  • Confederate Woman's Home
    Fayetteville, North Carolina
  • North Carolina Soldiers' Home
    Raleigh, North Carolina

Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma Confederate Home (Oklahoma Veterans Center)
    Ardmore, Oklahoma

South Carolina

Online

Tennessee

  • Confederate Soldiers’ Home (Tennessee Soldiers' Home)
    Hermitage, Tennessee
  • The Tennessee Confederate Soldier’s Home: Marching Out of the Mist Into the Light... (Worldcat) FS Library 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
    Austin, Texas
  • Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. FS Library 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

  • 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 Library 2026354 and FS Library 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 Library 2109655
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