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''[[United States|United State | ''[[United States|United State]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Southern_Claims_Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]'' <br> | ||
Southern Claims Commission records may include information about people of all classes, all races, all political/military backgrounds, and explain their relationships. | |||
== Southern Claims Commission == | == Southern Claims Commission == | ||
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=== Who Qualified and Who Was Mentioned === | === Who Qualified and Who Was Mentioned === | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Southern Claim Commission States Map.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Union loyalists in the grey states on this map who suffered losses could apply for compensation from the Southern Claims Commission.]]Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning <u>hundreds of their neighbors</u>. Neighbors of all races, and classes were questioned and discussed in these records. | ||
Southerners from the 12 states of [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabam[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansa[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Florida in the Civil War|Florid[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgi[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisian[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississipp[[Category:African American Records]]], [[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]], [[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennesse[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Texas in the Civil War|Texa[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virgini[[Category:African American Records]]], and [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virgini[[Category:African American Records]]] qualified to file claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873 based on the fact they: | Southerners from the 12 states of [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabam[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansa[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Florida in the Civil War|Florid[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgi[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Louisiana Genealogy|Louisian[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississipp[[Category:African American Records]]], [[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]], [[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolin[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennesse[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Texas in the Civil War|Texa[[Category:African American Records]]], [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virgini[[Category:African American Records]]], and [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virgini[[Category:African American Records]]] qualified to file claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873 based on the fact they: | ||
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These are the steps to use to find <u>all</u> of the Southern Claims Commission records in a county. This strategy will involve reading thousands of manuscript pages with no guarantee you will find a particular ancestor mentioned in them. | These are the steps to use to find <u>all</u> of the Southern Claims Commission records in a county. This strategy will involve reading thousands of manuscript pages with no guarantee you will find a particular ancestor mentioned in them. | ||
'''Step 1'''. Determine the Southern county where an ancestor lived. | '''Step 1'''. Determine the Southern county where an ancestor lived. | ||
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== Related Books == | == Related Books == | ||