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 === Record Content  ===
-Key Genealogical facts include:
+[[Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|thumb|right]]
-*Soldier’s name
+The key genealogical facts of these records may include:
+*Soldier's full name
+*Name of widow
+*Rank
 *Company
 *Regiment
-*State of Service
+*Infantry unit
-*Widow’s Name
+*When soldier was commissioned
-*Sometimes the record gives the date of death
+*Where soldier was commissioned
+*Amount of pension
+*Date pension started
+*Miscellaneous information about the soldier such as death date and cause of death
 == How to Use the Record  ==
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 == Related Wiki Articles  ==
 [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]]
 === Contributions to This Article  ===
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 == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
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 == Sources of Information for This Collection  ==
-<!--bibdescbegin-->United States. Civil War Widows Pension Files. National Archives and Records. Washington D.C<!--bibdescend-->
+<!--bibdescbegin-->“United States Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims.” ''FamilySearch'' (http://familysearch.org/). Adjutant General’s Office, NARA . Washington, D.C. FHL digital images, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.
+<!--bibdescend-->
 [[Category:United_States|Military]]