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= Southern Claims Commission = | = Southern Claims Commission = | ||
Southerners from 12 states filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they: | |||
Southerners from 12 states (West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina | |||
, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas) filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they: | |||
1) were loyal to the Union during the Civil War <br>2) had quartermaster stores or supplies taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion | 1) were loyal to the Union during the Civil War <br>2) had quartermaster stores or supplies taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion | ||
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<br>The following are some of the Southern Claims Commission records in the Family History Library collection: | <br>The following are some of the Southern Claims Commission records in the Family History Library collection: | ||
''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission ''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim) FHL 975 M2s | ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission ''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim) FHL 975 M2s''' | ||
''Civil War Claims in the South: An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880'''''' '''''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by state, then by name of claimant) FHL 975 H22m'' | ''Civil War Claims in the South: An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880'''''' '''''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by state, then by name of claimant) FHL 975 H22m'' | ||
''Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) 1871-1880 ''''''United States. House of Representatives. Commissioners of Claims FHL film numbers 1463963 -1463976 | ''Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) 1871-1880 ''''''United States. House of Representatives. Commissioners of Claims FHL film numbers 1463963 -1463976''' | ||
''Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880 ''''''United States. National Archives and Records Administration FHL 973 J53m no. 1407 | ''Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880 ''''''United States. National Archives and Records Administration FHL 973 J53m no. 1407''' | ||
== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||