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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of applicant
*Name of applicant
*Name of soldier
*Name of soldier
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*Physical condition of applicant
*Physical condition of applicant
*Date of application
*Date of application
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== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===  
=== Sample Images ===  
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*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records
*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records
*Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
*Use the parent’s birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking for, What Now?  ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking for, What Now?  ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names  
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* [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/474918? Confederate pension applications, Virginia, acts of 1888, 1900, 1902 ; index, 1888-1934]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/474918? Confederate pension applications, Virginia, acts of 1888, 1900, 1902 ; index, 1888-1934]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2744224 Roster of Confederate pensioners of Virginia]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2744224 Roster of Confederate pensioners of Virginia]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/783774? Application for the relief of needy Confederate women, 1915-1967]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/783774? Application for the relief of needy Confederate women, 1915-1967]
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932382 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932382 Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865]
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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