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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This database on FamilySearch.org is a copy of an index provided by www.fold3.com. The index is to images in pension application files uploaded to the fold3 site. To date (June, 2013) only 4% of the files have been uploaded to fold3. The index as on FamilySearch.org is only to the files that have been uploaded so far (the 4%), with Certificate numbers up to 140,000. These files can be viewed only on the fold3 site.<br> | This database on FamilySearch.org is a copy of an index provided by www.fold3.com. The index is to images in pension application files uploaded to the fold3 site. To date (June, 2013) only 4% of the files have been uploaded to fold3. The index as on FamilySearch.org is only to the files that have been uploaded so far (the 4%), with Certificate numbers up to 140,000. These files can be viewed only on the fold3 site.<br> | ||
Since the FamilySearch database is strictly an index to material on another site, the citation format given below is incorrect. Only this index can be cited from this site. Fold3.com provides complete citation information for the actual files, when a researcher accesses that site to view the documents. | Since the FamilySearch database is strictly an index to material on another site, the citation format given below is incorrect. Only this index can be cited from this site. Fold3.com provides complete citation information for the actual files, when a researcher accesses that site to view the documents. | ||
The FamilySearch copy of the fold3.com index to the Collection will eventually encompass applications for pension beginning from 1861 to 1934. | The FamilySearch copy of the fold3.com index to the Collection will eventually encompass applications for pension beginning from 1861 to 1934. | ||
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{{Collection citation | text= "United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files." Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861- ca. 1934." <i>Fold3.com</i>. http://www.fold3.com : 2008.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files." Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861- ca. 1934." <i>Fold3.com</i>. http://www.fold3.com : 2008.}} | ||
<br> [[United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | <br> [[United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
<gallery | <gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px"> | ||
Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|Federal Soldiers' Widows Claim | Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|Federal Soldiers' Widows Claim | ||
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*Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | *Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||
*Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | *Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | ||
For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line video at | |||
[http://broadcast.lds.org/familysearch/2011-12-03-familysearch-search-tips-1000k-eng.mp4 FamilySearch Search Tips]. | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||