Confederate soldiers by state

However, the info on confederate army is very incomplete. Confederate memorial day is a state holiday in some states in the united states. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the united states union army and the confederate states confederate states army. List of american civil war units by state wikipedia. When beginning your search for a confederate soldier start with one of the indexes listed. Apr 14, 2020 explore confederate1864s board confederate soldiers. There were several armies in the confederate states army and only a few soldiers constituted a platoon or a squad. Bidgood in 1915 for the department of confederate military records. This database contains an index of compiled military service records for volunteer union soldiers who served with units organized in more than 20 states and territories, including states in the confederacy. The diaries left behind by confederate soldiers reveal the.

In your letter to the repository, state the confederate veterans name, his widows name, the unit s in which he served, and the counties in which he and his widow lived after the civil war. Confederate soldiers rarely expressed a pure proslavery ideology in letters and diaries. This made all confederate army navy marine veterans equal to u. These records contain card abstracts of entries relating to each soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, and inspection reports. Tennessee, civil war service records of confederate. Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines that fought in the civil war were made u. The civil war soldiers and sailors system cwss is a database containing. Civil war casualties casualties numbers and battle death statistics for the american civil war though the number of killed and wounded in the civil war is not known precisely, most sources agree that the. Military service in the conferate army, 18611865 national archives.

The confederate soldier death records index includes different personal information and military records about soldiers who served on the confederate army during the civil war. Compiled service records of confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of virginia at fold3 contains scanned documents of the service records from national archives. See more ideas about american civil war, civil war photos and confederate states of america. The confederate states of america claimed a total of 2,919 miles 4,698 km of coastline, thus a large part of its territory lay on the seacoast with level and often sandy or marshy ground. These confederate soldiers were from the 11 states that had seceded from the united states of america and joined the confederate states. Most of the interior portion consisted of arable farmland, though much was also hilly and mountainous, and the far western territories were deserts. In 1891 tennessee established the board of pension examiners to determine if confederate veterans applying for pensions were eligible. Service in the army of the confederate states of america. She north carolina was next to the last state to secede from the union, and in february, 1861 she voted against secession by 30,000 majority. Military records of louisiana confederate soldiers and louisiana confederate commands.

Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from tennessee. The confederate states army was the military land force of the confederate states of america during the american civil war 18611865, fighting against the. The confederacy included the states of texas, arkansas, louisiana. Other information on the site includes histories of union and confederate. Confederate pension applications, 18801940 microfilm in research room 1907 census of confederate soldiers in alabama microfilm in research room 1921 census of confederate soldiers in alabama microfilm in research room state auditor, confederate. Read on to see if your state is home to confederate memorials, and if so, how many. Many confederate soldiers were in a state of nearstarvation by the wars end. United states civil war service records of confederate soldiers. Virginia soldiers confederate during the civil war.

Alabama department of archives and history, military records. Confederate states army simple english wikipedia, the. These confederate soldiers were from the 11 states that had seceded from the united states of america and joined the confederate states of america. Did congress designate confederate soldiers as united.

The confederate states of america was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the united states in 1860 following the election of president abraham lincoln. Soldiers who served in the confederate states army fought on behalf of the confederate states of america. For the confederate figures the primary source was broadfoot publishing, roster of confederate soldiers, which was compiled from the consolidated index of confederate soldiers in the national archives. The main concern of the confederate states was raising and equipping an army. These records are arranged by state, thereunder by regiment, and. Beginning in the early 1900s, the archives staff read through muster rolls, newspapers, governors records, veterans censuses, and state. Information in this database was compiled from a multitude of sources at the alabama department of archives and history. Painting of confederate troops at fort darling firing on union. Please note that the civil war soldiers and sailors system contains just an index. Civil war historians spark numbers war between states wsj. Numbers of troops by state civil war history discussion. Confederate soldier death records search collections.

The southern congress first voted to permit direct volunteering up to 400,000, but conscription was begun in april 1862. Eligibility requirements included an inability to support oneself, honorable separation from the service, and residence in the state. The total number of confederate soldiers is estimated at 750,000, as opposed to twice that many. The jacketenvelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier. For confederate army soldiers, there are two major records in nara that. Control and prevention cdc and state and local public health authorities. The civil war soldiers and sailors system cwss is a database containing information about the men who served in the union and confederate armies during the civil war. Soldier demographics for the confederate army are not available due to.

Report of the adjutant general of the state of tennessee 18611866, e531. They supported the right of the southern states to secede from, or leave, the united states and form their own country. Most of the men whose names appear in this index served with units from 15 different states or territories. As far as union states go, this table seems to provide accurate information. Civil war facts facts the civil war us national park service. The 29 states with at least one memorial, as well as the district of columbia, are ranked from fewest to most and at least one example is provided with each state. One would think that the answer was virginia the most populous confederate state, but the answer apparently was north carolina on both counts contribution. The confederate states wanted to keep slavery and to limit the role of the federal government in state government.

You can find statements that north carolina supplied the most soldiers 125,000 to the confederate army all over the internet. The records include a jacketenvelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. Alphabetical roll of such official records of the individual confederate soldier, as are to be found in united states. Almost every american would have known friends, family. It is a common misconception that all southern soldiers went to war to preserve slavery. Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations raised by the confederate government. The confederate states army csa was organized in february 1861 to fight for the confederate states of america during the american civil war. The confederate states army csa was organized in february 1861 to defend the newly formed confederate states of america during the american civil war. Search for soldiers the civil war was the first war in american history in which a substantial proportion of the adult male population participated. The state provided more soldiers per capita than any other confederate state, and had more deserters as well. Which confederate state provided the most troops in the american. T29index to compiled service records of confederate soldiers from tennessee, microfilm index to compiled service records of confederate soldiers who served in organizations raised directly by the confederate government and of confederate. This index also includes confederate soldiers who later served with the union army. About the virginia confederate rosters unofficial collection.

Some repositories also have records of confederate homes for veterans, widows, etc. To paraphrase james mcpherson, they felt no need to state the obvious. Confederate military records, 18591996 accession 27684. This is a list of american civil war units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Did congress designate confederate soldiers as united states veterans. Other information on the site includes histories of union and confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisonerofwar records. Confederate soldiers confederate soldier uniform dk. The confederate soldiers of the united states of america were also organized by military specialty like the union soldiers and it included cavalry, artillery and infantry. They tended to be young southern farmers, laborers and mechanics. States with the most confederate memorials stacker. The lists of confederate soldiers who died in union prisons include typed lists of confederate dead compiled by maj.

The confederate states army was the military ground force of the confederate states of america, also known as the confederacy, while the confederacy existed during the american civil. Approximately 155,000 virginia men served in confederate forces during the american civil war 18611865. Confederate soldiers were soldiers that fought for the southern states. The original source seems to be a speech from 1904 by hon. Debates over monuments led to a rumor that confederate soldiers are legally considered veterans of the united states military. The diaries left behind by confederate soldiers reveal the true role of enslaved labor at gettysburg even as some enslaved men escaped north, the retreat by the army of northern virginia. Broadfoot does not list the number of enlistments from each state. During the us civil war, did confederate soldiers also. That is a very narrow minded and flat out incorrect assumption. The confederate soldiers wore gray uniforms, and the union army wore blue uniforms. These rosters represent the work of the department of confederate. Booth, commissioner louisiana military records, 1920. North carolina has long claimed that it lost more soldiers in the civil war than any other state in the confederacy.