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Confederate soldiers received pensions for military service beginning in 1879. The law establishing pension payment was changed in 1891 to include widows of soldiers. | Confederate soldiers received pensions for military service beginning in 1879. The law establishing pension payment was changed in 1891 to include widows of soldiers. | ||
The indexed original pension documents are available online at the Georgia Department of Archives and History (Virtual Vault) as [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us: | The indexed original pension documents are available online at the Georgia Department of Archives and History (Virtual Vault) as [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/TestApps Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960] and [http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/pension Confederate Pension Application Supplements, 1879-1960.](links accessed February 1, 2014)<br> | ||
The Family History Library | The Family History Library | ||