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= Southern Claims Commission = | = Southern Claims Commission = | ||
Southerners from 12 states (West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas) filed 22,298 claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873, based on the fact they: | Southerners from 12 states ([[West Virginia]], [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]], [[South Carolina]], [[Georgia]], [[Florida]], [[Tennessee]], [[Alabama]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]] and [[Texas]]) 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 | ||
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[http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/tennessee_southern_claims.htm Tennessee Southern Claims Commission Index] | [http://www.tennesseegenealogy.org/tennessee_southern_claims.htm Tennessee Southern Claims Commission Index] | ||
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockin/SCC2.htm Rockingham County, Virginia] | [http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockin/SCC2.htm Rockingham County, Virginia] | ||
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