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FamilySearch.org - Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
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Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Arkansas. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 109,War Department Collection of Confederate Records and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M317. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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FamilySearch.org - Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
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Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Arkansas. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, Union prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M399. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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FamilySearch.org - Arkansas, Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929
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Index and images of applications for pensions filed by Confederate veterans and widows living in the state of Arkansas.
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FamilySearch.org - West Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
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Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from West Virginia. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M508. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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Florida Confederate Pension Application Files
Record Group 137, Series 587. Search this online index then follow the instructions for ordering a copy of the pension file.
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Fold3 - Civil War Service Records
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Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index
Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, T289.
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Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - AL
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama, M311.
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Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - GA
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia, M266.
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Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - NC
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina, M270.
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Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - TX
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas, M323.
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Civil War Soldiers - Confederate - VA
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia, M324.
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Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons (Amnesty Papers), 1865-67.
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Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65, M346.
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In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause.
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Fold3.com - Confederate Casualty Reports
The documents in this publication were originally created in accordance with Confederate Army Regulations, which provided that after each engagement the participating units would submit to the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector General a return of the killed, wounded, and missing, together with narrative reports of the action. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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Genealogical Tips from NEHGS: Civil War Pension Research: Union Soldiers
A tutorial with slides, narrated by David Allen Lambert
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Genealogy Notes: The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Online article from Prologue - the quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 1 November 1862
Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 1 November 1862.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 13 September 1862
Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 13 September 1862.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 15 November 1862
Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 15 November 1862.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 17 January 1863
A list of the soldiers whose deaths were reported in The New South Newspaper on 17 January 1863.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 18 April 1863
A list of the soldiers whose deaths were reported in The New South Newspaper on 18 April 1863.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 18 October 1862
A list of the soldiers and officers whose deaths were reported in The New South Newspaper on 18 October 1862.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 2 May 1863
Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 2 May 1863.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 23 August 1862
A list of the soldiers whose deaths were reported in The New South Newspaper on 23 August 1862.
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 25 April 1863
A list of the soldiers whose deaths were reported in The New South Newspaper on 25 April 18623
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Genealogy Quest - Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 25 October 1862
Deaths Reported in The New South Newspaper, 25 October 1862
