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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. | '''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. | ||
'''Southern Claims Commission.''' If a Union sympathizer in | '''Southern Claims Commission.''' If a Union sympathizer in Arkansas 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, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the citizens in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn about citizens and neighbors in Arkansas counties during the Civil War see the records of the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||