Seeking hospital records for Merida Fortenberry & Elias Polk

Bettee,

Found Elias Polk. Also found his headstone application, and widows pension. Please also follow this link and copy and paste in your web browser.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41000320/elias-polk

Also found Merinda Fortenberry

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16129860/merida-a_-fortenberry

Thanks,

Elliot

According to the Guide to Federal Records https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/109.html#109.8 , Confederate Hospital records are in Record Group (RG) 109.8

You would have to find which hospitals they were in from their service records (available on Fold3.com) and then find the records at NARA in Washington DC in RG109.8.

Dear Ms. Boyd,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Record Books of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Offices of the Confederate Government, 1874-1899 in the War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109) that contains 10 file units & 3 items related to Confederate hospitals in Mississippi and 3 file units & 1 item related to Confederate hospitals in Tennessee. For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, D.C. - Textual Reference (RDT1) by email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT1. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!