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A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | ||
*United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1948. The films for Tennessee are: (Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1219250701055_225" | *United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1948. The films for Tennessee are: (Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1219250701055_225" /> films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and++ 338254]–57.) Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online index is available at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest08.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
See also [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1890 Civil War veterans’ schedules. | See also [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1890 Civil War veterans’ schedules. | ||
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'''Confederate Physicians. '''The Tennessee State Library and Archives compiled an index to [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/docintro.htm Tennessee Confederate Physicans]. This list was compiled from several different sources. The database inidicates the source record and usually the unit with which the physician served. | '''Confederate Physicians. '''The Tennessee State Library and Archives compiled an index to [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/docintro.htm Tennessee Confederate Physicans]. This list was compiled from several different sources. The database inidicates the source record and usually the unit with which the physician served. | ||
'''Pensions.''''' '' 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. | |||
=== State Soldier Homes === | === State Soldier Homes === | ||