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 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: (FHL films 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.
+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: (FHL films 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.&nbsp; In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders.&nbsp; 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.
-'''Confederate Records.''' The Board of Pension examiners was established for Tennessee in 1891.&nbsp; Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905.&nbsp; For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he&nbsp;was required to prove that he was unable to support himself, that he was honorably discharged from the service, and that he was a residence of the state for at least one year.&nbsp; It is important to&nbsp;note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served.&nbsp; Records may contain the applicant's name, age, address, county of residence, company, battles fought in, and marriage information.
+'''Confederate Records.''' The Board of Pension examiners was established for Tennessee in 1891.&nbsp; Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905.&nbsp; For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he&nbsp;was required to prove that he was unable to support himself, that he was honorably discharged from the service, and that he was a resident of the state for at least one year.&nbsp; It is important to&nbsp;note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served.&nbsp; Records may contain the applicant's name, age, address, county of residence, company, battles fought in, and marriage information.
-An online index&nbsp;for both veteran and widow's Confederate applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp;This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county.&nbsp; A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit.&nbsp; Use care when limiting your search of this index by county.&nbsp; Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or&nbsp;the&nbsp;county where&nbsp;they enlisted in their unit.&nbsp; "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application.&nbsp; "W" indicates that it is a widow's application.&nbsp; The soldier's and widow's application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library:
+An online index&nbsp;for&nbsp; veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp;This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county.&nbsp; A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit.&nbsp; Use care when limiting your search of this index by county.&nbsp; Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or&nbsp;the&nbsp;county where&nbsp;they enlisted in their unit.&nbsp; "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application.&nbsp; "W" indicates that it is a widow's application.&nbsp; A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American.&nbsp;Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library:
 Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 FHL films beginning with 978497.)
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 A book-form index to pension applications is,&nbsp;Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (FHL book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files:&nbsp; soldiers, widows and colored men's applications.&nbsp; An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates&nbsp;the file where the application originated.&nbsp; The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served.&nbsp; Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county.&nbsp; Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit.
-Other records available&nbsp;through the Family History Library are:
+An additional online database at the Tennessee State Library and Archives&nbsp;is [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/csh1.htm Tennessee Confederate Soldier's Homes Applications].&nbsp; Other records available&nbsp;through the Family History Library are:
 United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 FHL films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in:
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 ''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (FHL book 973 M2cwu pt. 1.)
-Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The&nbsp;Family History Library&nbsp;has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
+'''Confederate Physicians.&nbsp; '''The Tennessee State Library and Archives&nbsp;compiled an index to [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/docintro.htm Tennessee Confederate Physicans].&nbsp;This list was compiled from several different sources.&nbsp; The database inidicates the source record and usually the unit with which the physician served.
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