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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]] | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]'' | ||
== Southern Claims Commission == | == 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 <u>hundreds of their neighbors</u>. Neighbors of all races, and classes were questioned and discussed in these records. | [[Image:{{SCCmap}}]]Although only a few people per county qualified for a settlement, the application papers of the Southern Claims Commission typically include questions mentioning <u>hundreds of their neighbors</u>. Neighbors of all races, and classes were questioned and discussed in these records. | ||
Southerners from the 12 states of [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama]], [[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansas]], [[Florida in the Civil War|Florida]], [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia]], [[Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi]], [[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee]], [[Texas in the Civil War|Texas]], [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia]], and [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia]] qualified to file claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873 based on the fact they: | Southerners from the 12 states of [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama]], [[Arkansas in the Civil War|Arkansas]], [[Florida in the Civil War|Florida]], [[Georgia in the Civil War|Georgia]], [[Louisiana|Louisiana]], [[Mississippi in the Civil War|Mississippi]], [[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina in the Civil War|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee]], [[Texas in the Civil War|Texas]], [[Virginia in the Civil War|Virginia]], and [[West Virginia in the Civil War|West Virginia]] qualified to file claims before the Southern Claims Commission (SCC) between 3 March 1871 and 3 March 1873 based on the fact they: | ||
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{{African American|African American}} {{U.S. Civil War|U.S. Civil War}} | {{African American|African American}} {{U.S. Civil War|U.S. Civil War}} | ||
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[[Category:African_Americans|African_Americans]] [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | [[Category:African_Americans|African_Americans]] [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | ||