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About 250,000 Confederate soldiers died in the war. Most died of disease, but others were killed during battle or died in prison camps or hospitals. Raymond W. Watkins copied Confederate burial records throughout the South, in prison camps, and in some Northern cemeteries. The following books may be helpful in locating death and burial information: | About 250,000 Confederate soldiers died in the war. Most died of disease, but others were killed during battle or died in prison camps or hospitals. Raymond W. Watkins copied Confederate burial records throughout the South, in prison camps, and in some Northern cemeteries. The following books may be helpful in locating death and burial information: | ||
:*Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. | :*''Deaths of Confederate Soldiers in Confederate Hospitals'' 14 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27307952 Worldcat]) (FHL book 975 V2w.) | ||
:*Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. | :* ''Confederate Burials'' 28 Volumes. Watkins, Raymond W., compiler. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45458984 Worldcat]) (FHL book 975 V3w.) | ||
Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the Family History Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog. | Many of his unpublished manuscripts are on microfilm at the Family History Library and are listed under his name in the Author/Title section of the library catalog. | ||