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'''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]''' | '''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]''' | ||
{{US NARA HR Infobox | {{US NARA HR Infobox | ||
|CID=CID1922519 | |CID=CID1922519 | ||
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| RW_URL_05 = [http://www.history.rochester.edu/jssn/page5.htm “United States Civil War Service and Pension Records” James St. John] | | RW_URL_05 = [http://www.history.rochester.edu/jssn/page5.htm “United States Civil War Service and Pension Records” James St. John] | ||
}} | }} | ||
== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This database on FamilySearch.org is a copy of an index provided by www.fold3.com. The index is to images in pension application files uploaded to the fold3 site. The index on FamilySearch.org is only to the files that have been uploaded. These files can be viewed only on the fold3 site.<br> | This database on FamilySearch.org is a copy of an index provided by www.fold3.com. The index is to images in pension application files uploaded to the fold3 site. The index on FamilySearch.org is only to the files that have been uploaded. These files can be viewed only on the fold3 site.<br> | ||
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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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*Soldier's full name | *Soldier's full name | ||
*Name of widow | *Name of widow | ||
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*Date pension started | *Date pension started | ||
*Miscellaneous information about the soldier such as death date and cause of death | *Miscellaneous information about the soldier such as death date and cause of death | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
Sample of indexed information: | Sample of indexed information: | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | |||
*Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records | *Death dates may lead to death certificates, mortuary, or burial records | ||
*Use the names along with the residence of the widow to locate census, church, and land records | *Use the names along with the residence of the widow to locate census, church, and land records | ||
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* [[United States Record Finder]] | * [[United States Record Finder]] | ||
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | * [[United States Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699 United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699 United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934] | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979426 United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979426 United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834308 United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834308 United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904] | ||
==Known Issues== | ==Known Issues== | ||
{{HR KI}} | {{HR KI}} | ||
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{{Collection_Published}} | {{Collection_Published}} | ||
{{Record_Citation}} | {{Record_Citation}} | ||
[[Category:NARA_Military_Records]] | [[Category:NARA_Military_Records]] | ||
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivos de Viúvas e Outros Dependentes da Guerra Civil (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | [[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivos de Viúvas e Outros Dependentes da Guerra Civil (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | ||
[[Category:Civil War, 1861-1865]] | [[Category:Civil War, 1861-1865]] | ||