1	Confederate Genealogy and Hollywood Cemetery March 25, 2008
2	Confederate Genealogy Confederate Casualties Confederate Deaths Confederate Burials And the myths that go along with the above!
3	Confederate Genealogy Our focus for today’s interactive discussion will be the various techniques used by Civil War historians to effectively identify where Confederate soldiers were interred, why they were interred in a given spot or cemetery and the tools used to correctly identify the correct names and regiments of those soldiers.
4	The Myths My great-great grand father was killed in action in the battles for Richmond in 1862. Where is he in your cemetery? The reality: He remains on the battlefield in an unknown grave long ago lost! Soldiers on both sides were buried near where the fell----usually by the army controlling the field.
5	The Myths My great great grand father was wounded in action, most likely mortally, and died a few hours later. Where is he in your cemetery? The reality: Both sides established make shift field hospitals that moved when the army moved and the dead from those hospitals were buried near by!
6	The Myths My great great grand father died in camp or when the army was bivouacked near Richmond in 1861. The reality: While some exceptions are known to exist, men who died in camp were buried in makeshift cemeteries near the camp that long ago disappeared.
7	The Facts My great great grand father died of wounds in a Richmond hospital. Where is he interred in your cemetery? The reality: Richmond, Va. had (has) three active war time cemeteries-Hollywood, Oakwood and Shockoe.
8	The Facts If you want to know the logical place of interment for your Confederate ancestor (using Richmond as the example), it is best to have his full CSR (compiled service record on hand from NARA). His full record ought to provide the place or hospital and the cause of death. Soldier’s were interred in the cemetery, as a rule, nearest the place of death.
9	Basic Research Tools Mormon Records The World Connect Project Family Histories via the Internet Local Libraries Local Historical Societies Death Certificates Genealogy Societies
10	The Historian’s Tools! County Origins of CSA Companies Records of Confederate Burials Cemetery Plot Records College Matriculation Records Regimental Histories Published Muster Rolls Confederate Veteran 1893-1932
11	Historian tools Confederate Pension Records Widow’s Pension Records R.E. Lee Camp no. 1, U.C.V. records Records of the state operated Soldiers’ Homes Historical Society source publications War Time burial ledgers Wartime Newspapers (obits.)
12	The National Archives Confederate Muster Rolls Surviving Hospital Records Letters to and from the Adjt. General Letters to and from the Sec. of War Union POW Records Undertaker Records
13	Solving Garbled Names In the 1869 register of Confederate deaths interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond appears the following entries: Sergt. J. Luber, K 8 Geo., Oct. 21, 1864 Is he?
14	Garbled Names J. Luther J. Suber J.C. Zuber
15	Garbled Names The answer: Sgt. J.C. Zuber How do I know? The regimental returns for Company K have this soldier dying at Jackson Hospital on October 21, 1864. NARA records for Jackson Hospital confirm the death and burial at Hollywood
16	Garbled Names Let’s try one more: Who is J. Osbook, Co. H, 17^TH NC, died Oct. 16, 1864, buried in sec. V, lot 432. Is he?
17	Garbled Names The answer??? You tell me and your reasoning and I will show you the answer to the riddle.
18	Garbled Names Jno. Allsbrook J. Osbourn J. Osborn