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== Record Content  ==
== Record Content  ==


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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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*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.


== Related Websites<br> ==
== Related Websites<br> ==


*[http://www.history.rochester.edu/jssn/page5.htm “United States Civil War Service and Pension Records” James St. John]
*[http://www.history.rochester.edu/jssn/page5.htm “United States Civil War Service and Pension Records” James St. John]
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== Citations for This Collection ==
== Citations for This Collection ==


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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.}} <br> '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link
{{Collection citation | text= "United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files." Index. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2015. 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> '''Record Citation''' (or citation for the index entry):<br> {{Record Citation Link
|CID=CID1922519
|CID=CID1922519
|title=United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files
|title=United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files
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