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'''Union Records.''' The following records of Union veterans are available from the Family History Library: | '''Union Records.''' The following records of Union veterans are available from the Family History Library: | ||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 1482042–261). This includes regimental returns and a detailed record of events of the war. | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 1482042–261). This includes regimental returns and a detailed record of events of the war. | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 821889–904). Individual index cards are alphabetical and include the soldier’s company and regiment. | |||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 821889–904). Individual index cards are alphabetical and include the soldier’s company and regiment. | *United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 (Family History Library film 1311589–91). Records contain the name, rank, regiment, company, death date, and burial place of Union soldiers. Names are arranged alphabetically. | ||
United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 (Family History Library film 1311589–91). Records contain the name, rank, regiment, company, death date, and burial place of Union soldiers. Names are arranged alphabetically. | |||
A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | 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: (Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1219250701055_225"></span> 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. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online index is available at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest08.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | *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: (Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1219250701055_225"></span> 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. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. 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. | See also [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1890 Civil War veterans’ schedules. | ||
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'''Confederate Records.''' The Board of Pension examiners was established for Tennessee in 1891. Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905. For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he 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. It is important to note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served. 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. Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905. For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he 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. It is important to note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served. Records may contain the applicant's name, age, address, county of residence, company, battles fought in, and marriage information. | ||
An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate pension applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library: | *An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate pension applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. 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 Family History Library films beginning with 978497.) | *Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with 978497.) | ||
*A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. | *A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. | ||
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*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 Family History Library films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in: | *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 Family History Library films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in: | ||
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 880055–102.) | *United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 880055–102.) | ||
*Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book 976.8 M28w.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. | *Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book 976.8 M28w.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. | ||
*''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082657.) This list is alphabetical. | |||
''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082657.) This list is alphabetical. | |||
Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | ||