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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.


=== Confederate Soldier Homes ===
=== Confederate Soldier Homes ===


==== Alabama ====
==== Alabama ====


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


==== Arkansas ====
==== Arkansas ====


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


==== Florida ====
:*''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.


*'''Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home'''<br>Jacksonville, Florida
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126715 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963] - FamilySearch Historical Records


==== Georgia ====
==== Florida  ====


*'''Georgia Soldiers' Home''' (Confederate Soldiers' Home)<br>Atlanta, Georgia
*'''Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home'''<br>Jacksonville, Florida


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


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


*'''Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pewee Valley, Kentucky
*'''Georgia Soldiers' Home''' (Confederate Soldiers' Home)<br>Atlanta, Georgia


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


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


*'''Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pikesville, Maryland
==== Kentucky  ====


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


*'''Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home''' (Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home) <br>Biloxi, Mississippi
:*''Confederate Soldiers Home and Orphans and Widows Asylum records, 1880-1887'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13197196 Worldcat])


==== Missouri ====
*'''Kentucky Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pewee Valley, Kentucky


*'''Missouri Confederate Home'''<br>Higginsville, Missouri
==== Louisiana  ====


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


*'''Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>Fayetteville, North Carolina
:*''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.


*'''North Carolina Soldiers' Home'''<br>Raleigh, North Carolina
==== Maryland  ====


==== Oklahoma ====
*'''Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Pikesville, Maryland


*'''Oklahoma Confederate Home''' (Oklahoma Veterans Center) <br>Ardmore, Oklahoma
==== Mississippi  ====


==== South Carolina ====
*'''Beauvoir Confederate Soldiers' Home''' (Jefferson Davis Beauvoir Memorial Soldiers' Home) <br>Biloxi, Mississippi


*'''Confederate Home for Soldiers and Sailors''' (South Carolina Confederate Infirmary)
:*''Records, 1920-1954'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28374821 Worldcat])
<br>Columbia, South Carolina


==== Tennessee ====
==== Missouri  ====


*'''Confederate Soldiers’ Home''' (Tennessee Soldiers' Home) <br>Hermitage, Tennessee
*'''Missouri Confederate Home'''<br>Higginsville, Missouri
 
==== Texas ====


*'''Texas Confederate Home for Men'''<br>Austin, Texas
:*''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])


*'''Texas Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>north of Austin, Texas
:'''Online'''


==== Virginia ====
:*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.


*'''Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Richmond, Virginia
==== North Carolina  ====


=== Family History Library ===
*'''Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>Fayetteville, North Carolina


'''Arkansas'''  
*'''North Carolina Soldiers' Home'''<br>Raleigh, North Carolina


*''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.
==== Oklahoma  ====


'''Georgia'''  
*'''Oklahoma Confederate Home''' (Oklahoma Veterans Center) <br>Ardmore, Oklahoma


*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.
==== South Carolina  ====


*''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.
*'''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]


'''Louisiana'''  
:'''Online'''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2126716 South Carolina, Confederate Home Records, 1909-1958] - FamilySearch Historical Records


*''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.
==== Tennessee  ====


'''Missouri'''  
*'''Confederate Soldiers’ Home''' (Tennessee Soldiers' Home) <br>Hermitage, Tennessee


* ''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.
:*''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.


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


*''Applications for Confederate Home & Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])
*'''Texas Confederate Home for Men'''<br>Austin, Texas


'''Tennessee'''  
:*''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])


*''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 Confederate Woman's Home'''<br>north of Austin, Texas


'''Texas'''
==== Virginia  ====


*''Roster of the Residents of the Texas Confederate Old Soldiers Home in Austin, Texas''. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library, 1990. {{FHL|1689628)}
*'''Virginia Confederate Soldiers' Home'''<br>Richmond, Virginia


*''Texas Confederate Home Roster : with added data from Confederate Home ledgers'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53843381 Worldcat])
:*''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}}


*''Roster of Confederate Home : Austin, Texas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47261028 Worldcat])
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'''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]].
{{U.S. Civil War}}


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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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