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= Southern Claims Commission = | = Southern Claims Commission = | ||
Southerners from 12 states filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they: | |||
1) were loyal to the Union during the Civil War <br>2) had quartermaster stores or supplies taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion | 1) were loyal to the Union during the Civil War <br>2) had quartermaster stores or supplies taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion | ||
<br>Southern Loyalists (those who were Union | <br>Southern Loyalists (those who were Union sympathizers) made 22,298 claims for property losses totaling $60,258,150.44. However, only 7,092 claims (32%) were approved for settlements totaling $4,636,920.69. Each claimant sought to prove their loyalty and loss through the testimony of others. The paper trail created by the claimants and the people who came forward to testify, for or against a claimant, provide a wealth of information about individuals living in the South during the Civil War. | ||
<br> | <br>This comes from the St. Louis County Library website which has an excellent article on the [http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-main.htm Southern Claims Commision] records. Many of the descriptive publications are actually online at this website including a [http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm geographical list of claimants][http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm]. [http://www.footnote.com/page/71/ Footnote][http://www.footnote.com/page/71/] also has a highly recommended article and online resources about Southern Claims Commission records. | ||
<br> Southern Claims Commission records in the Family History Library collection: | <br>The following are some of the Southern Claims Commission records in the Family History Library collection: | ||
''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission ''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim) FHL 975 M2s''' | ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission ''''''by Gary B. Mills (in alphabetical order by name of claimant; also provides county name, office number, report number, and status of claim) FHL 975 M2s''' | ||