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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. | 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. | This index was created to provide a quick access to the pension records. Pension records were created to determine eligibility benefits. | ||
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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]] | ||
*Soldier's full name | *Soldier's full name | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] | ||
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