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==State Resources for Pension Records==


== Confederate 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 [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/civil-war-genealogy-resources/confederate/pension.html original Confederate pension records] are located with descriptions of state pension laws and addresses and telephone numbers of state archives that hold these records.


=== State Resources for Pension 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.


Confederate soldiers did not receive pensions from the Federal government. Many of the previous Confederate states, however, passed laws approving pensions for Confederate soldiers at the state level. 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. Pensions were granted to Confederate veterans, widows, and orphans.
The following states Civil War pages have more information on Confederate pensions from their states: [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama]], [[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansas]], [[Florida in the Civil War|Florida]], [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia]], [[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky]], [[Louisiana in the Civil War|Louisiana]], [[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi]], [[Missouri in the Civil War|Missouri]], [[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina]], [[Oklahoma in the Civil War|Oklahoma]], [[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee]], [[Texas in the Civil War|Texas]], and [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia]].


The following states Civil War pages have more information on Confederate pensions from their states: [[Florida_in_the_Civil_War|Florida]], [[Georgia_in_the_Civil_War|Georgia]], [[Kentucky_in_the_Civil_War|Kentucky]], [[Louisiana_in_the_Civil_War|Louisiana]], [[Missouri_in_the_Civil_War|Missouri]], [[South_Carolina_in_the_Civil_War|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee_in_the_Civil_War|Tennessee]], [[Texas_in_the_Civil_War|Texas]], and [[Virginia_in_the_Civil_War|Virginia]] have posted indexes and some links to images of Confederate pension records.
==Pension Records by State==


The National Archives has a list by state of where the original [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/civil-war/civil-war-genealogy-resources/confederate/pension.html Confederate Pension Records] are located with information of the dates when the pensions began.
===Alabama===


Also see: [[Civil War#Confederate Soldier Homes|Confederate Soldier Homes]]
{{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.}}


=== Pension Records at the Family History Library ===
{{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}}


The following pension records are available from the Family History Library:
{{See also|Alabama in the Civil War}}


*{{FHL|1502476|disp=Alabama}} (FHL films starting with 1502476).
===Arkansas===
*{{FHL|1722443|disp=Arkansas}} (FHL films 1722443–563.) The following are indexes to these films:
**Ingmire, Francis T. {{FHL|976.7 M28f|disp=Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications}}. St. Louis, Missouri: F. T. Ingmire, 1985. (FHL book 976.7 M28f.) 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.
**Allen, Desmond W. {{FHL|976.7 M22adl|disp=Confederate Pension Applications...}} , Two Volumes. Conway, Arkansas: Arkansas Research, 1991. (FHL book 976.7 M22adl; film 1697962 item 2.) Contains the name of the veteran or widow or both, company, regiment, year of application, and death date.
*{{FHL|0006717|disp=Florida}} (FHL films 0006717‑6885). These records are indexed in:
**White, Virgil D. {{FHL|975.9 M2w|disp=Register of Florida CSA Pension Applications}}. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1989. (FHL book 975.9 M2w.) Entries are listed alphabetically and include unit of service; widow’s name including maiden name; county of residence, and number of pages in file.
*{{FHL|1493047|disp=Georgia}} (FHL 634 films). Index. (FHL films 1493047–85.) These records are indexed in:
**White, Virgil D. {{FHL|975.8 M22w|disp=Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files}}. Waynesboro, Tennessee: National Historical Publishing, 1996. (FHL 975.8 M22w.) 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.
*{{FHL|1670795|disp=Kentucky}} (FHL films 1670795–844). These records are indexed in:
**Simpson, Alicia Simpson, compiler. {{FHL|976.9 M2k|disp=Index of Confederate Pension Applications, Commonwealth of Kentucky}}. Frankfurt, Kentucky: Division of Archives and Records, 1981. (FHL book 976.9 M2k.) Arranged alphabetically by the name of applicant, veteran, or widow, county of residence, date application was received, and application number.
*Louisiana
**{{RecordSearch|1838535|Louisiana Confederate Pensions,1898-1950}} (FamilySearch)
**{{FHL|1412743|disp=Louisiana. Application Record for Pensions}}, 1898–1944 (FHL films 1412743–44)
**{{FHL|1412742|disp=Record of Pensioners of the State of Louisiana}}, 1898–1940. (FHL films 1412742–43)
**{{FHL|1704156|disp=Louisiana Confederate Veterans Pensions}}, 1912–1936. (FHL film 1704156 item 17)
*{{FHL|902556|disp=Mississippi}} (FHL 94 films)
*{{FHL|1021101|disp=Missouri}} (FamilySearch) (FHL films 1021101–27). These records are indexed in:
**Fox, Peggy Barnes, compiler. and editor. {{FHL|977.8 M2fp|disp=Missouri Confederate Pensions and Confederate Home Applications Index}}. Hillsboro, Texas: Hill College Press, 1996. (FHL book 977.8 M2fp.) Arranged alphabetically and includes the name of the veteran and the county of residence.
*{{FHL|665005|item|disp=North Carolina}}. (FHL 105 films)
*{{FHL|1001529|disp=Oklahoma}} (FHL films 1001529–48). These records are indexed in:
**{{FHL|976.6 M24o|disp=Index to Applications for Pensions from the State of Oklahoma}} Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Genealogical Society, 1969. (FHL book 976.6 M24o; fiche 6046932.) Alphabetical by name with application and reel number.
*South Carolina.
*The Family History Library has pension-related material for veterans residing in the following counties: {{FHL|181614|disp=Abbeville}}, {{FHL|22888|disp=Anderson}}, {{FHL|201831|disp=Charleston}}, Cherokee, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chester-county-confederate-compendium-of-chester-county-south-carolina/oclc/80969214&referer=brief_results Chester], Edgefield, {{FHL|292429|disp=Fairfield}}, Lancaster, {{FHL|1029317|disp=Laurens}}, {{FHL|206855|disp=Lexington}}, {{FHL|24324|disp=Pickens}}, Spartanburg, {{FHL|255051|disp=Union}}, {{FHL|975.783 M2|disp=Williamsburg}}, and {{FHL|1028995|disp=York}}. For film numbers see the Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog].<br>
*{{FHL|978497|disp=Tennessee}} (FHL 181 films). These records are indexed in:
**{{FHL|976.8 M24t|disp=Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications}} (not published), 1964. (FHL book 976.8 M24t; film 0873919; fiche 6051232.) Arranged in three parts: veteran, widow, and colored applications. The entries contain the name of applicant, county of residence, unit served, and application number.


Some veterans received artificial limbs. The following publication provides information on available records.
{{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])}}


*McCawley, Patrick. {{FHL|975.7 A1 no. 109|disp=Artificial Limbs for Confederate Soldiers}}.'' Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1992. (FHL book 975.7 Al no. 109.) Contains an index to artificial limbs vouchers and applications. The entries include name, county, year, folder number, and item number.
{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}


== Additional Resources  ==
{{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}}


Additional Confederate records are available at state archives and historical societies.
{{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}}


The following archive may also be helpful in researching your Confederate ancestor:
{{See also|Arkansas in the Civil War}}


Confederate Research Center<br>
===Florida===
P.O. Box 619<br>
Hillsboro, TX 76645<br>
Telephone: 817-582-2555, ext. 242


{{Block indent|'''Online'''}}


{{U.S. Military|U.S. Military}}
{{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>}}
 
 
{{See also|Florida in the Civil War}}
 
===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}}
 
===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>}}
 
<br>
 
{{See also|Kentucky in the Civil War}}
 
===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}}
 
===Mississippi===
 
*''Confederate soldiers &amp; sailors, widows pension applications'' ({{FSC|902556}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28435389 Worldcat])
*'''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
 
{{See also|Mississippi in the Civil War}}
 
===Missouri===
 
{{Block indent|*''Applications for Confederate Home &amp; 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}}
 
===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}}
 
===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}}
 
====South Carolina====
*The FamilySearch Library has pension-related material for veterans residing in the following counties:
*{{FSC|440253|item|disp=Anderson County. Confederate veterans and widows applications for pensions, 1916-1956}}
*{{FSC|440409|item|disp=Charleston County. Confederate soldiers and widows pension rolls, 1916-1959}}
*{{FSC|445226|item|disp=Cherokee County, Cherokee County, South Carolina applications for Civil War pensions, 1919}}
*{{FSC|440303|item|disp=Edgefield County. Confederate veterans and their widows pension records, 1919-1924}}
*{{FSC|440314|item|disp=Fairfield County. Pension records of Confederate veterans and their widows, 1889-1891}}
*{{FSC|44805|item|disp= Laurens County. Confederate pension roll and record, 1898, 1933-1968}}
*{{FSC|440440|item|disp=Lancaster County, Confederate veteran enrollment book}}
*{{FSC|339728|item|disp=Lexington County, Confederate pension and veterans records, 1861-1948}}
*{{FSC|273363|item|disp=Pickens County. Confederate pension rolls and widows, 1922-1956}}
*{{FSC|177540|item|disp=Spartanburg County. Confederate pension records, 1889, 1896, 1916-1935}}
*{{FSC|440329|item|disp=Union County. Confederate veterans and widows pension applications, 1919-1920}}
*{{FSC|9014|item|disp=  York County. Confederate pension record, 1896-1964}}
 
 
*Related Collections
*{{FSC|989549|item|disp=Applications for the Home for Confederate Veterans, Columbia, South Carolina, ca. 1909-1958}}
*{{FSC|989702|item|disp=Inmates record, Confederate Infirmary, Columbia, S.C., 1909-1958}}
*{{FSC|1321851|item|disp=Artificial limb vouchers for Confederate service (South Carolina), 1867-1869, 1880-1887}}
 
{{See also|South Carolina in the Civil War}}
 
====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 &amp; Widows] (Tennessee State Library and Archives)}}
 
{{See also|Tennessee in the Civil War}}
 
====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}}
 
====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
 
{{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}}
 
===Related Records===
 
Also see: [[Confederate Soldiers Home Records|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 ({{FSC|975.7 A1 no. 109}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27213534 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:
 
[https://www.hillcollege.edu/museum/ Confederate Research Center]<br> P.O. Box 619<br> Hillsboro, TX 76645<br> Telephone: 817-582-2555, ext. 242<br>


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State Resources for Pension Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Alabama[edit | edit source]

*Confederate pension applications, ca. 1880-1930's (FS Catalog 1502476) (Worldcat). These have been digitized but not indexed. Images can be browsed online.
See also: Alabama in the Civil War

Arkansas[edit | edit source]

*Confederate pension records, 1905-1934, Cleveland County, Arkansas (Worldcat)
*Confederate pension records, 1905-1937, Garland County, Arkansas (Worldcat)
*Confederate pension records, 1869-1929, Hot Spring County, Arkansas (Worldcat)
*Pension records, 1901-1939, Independence County, Arkansas (Worldcat)
*Ministers' credentials, 1878-1931, Logan County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1931-1939 (Worldcat)
*Soldiers' and sailors' discharges, 1919-1947, Marion County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1901-1933 (Worldcat)
*Naturalization records, 1921-1934, Washington County, Arkansas; Confederate pension records, 1901-1915 (Worldcat)
Online
*1891-1939 Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index & images
*1901-1929 Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — images only
*Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929 (FS Library 1722443–563) (FamilySearch)
The following are indexes to Arkansas Confederate pension records, ca. 1901-1929:
*Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications (FS Catalog 976.7 M28f) (Worldcat)
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.
*Confederate Pension Applications... (FS Catalog 976.7 M22adl) (FS Library1697962 item 2) Contains the name of the veteran or widow or both, company, regiment, year of application, and death date.
See also: Arkansas in the Civil War

Florida[edit | edit source]

Online
In addition to the index available online at the link above, these records are also indexed in:
*Register of Florida CSA Pension Applications (FS Catalog 975.9 M2w) (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.
*Florida Confederate Pension Application Files (Florida Department of State)


See also: Florida in the Civil War

Georgia[edit | edit source]

*Confederate pension rolls (Georgia) (FS Catalog 1493047)
These records are indexed in:
*Index to Georgia Civil War Confederate Pension Files (FS Catalog 975.8 M22w) (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.
Online
*http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/TestApps Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960] (Georgia Archives, Georgia Secretary of State)
See also: Georgia in the Civil War

Kentucky[edit | edit source]

*Civil War pension application (FS Library 1670795–844)
These records are indexed in:
Index of Confederate Pension Applications, Commonwealth of Kentucky (FS Catalog 976.9 M2k) (Worldcat) Arranged alphabetically by the name of applicant, veteran, or widow, county of residence, date application was received, and application number.
Online
*1912-1950 Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index & images
*Department of Confederate Pensions (1912 - 1946) (Electronic Records Archives, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives)
*Browse Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950 (FamilySearch Historical Records)


See also: Kentucky in the Civil War

Louisiana[edit | edit source]

*Louisiana. Application Record for Pensions, 1898–1944 (FS Library 1412743–44)
*Record of Pensioners of the State of Louisiana, 1898–1940 (FS Library 1412742–43)
*1898-1950 Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950 at FamilySearch — images
*Louisiana Confederate Veterans Pensions, 1912–1936 (FS Library 1704156 item 17)
Online
See also: Louisiana in the Civil War

Mississippi[edit | edit source]

See also: Mississippi in the Civil War

Missouri[edit | edit source]

*Applications for Confederate Home & Pension (Worldcat)
Online
*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

North Carolina[edit | edit source]

*Applications for Confederate soldier's and widow's pensions, 1885-ca. 1953 (FS Catalog 175779)
*Applications for Confederate soldiers' and widows' pensions in North Carolina : [index] (Worldcat)
Online
See also: North Carolina in the Civil War

Oklahoma[edit | edit source]

*Confederate pension applications for soldiers and sailors (1001529–48) (Worldcat)
These records are indexed in:
*Index to Applications for Pensions from the State of Oklahoma (FS Catalog 976.6 M24o) (Worldcat) Alphabetical by name with application and reel number.
Online
*Oklahoma Confederate Pension Index Cards (Oklahoma Department of Libraries)
See also: Oklahoma in the Civil War

South Carolina[edit | edit source]


See also: South Carolina in the Civil War

Tennessee[edit | edit source]

These records are indexed in:
*Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications (FS Catalog 976.8 M24t) (FS Catalog 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.
*Tennessee Confederate pension applications (Worldcat)
Online
See also: Tennessee in the Civil War

Texas[edit | edit source]

Online
*Index of Confederate Pension Applications (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)
See also: Texas in the Civil War

Virginia[edit | edit source]

Online
See also: Virginia in the Civil War

Related Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

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