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Soldiers from Georgia served in both the Union and the Confederate Armies. Indexes and the compiled military service records are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. | Soldiers from Georgia served in both the Union and the Confederate Armies. Indexes and the compiled military service records are available at the Family History Library and the National Archives. | ||
Georgia pension records | Georgia Confederate pension records are indexed by the soldier's last name. (FHL films 1493047--- ) Confederate soldiers received pensions for military service beginning in 1879. The law establishing pension payment was changed in 1891 to include widows of soldiers. Pension records for Confederate veterans are arranged by counties and are at the Family History Library on 634 films. (FHL films 315678—) The original documents and an index are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Pension records for Union veterans are available at the National Archives. | ||
A published roster of Georgia Confederate soldiers who served in the infantry is Lillian Hendersen, comp., ''Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-65'', Six Volumes. (Hapeville, Georgia: Longino & Porter, Incorporated, 1960-64; FHL book 975.8 M22h; films 1033660 items 3-4, —622; fiche 6082336). | A published roster of Georgia Confederate soldiers who served in the infantry is Lillian Hendersen, comp., ''Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-65'', Six Volumes. (Hapeville, Georgia: Longino & Porter, Incorporated, 1960-64; FHL book 975.8 M22h; films 1033660 items 3-4, —622; fiche 6082336). | ||
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