United States, Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of an index & images of a Register of Confederate soldiers, sailors and citizens who died in federal prisons and military hospitals in the North,1861-1865. This collection corresponds to NARA publication, M918, one roll from Record Group 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. The register was compiled in 1912 in the Office of the Commissioner for Marking the Graves of Confederate Dead. The register is arranged by place of death then alphabetically by name. A table of contents will be found at the beginning of the volume.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Related National Archives Collections

• War Department. Office of the Commissioner for Locating and Marking Confederate Graves. (1906 - 10/23/1912)
• Records of General Marcus J. Wright Relating to Confederate Graves and Cemeteries, 1898–1899
• List of Confederate Dead at Rock Island, Illinois, 1912–1912
• General Correspondence, Reports, Workbooks, and Congressional Publications, 1908–1916
• Monument Rubbings of Confederate Soldiers' Headstones, 1914 ?–1918 ?
• Register of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1914–1914
• Correspondence, Burial Lists, Plans, and Photographs Relating to Cemeteries for Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Who Died as Prisoners of War in Northern Prisons, 1907–1912

To Browse This Collection

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name
• Rank, company, regiment
• Date of death
• Locality of grave

Collection Content

Sample Image

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  1864 Death Register

Inventory

This table lists each locality included in this collection. The link in the Locality column will open a new window where you can see the images.