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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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From the onset of the Civil War, the US government granted pensions to widows of men who died in service to the Union Army. Then the Pension Dependent Act of 1890 extended benefits to those who could prove that they were the widows of honorably discharged veterans serving the Union for at least ninety days during the Civil War. A widow also had to provide proof of the soldier’s death, unless it resulted from his military service. An applicant could not have any means of support other than her day labor, and her marriage to the soldier had to occur before 17 June 1890, the date of the act. | From the onset of the Civil War, the US government granted pensions to widows of men who died in service to the Union Army. Then the Pension Dependent Act of 1890 extended benefits to those who could prove that they were the widows of honorably discharged veterans serving the Union for at least ninety days during the Civil War. A widow also had to provide proof of the soldier’s death, unless it resulted from his military service. An applicant could not have any means of support other than her day labor, and her marriage to the soldier had to occur before 17 June 1890, the date of the act. | ||
These records date from the beginning of the civil war to the end of the Civil War 1861–1865. | |||
This index was created to provide a quick access to the pension records. Pension records were created to determine eligibility benefits. | |||
These records are generally accurate. However, some soldiers used aliases and some lied about their names and ages. | |||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records. | The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records. | ||
{{Collection citation| text =<!--bibdescbegin-->"Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans." Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : 2012. <!--bibdescend-->}} | {{Collection citation| text =<!--bibdescbegin-->"Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans." Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : 2012. <!--bibdescend-->}} | ||
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The key genealogical facts of these records may include: | The key genealogical facts of these records may include: | ||
[[Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg|thumb|right|Civil War Federal Soldiers' Widows Claims DGS 4591908 2.jpg]] | ||
*Soldier's full name | *Soldier's full name | ||
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*Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | *Indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||
*Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | *Your ancestor may have used a nickname or an alias. In addition, ages may have been altered to allow men to serve who were not of the appropriate age. | ||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||