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= Southern Claims Commission = | = Southern Claims Commission = | ||
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: | |||
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 | ||