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If a Union sympathizer in Texas claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Texas counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | If a Union sympathizer in Texas claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Texas counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
=== Other Sources<br> === | === Other Sources<br> === | ||
*Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station : Texas A | *Smith, David Paul. ''Frontier Defense in the Civil War: Texas' Rangers and Rebels''. (College Station : Texas A and M University Press, ©1992). Besides the Union, Texas residents also were concerned with protecting themselves from the Plains Indians. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/frontier-defense-in-the-civil-war-texas-rangers-and-rebels/oclc/23732492&referer=brief_results Libraries with book (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
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