Last week I began a discussion of Southern U.S. research and why some of the resources are unique or different. I provided some historical background of British colonization, the American Revolution, and the U.S. Civil War. I also included discussions of the Georgia Land Lotteries, Southern states' military records, Oaths of Allegiance, and Reconstruction Records. While NARA may hold some of these records, others are held only at the respective states' archives.
This week I'll discuss Confederate soldiers' homes, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of the Confederacy, and the Confederate Veteran magazine as other resources for the post-Civil War era.
Confederate Soldiers' Homes
Confederate veterans who suffered injuries or from diseases as a result of their military service may originally have received treatment on the battlefield or in field hospitals. Further treatment may have been provided at regular military or civilian hospitals, and I have seen books and indexes in libraries concerning these facilities. One such book is “Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home” published in 1929. Other books concern themselves with the doctors and surgeons who treated the Confederate sick and wounded military personnel, both in the South and in Union prisoner-of-war camps... Read More