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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  | == What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  | ||
The following information may be found in these records:  | The following information may be found in these records:  | ||
*Name of applicant  | *Name of applicant  | ||
*Name of soldier  | *Name of soldier  | ||
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*Physical condition of applicant  | *Physical condition of applicant  | ||
*Date of application  | *Date of application  | ||
== Collection Content  ==  | == Collection Content  ==  | ||
=== Sample Images ===    | === Sample Images ===    | ||
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*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records  | *Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records  | ||
*Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family  | *Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family  | ||
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking for, What Now?  ===  | === I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking for, What Now?  ===  | ||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names    | *Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names    | ||
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* [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]  | * [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]  | ||
* [[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]  | * [[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]  | ||
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===  | === Related Family History Library Holdings ===  | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/474918? Confederate pension applications, Virginia, acts of 1888, 1900, 1902 ; index, 1888-1934]  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/474918? Confederate pension applications, Virginia, acts of 1888, 1900, 1902 ; index, 1888-1934]  | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2744224 Roster of Confederate pensioners of Virginia]  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2744224 Roster of Confederate pensioners of Virginia]  | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/783774? Application for the relief of needy Confederate women, 1915-1967]  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/783774? Application for the relief of needy Confederate women, 1915-1967]  | ||
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===  | === Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===  | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932382 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865]  | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932382 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865]  | ||
== Citing This Collection ==  | == Citing This Collection ==  | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.  | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.  | ||
{{Collection citation}}  | {{Collection citation}}  | ||
{{Record Citation}}  | {{Record Citation}}  | ||
[[Category:Virginia FamilySearch Historical Records|Vital]]  | [[Category:Virginia FamilySearch Historical Records|Vital]]  | ||
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