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In 1911 a special census was taken of Confederate veterans. Returns are available for 40 of the 75 counties. Abstracts of the questionnaires have been published in Bobbie J. McLane and Capitola H. Gazner,''Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans'', Three Volumes. (N.p.: Arkansas Ancestors, 1977-1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6019335].) An index has been published by the same authors (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m] index.) All of these censuses are at the Arkansas Historical Commission, and most are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | In 1911 a special census was taken of Confederate veterans. Returns are available for 40 of the 75 counties. Abstracts of the questionnaires have been published in Bobbie J. McLane and Capitola H. Gazner,''Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans'', Three Volumes. (N.p.: Arkansas Ancestors, 1977-1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6019335].) An index has been published by the same authors (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m] index.) All of these censuses are at the Arkansas Historical Commission, and most are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | ||
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | |||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||