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{{ | {{US-civilwar-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Union_Pension_Records|Pension Records]]'' | ||
The pension law governing claims based on death or disability from military service was passed on 14 July 1862. Later pension laws were based on length of service and disability not necessarily incurred in the service. Beginning in 1892 women who were employed as nurses by the government were also eligible for pensions. | The pension law governing claims based on death or disability from military service was passed on 14 July 1862. Later pension laws were based on length of service and disability not necessarily incurred in the service. Beginning in 1892 women who were employed as nurses by the government were also eligible for pensions. | ||
===Pension Laws=== | ===Pension Laws=== | ||
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Act of February 6, 1907 - Pension approved based on a veteran's age and length of service. <ref>Ruth Ann(Ables)Hager, and St. Louis County Library, "Working with Civil War Military Records of the U.S. Colored Troops". Lecture given 2008 Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. Course 11: Research African-American Ancestors: "Military Records".</ref> | Act of February 6, 1907 - Pension approved based on a veteran's age and length of service. <ref>Ruth Ann(Ables)Hager, and St. Louis County Library, "Working with Civil War Military Records of the U.S. Colored Troops". Lecture given 2008 Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. Course 11: Research African-American Ancestors: "Military Records".</ref> | ||
*Marie Varrelman Melchiori. ''Did Your Union Army Civil War Ancestor Apply for a Pension ?'' NGS Magazine 40 # 3 (July-September 2014): 39-43. FS Library 973 D25ngs | |||
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''Did Your Union Ancestor Have and Artificial Limb?" NGS Magazine 40 #1 (January-March 2014): 41-45. FS Library 973 D25ngs'' | |||
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. ''[https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-fair/2010/handouts/anatomy-pension-file.pdf Anatomy of a Union Civil War Pension File].'' ''NGS Magazine'' 34 #3 (July-September 2008): 41-45. FS Library 973 D25ngs. [https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/2010 National Archives Genealogy Fair 2010] session handout. | |||
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens, '' Did Your Civil War Ancestor Respond to Call Number 13? NGS Magazine 42 #2 (April-June 2016): 35-39. FS Library 973 D25ngs | |||
*Claire prechtel-Kluskens. ''Family data circulars of 1898-1915.'' NGS Magazine 38 #4 (October-December 2012):28-31. | |||
===Civil War Pension Index Cards=== | ===Civil War Pension Index Cards=== | ||
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===Additional Resources=== | ===Additional Resources=== | ||
Additional pension records are available at state archives and historical societies. | |||
'''Old War Index to Pension Files, 1815-1926''' | '''Old War Index to Pension Files, 1815-1926''' | ||