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===Alabama=== | ===Alabama=== | ||
{{Block indent|*''Confederate pension applications, ca. 1880-1930's'' ({{FSC|1502476}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28406386 Worldcat]). These have been digitized but not indexed. Images can be browsed online.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|3029256|Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's}} (FamilySearch)}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1593 Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947] (Ancestry) ($)|2=1}} | |||
{{See also|Alabama in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Alabama in the Civil War}} | ||
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===Arkansas=== | ===Arkansas=== | ||
{{Block indent|*''Confederate pension records, 1905-1934, Cleveland County, Arkansas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174113536 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Confederate pension records, 1905-1937, Garland County, Arkansas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214333788 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Confederate pension records, 1869-1929, Hot Spring County, Arkansas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/219774451 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Pension records, 1901-1939, Independence County, Arkansas'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226237982 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Ministers' credentials, 1878-1931, Logan County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1931-1939'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228507160 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Soldiers' and sailors' discharges, 1919-1947, Marion County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1901-1933'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/229456612 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Naturalization records, 1921-1934, Washington County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1901-1915'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/245535761 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''1891-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1921864|Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939}} at FamilySearch — index & images}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''1901-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1837922|Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929}} at FamilySearch — images only}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*''Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929'' ({{FSC|1722443|disp=FS Library 1722443–563}}) ({{RecordSearch|1837922|FamilySearch}})|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|The following are indexes to ''Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929'': }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications'' ({{FSC|976.7 M28f}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12767043 Worldcat])<br>Entries include the following information for the veteran or widow or both: name, application number, military unit of service, application date, county, and death date.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*''Confederate Pension Applications...'' ({{FSC|976.7 M22adl}}) ({{FSC|1697962|disp=FS Library1697962 item 2}}) Contains the name of the veteran or widow or both, company, regiment, year of application, and death date.|2=2}} | |||
{{See also|Arkansas in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Arkansas in the Civil War}} | ||
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===Florida=== | ===Florida=== | ||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''1885-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1913411|Florida, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955}} (FamilySearch) — index & images}} | |||
{{Block indent|In addition to the index available online at the link above, these records are also indexed in: }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Register of Florida CSA Pension Applications'' ({{FSC|975.9 M2w}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20864449 Worldcat]) Entries are listed alphabetically and include unit of service; widow’s name including maiden name; county of residence, and number of pages in file.|3}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/PensionFiles Florida Confederate Pension Application Files] (Florida Department of State)<br>}} | |||
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===Georgia=== | ===Georgia=== | ||
{{Block indent|*''Confederate pension rolls (Georgia)'' ({{FSC|1493047}})}} | |||
{{Block indent|These records are indexed in: }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files'' ({{FSC|975.8 M22w}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36284056 Worldcat]) Arranged alphabetically and contain name of veteran, military unit, widow’s name or witnesses, and county of residence. Covers pensions paid to veterans and widows from 1879 to 1960.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/TestApps/search http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/TestApps] Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960] (Georgia Archives, Georgia Secretary of State)}} | |||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|3038333|Georgia, Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920}} (FamilySearch)}} | |||
{{See also|Georgia in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Georgia in the Civil War}} | ||
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===Kentucky=== | ===Kentucky=== | ||
{{Block indent|1=*''Civil War pension application'' ({{FSC|1670795|disp=FS Library 1670795–844}})|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|These records are indexed in: }} | |||
{{Block indent|1=''Index of Confederate Pension Applications, Commonwealth of Kentucky'' ({{FSC|976.9 M2k}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Index+of+Confederate+Pension+Applications%2C+Commonwealth+of+Kentucky Worldcat]) Arranged alphabetically by the name of applicant, veteran, or widow, county of residence, date application was received, and application number.|2=2}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch — index & images}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.e-archives.ky.gov/Confederate_pension.htm Department of Confederate Pensions (1912 - 1946)] (Electronic Records Archives, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives)<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Browse {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950}} (FamilySearch Historical Records)<br>}} | |||
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===Louisiana=== | ===Louisiana=== | ||
{{Block indent|1=*Louisiana. Application Record for Pensions, 1898–1944 ({{FSC|1412744|disp=FS Library 1412743–44}})|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Record of Pensioners of the State of Louisiana, 1898–1940 ({{FSC|1412742|disp=FS Library 1412742–43}})|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''1898-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1838535|Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950}} at FamilySearch — images}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Louisiana Confederate Veterans Pensions, 1912–1936 ({{FSC|1704156|disp=FS Library 1704156 item 17}})|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|1838535|Louisiana Confederate Pensions,1898-1950}} (FamilySearch)}} | |||
{{See also|Louisiana in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Louisiana in the Civil War}} | ||
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*'''1889-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979942|Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942}} at FamilySearch - images | *'''1889-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979942|Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942}} at FamilySearch - images | ||
*'''1900-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1936413|Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974}} at FamilySearch — images | *'''1900-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1936413|Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974}} at FamilySearch — images | ||
{{See also|Mississippi in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Mississippi in the Civil War}} | ||
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===Missouri=== | ===Missouri=== | ||
{{Block indent|*''Applications for Confederate Home & Pension'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51213151 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}} (FamilySearch) Includes name, birth date, birthplace, residence, length of residence in Missouri, date of enlistment, rank, unit of service, death date, and burial place.}} | |||
{{See also|Missouri in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Missouri in the Civil War}} | ||
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===North Carolina=== | ===North Carolina=== | ||
{{Block indent|*''Applications for Confederate soldier's and widow's pensions, 1885-ca. 1953'' ({{FSC|175779}})}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Applications for Confederate soldiers' and widows' pensions in North Carolina : [index]'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227357622 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|1911763|North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953}} (FamilySearch)<br>}} | |||
{{See also|North Carolina in the Civil War}} | {{See also|North Carolina in the Civil War}} | ||
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===Oklahoma=== | ===Oklahoma=== | ||
{{Block indent|1=*''Confederate pension applications for soldiers and sailors'' ({{FSC|1001529|disp=1001529–48}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298115860 Worldcat])|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|These records are indexed in: }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Index to Applications for Pensions from the State of Oklahoma'' ({{FSC|976.6 M24o}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1739381 Worldcat]) Alphabetical by name with application and reel number.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us/shell/coll-confed-pen.php Oklahoma Confederate Pension Index Cards] (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)}} | |||
{{See also|Oklahoma in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Oklahoma in the Civil War}} | ||
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====Tennessee==== | ====Tennessee==== | ||
{{Block indent|*{{RecordSearch|1874474|Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965}} at FamilySearch — images}} | |||
{{Block indent|These records are indexed in: }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications'' ({{FSC|976.8 M24t}}) ({{FSC|0873919}}) (not published) Arranged in three parts: veteran, widow, and colored applications. The entries contain the name of applicant, county of residence, unit served, and application number.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Tennessee Confederate pension applications'' ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52800386 Worldcat])}} | |||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers & Widows] (Tennessee State Library and Archives)}} | |||
{{See also|Tennessee in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Tennessee in the Civil War}} | ||
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====Texas==== | ====Texas==== | ||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/apps/arc/pensions Index of Confederate Pension Applications] (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)}} | |||
{{See also|Texas in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Texas in the Civil War}} | ||
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====Virginia==== | ====Virginia==== | ||
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}} | |||
*'''1915 – 1967''' {{RecordSearch|3326851|Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women, 1915-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1915 – 1967''' {{RecordSearch|3326851|Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women, 1915-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
{{Block indent|*[http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/CW.html Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows Collection] (The Library of Virginia)}} | |||
{{See also|Virginia in the Civil War}} | {{See also|Virginia in the Civil War}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:46, 19 August 2025
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State Resources for Pension Records
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 original Confederate pension records are located with descriptions of state pension laws and addresses and telephone numbers of state archives that hold these records.
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, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Pension Records by State
Alabama
See also: Alabama in the Civil War
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas in the Civil War
Florida
See also: Florida in the Civil War
Georgia
See also: Georgia in the Civil War
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky in the Civil War
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana in the Civil War
Mississippi
- Confederate soldiers & sailors, widows pension applications (FS Catalog 902556) (Worldcat)
- 1889-1942 Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942 at FamilySearch - images
- 1900-1974 Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974 at FamilySearch — images
See also: Mississippi in the Civil War
Missouri
See also: Missouri in the Civil War
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina in the Civil War
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma in the Civil War
South Carolina
- The FamilySearch Library has pension-related material for veterans residing in the following counties:
- Anderson County. Confederate veterans and widows applications for pensions, 1916-1956
- Charleston County. Confederate soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1916-1959
- Cherokee County, Cherokee County, South Carolina applications for Civil War pensions, 1919
- Edgefield County. Confederate veterans and their widows pension records, 1919-1924
- Fairfield County. Pension records of Confederate veterans and their widows, 1889-1891
- Laurens County. Confederate pension roll and record, 1898, 1933-1968
- Lancaster County, Confederate veteran enrollment book
- Lexington County, Confederate pension and veterans records, 1861-1948
- Pickens County. Confederate pension rolls and widows, 1922-1956
- Spartanburg County. Confederate pension records, 1889, 1896, 1916-1935
- Union County. Confederate veterans and widows pension applications, 1919-1920
- York County. Confederate pension record, 1896-1964
- Related Collections
- Applications for the Home for Confederate Veterans, Columbia, South Carolina, ca. 1909-1958
- Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958
- Artificial limb vouchers for Confederate service (South Carolina), 1867-1869, 1880-1887
See also: South Carolina in the Civil War
Tennessee
See also: Tennessee in the Civil War
Texas
See also: Texas in the Civil War
Virginia
- 1915 – 1967 Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Applications for the Relief of Needy Confederate Women, 1915-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
See also: Virginia in the Civil War
Related Records
Also see: Confederate Soldiers Home Records.
Some veterans received artificial limbs. The following publication provides information on available records.
- Artificial Limbs for Confederate Soldiers by Patrick McCawley (FS Catalog 975.7 A1 no. 109) (Worldcat) contains an index to artificial limbs vouchers and applications. The entries include name, county, year, folder number, and item number.
Additional Resources
Additional Confederate records are available at state archives and historical societies.
The following archive may also be helpful in researching Confederate soldiers:
Confederate Research Center
P.O. Box 619
Hillsboro, TX 76645
Telephone: 817-582-2555, ext. 242