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'''Confederate Records.''' The Board of Pension examiners was established for Tennessee in 1891. Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905. For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he was required to prove that he was unable to support himself, that he was honorably discharged from the service, and that he was a resident of the state for at least one year. It is important to note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served. Records may contain the applicant's name, age, address, county of residence, company, battles fought in, and marriage information. | '''Confederate Records.''' The Board of Pension examiners was established for Tennessee in 1891. Widows were allowed to file for a pension beginning in 1905. For a Confederate veteran to qualify for a pension, he was required to prove that he was unable to support himself, that he was honorably discharged from the service, and that he was a resident of the state for at least one year. It is important to note that Confederate veterans applied to the pension board in the state where they currently resided, not the state from which they served. Records may contain the applicant's name, age, address, county of residence, company, battles fought in, and marriage information. | ||
An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library: | An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate pension applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library: | ||
Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with 978497.) | *Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with 978497.) | ||
*A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. | |||
A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. | |||
Other records available through the Family History Library are: | Other records available through the Family History Library are: | ||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 Family History Library films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in: | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 Family History Library films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in: | ||
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 880055–102.) | |||
United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 880055–102.) | *Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book 976.8 M28w.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. | ||
Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book 976.8 M28w.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. | |||
''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments | ''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082657.) This list is alphabetical. | ||
Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | ||
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695 [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. | *United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695 [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. | ||
*Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films 975591–99.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee. | |||
Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films 975591–99.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee. | *''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. | ||
*Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866.'' Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082658 [set of eight].) This alphabetical list includes each soldier’s rank, age, enlistment date, and muster date. | |||
''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. | |||
Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866.'' Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082658 [set of eight].) This alphabetical list includes each soldier’s rank, age, enlistment date, and muster date. | |||
The Tennessee Civil War Home Page created by Jeff Weaver is a central repository for information about Tennessee in the Civil War: | The Tennessee Civil War Home Page created by Jeff Weaver is a central repository for information about Tennessee in the Civil War: | ||
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''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13].) Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. | *''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13].) Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. | ||
'''Unit Histories.''' An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | '''Unit Histories.''' An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | ||
''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book 973 M2cwu pt. 1.) | *''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book 973 M2cwu pt. 1.) | ||
Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The Family History Library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The Family History Library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||