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=== State Resources for Pension Records === | === State Resources for Pension Records === | ||
Confederate | Confederate pensions are not at the National Archives. Many of the previous Confederate states passed laws approving pensions for Confederate soldiers at the state level. The National Archives has a list by state of where the [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/civil-war-genealogy-resources/confederate/pension.html original Confederate pension records] are located with descriptions of state pension laws and addresses and telephone numbers of state archives that hold these records. | ||
The following states Civil War pages have more information on Confederate pensions from their states: [[Florida_in_the_Civil_War|Florida]], [[Georgia_in_the_Civil_War|Georgia]], [[Kentucky_in_the_Civil_War|Kentucky]], [[Louisiana_in_the_Civil_War|Louisiana]], [[Missouri_in_the_Civil_War|Missouri]], [[South_Carolina_in_the_Civil_War|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee_in_the_Civil_War|Tennessee]], [[Texas_in_the_Civil_War|Texas]], and [[Virginia_in_the_Civil_War|Virginia]] | Note: Confederate soldiers requested a pension from the state where they lived at the time of application and not necessarily the state they enlisted and served under. | ||
The following states Civil War pages have more information on Confederate pensions from their states: [[Alabama_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Alabama]], [[Arkansas_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Arkansas]], [[Florida_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Florida]], [[Georgia_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Georgia]], [[Kentucky_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Kentucky]], [[Louisiana_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Louisiana]], [[Mississippi_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Mississippi]], [[Missouri_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Missouri]], [[North_Carolina_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|North Carolina]], [[Oklahoma_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Oklahoma]], [[South_Carolina_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Tennessee]], [[Texas_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Texas]], and [[Virginia_in_the_Civil_War#Confederate Records|Virginia]]. | |||
Also see: [[Civil War#Confederate Soldier Homes|Confederate Soldier Homes]] | Also see: [[Civil War#Confederate Soldier Homes|Confederate Soldier Homes]] | ||