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'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. | '''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. | ||
The Civil War Pension Index Cards are also known as the "[http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/2010/03/determining-if-your-ancestor-had-civil.html Organization Index]". Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. | The Civil War Pension Index Cards are also known as the "[http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/2010/03/determining-if-your-ancestor-had-civil.html Organization Index]". Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. | ||
Images of the actual index cards are available at [http://www.footnote.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index Footnote.com] ($) In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. These records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] | Images of the actual index cards are available at [http://www.footnote.com/title_57/civil_war_and_later_veterans_pension_index Footnote.com] ($) In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. These records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Footnote.com. | ||