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<br>'''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.''  
<br>'''Step 3'''. Copy data for each claimant in the county in ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.''  


:A. Get access to Gary B. Mills, ''[https://search.worldcat.org/title/30591123 Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission''] (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994, or reprint 2004). [FS Library book 975 M2s.] ''
:A. Get access to the book ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission,'' by Gary B. Mills. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994, or reprint 2004. {{FSC|107378|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 M2s.}} {{WorldCat|30591123|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. 
 
:B. In this book, find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county.
:B. In this book, find and copy all data provided for <u>each</u> claimant in the county.


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'''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors.  
'''Step 6'''. Search each county claimant’s file for information about your ancestor or his neighbors.  


'''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FS Library.  
'''Step 7'''. Search related Commission journals, agent letters, and miscellaneous letters at the FS Library.


== Where to Find the Records ==
== Where to Find the Records ==
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::Approved Claims:  
::Approved Claims:  
:::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} — index & images
:::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
:::*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($) - partial collection includes:  
:::*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($) - partial collection includes:  
::::*NARA M2062 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880: Alabama.''  
::::*NARA M2062 ''Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880: Alabama.''  
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<u>FamilySearch - Historical Record Collections</u>  
<u>FamilySearch - Historical Record Collections</u>  
:::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|2180391| Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}}
:::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|2180391| Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use the Collection]]
:::*'''1871-1880''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3491462 Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880]
:::*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|3491462|Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use the Collection]]


<u>National Archives Selected Collections</u>
<u>National Archives Selected Collections</u>
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== Related Books  ==
== Related Books  ==


* ''{{FSC|107378|item|disp=Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission}}'' by Gary B. Mills, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994). FS catalog book 975 M2s. A composite directory of case file in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim.  
* ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission,'' by Gary B. Mills. Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1994. {{FSC|107378|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 M2s.}}; {{WorldCat|30591123|item|disp= At various libraries (WorldCat}}. A composite directory of case file in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim.  
*''{{FSC|349180|item|disp=Civil War Claims in the South: An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880.}}'' by  Gary B. Mills, Laguna Hills, Calif.: Aegean Park Press, 1980. FS catalog book 975 H22m. Index in alphabetical order by state, then by name of claimant.  
*''Civil War Claims in the South: An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880,'' by  Gary B. Mills. Laguna Hills, Calif.: Aegean Park Press, 1980.{{FSC|349180|item|disp=FS catalog book 975 H22m}}; {{WorldCat|7210237|item|disp=At Various libraries (WorldCat,)}}  Index in alphabetical order by state, then by name of claimant.  
*United States, House of Representatives, Commissioners of Claims, ''{{FSC|452638|title-id|disp=Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) 1871-1880}}'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1945. [FS Library film 1463963-76].
*''United States, House of Representatives, Commissioners of Claims, Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission) 1871-1880,'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1945 {{FSC|452638|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1463963-76}}''
*''{{FSC|1375859|item|disp= United States, National Archives and Records Administration, ''Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880''}} Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1987). FS catalog book  973 J53m no. 1407
* ''Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880, '' United States, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1987. {{FSC|1375859|item|disp= FS catalog book  973 J53m no. 1407}}


== Websites  ==
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