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|title=United States, Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865}} <br> | |title=United States, Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865}} <br> | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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Most of these documents were created or received by the Confederate War and Treasury Departments. After the Civil War they were in the custody of the US War Department. These were later assembled by the Confederate Archives Division of the Adjutant General’s Office and used to establish the disloyalty of claimants seeking restitution after the war. | Most of these documents were created or received by the Confederate War and Treasury Departments. After the Civil War they were in the custody of the US War Department. These were later assembled by the Confederate Archives Division of the Adjutant General’s Office and used to establish the disloyalty of claimants seeking restitution after the war. | ||
The records cover the years 1865 to 1867. | |||
The records were created to document services and goods which aided the Confederate cause. | |||
The records are generally reliable. | |||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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*Occupations or businesses may be leads to additional records such as bank or other military records. | *Occupations or businesses may be leads to additional records such as bank or other military records. | ||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||