Moments in Kentucky
Legislative History

Presented by the Kentucky Historical Society

Confederate Home

The General Assembly passed an act, approved March 27, 1902, “to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Confederate home to be a charitable institution of the State . . . and providing for the care and maintenance of infirm and dependent Confederate soldiers of the State of Kentucky.” This institution was to be operated for twenty-five years or as long as needed.

Parlor at the Confederate Home at Pewee Valley.

Parlor at the Confederate Home at Pewee Valley, shortly after it was established. KHS Collections.

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