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''[[Portal:United States of America|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; [[African American Research|African American Research&nbsp;]] &gt; Southern Claims Commission''<br> [[Image:Southern Claim Commission States Map.jpg|thumb|right|410px|Union sympathizers in the gray states on this map who suffered losses in the Civil War (1861-1865) could apply for relief from the Southern Claims Commission.]]  
''[[Portal:United States of America|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; [[African American Research|African American Research&nbsp;]] &gt; Southern Claims Commission''<br>[[Image:Southern Claim Commission States Map.jpg|thumb|right|410px|Union sympathizers in the gray states on this map who suffered losses in the Civil War (1861-1865) could apply for relief from the Southern Claims Commission.]]  


=== Who Qualified and Who Was Mentioned  ===
=== Who Qualified and Who Was Mentioned  ===


Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning '''hundreds of their neighbors'''. Neighbors of all races, and classes were questioned and discussed in these records.<br>  
Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning '''hundreds of their neighbors'''. Neighbors of all races, and classes were questioned and discussed in these records.<br>


Southerners from 12 states ([[West Virginia|West Virginia]], [[Virginia|Virginia]], [[North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina|South Carolina]], [[Georgia|Georgia]], [[Florida|Florida]], [[Tennessee|Tennessee]], [[Alabama|Alabama]], [[Mississippi|Mississippi]], [[Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Arkansas|Arkansas]] and [[Texas|Texas]]) filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC)&nbsp;between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they:  
Southerners from 12 states ([[West Virginia|West Virginia]], [[Virginia|Virginia]], [[North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina|South Carolina]], [[Georgia|Georgia]], [[Florida|Florida]], [[Tennessee|Tennessee]], [[Alabama|Alabama]], [[Mississippi|Mississippi]], [[Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Arkansas|Arkansas]] and [[Texas|Texas]]) filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC)&nbsp;between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they:  


#were loyal to the Union during the Civil War  
#were loyal to the Union during the Civil War  
#had quartermaster stores or supplies taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion
#had quartermaster stores or supplies '''''officially''''' taken by or furnished to the Union Army during the rebellion


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.  
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.  


=== Strategy for Finding Ancestors in These Records  ===
=== Content of the Records  ===
 
Southern Claims Commission records may include information about people of all classes, all races, all political backgrounds, and explain their relationships including:
 
*personal descriptions, and accounts of events during the war
*military records of claimants, or their relatives
*letters, diaries, and family Bible records
*wills, property inventories, and probate records
 
=== Strategy for Finding Ancestors ===


The most effective strategy is to search '''all''' the Southern Claims Commission records for '''everyone living in the same Southern county''' as an ancestor. Any particular ancestor is unlikely to have actually applied to the Commission, but he or she is more likely to have testified about an applicant, and is even more likely to be discussed in the hundreds of answers to questions in other people's testimony. This is an advanced, time-consuming strategy with a less than 50 percent chance of locating information about your ancestor. But you will learn about the way of life in the county where your ancestor lived, and much about relationships between his or her neighbors.  
The most effective strategy is to search '''all''' the Southern Claims Commission records for '''everyone living in the same Southern county''' as an ancestor. Any particular ancestor is unlikely to have actually applied to the Commission, but he or she is more likely to have testified about an applicant, and is even more likely to be discussed in the hundreds of answers to questions in other people's testimony. This is an advanced, time-consuming strategy with a less than 50 percent chance of locating information about your ancestor. But you will learn about the way of life in the county where your ancestor lived, and much about relationships between his or her neighbors.  
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'''On the Internet'''  
'''On the Internet'''  


*St. Louis County Library, "[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-main.htm Researching Southern Claims Commission Records]" in St. Louis County Library [Internet site] at http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-main.htm (accessed 1 April 2009). Many of the NARA descriptive publications are actually online at this website including:<br>  
*St. Louis County Library, "[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-main.htm Researching Southern Claims Commission Records]" in St. Louis County Library [Internet site] at http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-main.htm (accessed 1 April 2009). Many of the NARA descriptive publications are actually online at this website including:<br>
*St. Louis County Library, "[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants]" in St. Louis County Library [Internet site] at http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm (accessed 1 April 2009). Use this list to find all the applicants in a given county.<br>  
*St. Louis County Library, "[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm Geographical List of Southern Claims Commission Claimants]" in St. Louis County Library [Internet site] at http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/scc/scc-geolist.htm (accessed 1 April 2009). Use this list to find all the applicants in a given county.<br>
*[http://www.footnote.com/page/71/ Footnote.com], a subscription site also available at some libraries, is beginning to index SCC records.<br>  
*[http://www.footnote.com/page/71/ Footnote.com], a subscription site also available at some libraries, is beginning to index SCC records.<br>
*Dick Eastman, "Southern Claims Commission 1871-1880 Online" in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/03/southern_claims.html (accessed 1 April 2009). Explains SCC records.<br>
*Dick Eastman, "Southern Claims Commission 1871-1880 Online" in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter at http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/03/southern_claims.html (accessed 1 April 2009). Explains SCC records.<br>


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U.S. Court of Claims 1884-1943
U.S. Court of Claims 1884-1943  
 


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Disallowed Case Files and those barred, U.S. House of Representatives  
Disallowed Case Files and those barred, U.S. House of Representatives  


 
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Summary Reports: A: Consolidated Index of Claims; B: Summary reports of the Commissioners. 1878-1880  
Summary Reports: A: Consolidated Index of Claims; B: Summary reports of the Commissioners. 1878-1880  


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U.S. Court of ClaimsDocet Cards fro Congressional Case Files, ca. 1884-ca. 1943


U.S. Court of ClaimsDocet Cards fro Congressional Case Files, ca. 1884-ca. 1943
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Records of the Commissioners of Claims, 1871-1880
 


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