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=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
Key genealogical facts found in Confederate Soldier Pensions may include: | Key genealogical facts found in Confederate Soldier Pensions may include: | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Address and Parish | *Address and Parish | ||
*Regiment name | *Regiment name | ||
*Military experiences | *Military experiences | ||
*Postwar life | *Postwar life | ||
*References to wife and/or children | *References to wife and/or children | ||
*Nature of incapacity | *Nature of incapacity | ||
Key genealogical facts found in Widow Pensions may include: | Key genealogical facts found in Widow Pensions may include: | ||
*Name (Married and Maiden) | *Name (Married and Maiden) | ||
*Deceased soldier's name and regiment | *Deceased soldier's name and regiment | ||
*Cause and Date of soldier's death | *Cause and Date of soldier's death | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Address and Parish | *Address and Parish | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
*Nature of the soldier's or widow's incapacity | *Nature of the soldier's or widow's incapacity | ||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
Confederate Pension applications can be used to find information about soldiers who served in the Civil War and their families. In addition to providing information about the veteran and his family, pension applications can also lead to more military records. | Confederate Pension applications can be used to find information about soldiers who served in the Civil War and their families. In addition to providing information about the veteran and his family, pension applications can also lead to more military records. | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | ||
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=== Record Reliability === | === Record Reliability === | ||
Confederate records are often fragmentary due to incomplete muster and descriptive rolls. The records are otherwise considered a reliable source in family history research. The reliability, of course, depends on the accuracy of the informant | Confederate records are often fragmentary due to incomplete muster and descriptive rolls. The records are otherwise considered a reliable source in family history research. The reliability, of course, depends on the accuracy of the informant | ||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[North Carolina Military Records] | |||
[United States Civil War Pension Index] | |||
=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||