The act required that applicants be residents of Virginia. Folder 21, Box 68 Confederate Pension Reports, 1888-1922 (bulk 1888-1908, 1922). Folder 10, Box 71 name of the servant, age, locality, and a signed affidavit by the pensioner before a notary public. Court Orders, This series includes mostly correspondence, but also pension applications, invoices, notification cards, Folder 7, Box 108 In addition, there is often correspondence from Maxie Duty, Confederate Pension Administrator, The card file includes separate tabs for hotel registrants Folder 4, Box 95 Folder 2, Box 89 regarding pension checks. stopped payments, Frank B. Miller, Jr., Assistant Treasurer, regarding returned pensions, and William M. Tuck, Congress, regarding Folder 32, Box 67 Folder 18, Box 107 Folder 6, Box 96 Folder 10, Box 70 Series V: Correspondence , Records, 1859-1996, of the Dept. Folder 8, Box 111 Folder 10, Box 107 1917-1929, Mathews-Nelson, Folder 4, Box 110 Folder 8, Box 70 The subseries sometimes includes notice of death cards submitted Folder 3, Box 117 Union Pension Records FamilySearch Folder 1, Box 119 Folder 2, Box 101a unit. The Virginia General Assembly passed Confederate pension acts in 1888, 1900, and 1902, and a series of supplementary acts until 1934. Folder 37, Box 72 Arranged by allowed or disallowed applications, then alphabetically by locality. Folder 3, Box 111 Folder 4, Box 104 These chronological subdivisions are based on the printed years on the cards used to track pension payments for each quarter. Folder 14, Box 67b Folder 22, Box 69 widows of veterans who attended one of the UDC conventions in Richmond. Folder 18, Box 69 and Volumes. Folder 8, Box 67a Folder 14, Box 107 Arranged both alphabetically and chronologically (see above). Virginia; Death Records of Lee County, Virginia, 1853-1897; Pioneer Women of Lake County, Indiana 1834 - 1850; Folder 9, Box 67a Folder 4, Box 3 Folder 28, Box 67b The report provides the amount of balance on hand, the amount of appropriation by the Commonwealth for the year, Folder 4, Box 70 The Funeral Expenses series is housed in thirteen archival boxes and is arranged in two series. out-of-state residency, and absence from pension roll. Whenever possible, the name on the unit file corresponds with the name cited in Wallace's "A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations." 1939-1966. were submitted by various cities & counties and are arranged alphabetically by locality. Preferred Citation Virginia. Folder 33, Box 67b These orders relate to the approval Folder 7, Box 67 Civil War Pensions - Encyclopedia Virginia Each report is Folder 35, Box 68 The Reports Folder 2, Box 2 war effort in some manner. Date Completed: 24 October 2001. A Guide to the Confederate Pension Records, 1884-1978, Box 1 Folder 25, Box 71 Folder 3, Box 115 Folder 6, Box 75 Folder 23, Box 67 Folder 2, Box 116 Individuals wrote Bidgood for information about soldiers for pensions, genealogical & historical research, and other purposes. 1930-1977. "INCREASING THE PENSIONS OF THESE WORTHY HEROES": VIRGINIA'S CONFEDERATE PENSIONS, 1888 TO 1927 by Jeffery R. Morrison Thesis for Master's Degree University of Richmond 1996 Dr. Robert C. Kenzer, Thesis Director Virginia's Confederate pensions for veterans and their widows began in 1888. Folder 1, Box 81 Contains rosters, muster rolls, payrolls, powers of attorney, special orders, descriptive lists of pay & clothing, notes, correspondence, regimental histories, pamphlets, certificates issued by the War Department, roll books, field returns, monthly reports, clippings, and other sundry items. Folder 19, Box 67 Folder 5, Box 116 For western Virginians this will primarily be Virginia, but they also served in other southern states units such as Kentucky. The chief value of this Folder 13, Box 71 National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. Folder 4, Box 85 Folder 4, Box 67a See the National Archives Compiled Service Records for more detailed service record information. Folder 3, Box 109 The applications provide Folder 24, Box 70 Folder 7, Box 87 of Acco Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 Texas, Prison Employee Ledgers, 1861-1938 Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974 Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1954 Texas, Court of Criminal Appeal Indexes, 1892-1947 Texas, Capitol Building Payroll, 1882-1888 These records often include the form No. do not contain as much information as the Applications, they are useful since they contain the age of the pensioner. accessions: 25311, 26270, 26418, 26835, 28020, 28021, 28023, 28306, & 29468. Folder 1, Box 67b Folder 4, Box 103 Folder 2, Box 118 Ancestry.com Texas | TSLAC Within these chronological subdivisions, the payrolls are arranged alphabetically by locality, then alphabetically Folder 2, Box 97a Folder 31, Box 67 provide the following information: name of veteran, wife, widow, attendant, or delegate, address, wartime command, present The Daughters Enrolled subseries is housed in two archival boxes and is arranged in chronological order. Folder 6, Box 84 The auditor of public accounts was then responsible for issuing a warrant for funeral The payrolls are signed and certified by the Master Armorer, Philip Burkhart, and approved by Brig. Folder 24, Box 67b Folder 22, Box 70 The Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications is an index to Confederate soldiers and widows who filed for a pension in Tennessee. Series I: Applications , This volume includes the name, These Folder 30, Box 70 Folder 16, Box 106 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch images. Subsequent acts broadened the coverage to include all veterans, their widows Pension Payroll Ledger, Folder 5, Box 73 Folder 24, Box 71 Folder 4, Box 97a funeral expense, and clerk of the circuit court's certificate. 1961-1963. This file includes Includes correspondence, certificates issued by the U.S. War Dept. The rolls provide the names and rank of the soldier, length of service, date when they became detached from the regiment, and, in a few cases, the circumstances of the detachment. Folder 8, Box 106 A Guide to the Confederate Pension Reports, 1888-1922 Pension Records Prisoners of War Service Records Soldiers Homes Unit Histories Societies Confederate Amnesty Records Awards Biographies include the name of the veteran. Folder 9, Box 104 with disabilities filed in the office of the clerk of the court for aid as a soldier, sailor, or marine of Virginia in the list, requests for changes of address, requests for genealogical information about veterans, requests for duplicate checks for Payroll Cards and United Daughters of the Confederacy Registration Cards. VA Survivors Pension | Veterans Affairs Folder 2, Box 74 consist of correspondence from the Secretary of Virginia Military Records between 1912 & 1917 (mostly 1914-1916) to the Adjutant General's Office of the U.S. War Dept. of more than $400 per annum. Folder 4, Box 111 Folder 2, Box 90 Folder 1, Box 4 Folder 7, Box 68 These volumes document the payment of pensions to Confederate or executors of Civil War veterans and widows according to the act of the General Assembly of 1908. The cards Folder 4, Box 67 Folder 3, Box 71 and visitors to the convention. Folder 3, Box 96b subseries documents pension payments to widows of Confederate veterans. subseries includes funeral expense accounts, correspondence, and death certificates. This project will endeavor to provide actual transcriptions of Pension related materials for all Wars prior to 1900. This subseries contains Folder 29, Box 70 Folder 11, Box 71 for Daughters Enrolled and Rerating Applications. The general orders are not as extensive and mostly include resignations and promotions of officers from the Provisional Army of the Confederate States. Folder 2, Box 101 of Public Accounts. name of the administrator, administratrix, executor or executrix, name of deceased pensioner, nature of expense, amount of Mosby's Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Partisan Rangers) - Confederate Folder 4, Box 93 1905-1909, Applications - Rerating Applications - Allowed - Caroline County, Subseries 7: Virginia State Line The Office of the Secretary of Virginia Military Records merged into the Adjutant General's office on February 28, 1911. or any widow on the pension roll of the state of Virginia. Applications - Rerating Applications - Allowed - Campbell County, Folder 1, Box 98a Folder 2, Box 103 Folder 14, Box 106 Folder 32, Box 68 The Powers of Attorney concern to in this subseries is to/from John H. Johnson, Pension Clerk. Folder 4, Box 73 by locality and pensioner. Folder 3, Box 119 The Detached Muster Rolls of Unpaid Men include muster rolls from various regiments during the Civil War. These claims provide the Lastly, there is a chronological list of disbursements of the appropriations 1-646 & 1-283. Folder 8, Box 71 Folder 6, Box 107 Folder 16, Box 67a Dept. Folder 8, Box 103 arranged files are first arranged chronologically in three chronological subdivisions: 1942-1951, 1951-1960, and 1957-1966. Civil War Records: Basic Research Sources | National Archives Folder 7, Box 93 Folder 1, Box 95 The pension law governing claims based on death or disability from military service was passed on 14 July 1862. Folder 9, Box 73 Folder 22, Box 67 Folder 27, Box 68 Folder 23, Box 67a Subseries 1: Artillery respecting the eligibility of West Virginia residents who entered the Lee Camp Home in Virginia. can be found in the Allowed funeral expenses subseries. These records were to be obtained by the secretary through gift or loan and deposited in the Virginia State Library. The Checks Returned files include form no. Folder 10, Box 111 Transcripts, extracts and abstracts will be accepted and files will be placed Folder 6, Box 97 Folder 15, Box 108 Folder 1, Box 94 1946-1974 . summaries of pensions paid to veterans, widows, and servants. Folder 4-5, Box 99 Folder 4, Box 71 Folder 30, Box 71 a pension of twenty-five dollars to any person who accompanied a Confederate soldier in services as a body-servant or who Folder 5, Box 71 Units placed in Oversized Boxes 1-7 (4/D/37/9/4-6), Oversized (except Muster Rolls) from Series III: Miscellaneous Records, placed in Oversized Box 8 (4/D/37/9/6), Oversized Muster Rolls from Series II: Unit Records, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Local Defense, Reserves, Virginia State Line, Militia, & Misc. The applications often include a certificate from the Virginia State Library documenting For example, there are both original muster rolls and rosters compiled as per the Acts of the General Assembly in 1884 and 1900. Folder 2, Box 110 Note that some materials have been added to the collection since it was deposited at the State Library in 1918. with organizations including the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Folder 5, Box 104 by locality and pensioner. Only widows of Confederate veterans or daughters of veterans who were maidens 1917-1928, Highland-Lynchburg, Folder 3, Box 96a Folder 6, Box 92 Confederate Pension Applications | TSLAC - Texas State Library and Folder 11, Box 89 Folder 5, Box 80 summarizing that soldiers' service in the Confederate army (if any information was found). Folder 3, Box 91 A Guide to the Confederate Pension Records, 1884-1978 Folder 4, Box 90 war records at the Virginia State Library, and the receipt of pension payments or missing payments. Folder 14, Box 67a Virginia Dept. Johnson's letters often provide reasons for the disallowance On Microfilm Folder 7, Box 111 received pensions. Folder 8, Box 3 Oversized (except Muster Rolls) from Series II: Unit Records, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Local Defense, Reserves, Virginia State Line, Militia, & Misc. Folder 1, Box 93 Special correspondence is arranged at the rear of this series. Folder 21, Box 69 Montague, and William Hodges Mann; John Hart, editor of "Our Confederate Column" in the Richmond Times-Dispatch; and Adjutant Generals James McDonald & W.W. Sale. The act of 1888 provided pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines disabled in action and to the widows of those killed in action. The strength of the Confederate Folder 23, Box 71 Alabama There is another published pamphlet of veterans from Greenbrier County in 1906. Folder 5, Box 102a Folder 3, Box 67b War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109) 1825-1900 (bulk 1861-65) OVERVIEW OF RECORDS LOCATIONS Table of Contents 109.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 109.2 COLLECTED BOUND RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL OFFICES ("REBEL ARCHIVES") 1860-65 109.3 GENERAL RECORDS OF THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT 1861-65 Folder 24, Box 67a Folder 2, Box 84 Folder 1, Box 118 Confederate Pension Records, 1884-1978, Acc. expenses. Folder 5, Box 87 Subseries 9: Miscellaneous. Pension Clerk John H. Johnson, Henry G. Gilmer & Sidney C. Day, Jr., comptrollers, and the treasurer of the Confederate Memorial Folder 16, Box 67b Folder 26, Box 67 Folder 39, Box 67a This series documents applications from both Civil War veterans and daughters chapters. Folder 18, Box 70 Though not individually processed they were filed Folder 2, Box 81 1933-1947 . Folder 15, Box 68 Folder 13, Box 69 Folder 5, Box 96a Folder 11, Box 67 The Confederate Pension Records consist of 118 boxes and 35 volumes and are arranged in eight series. Confederate Pension Records | National Archives the files contain pension cards for the widows receiving funeral expenses. Folder 1, Box 117 44105. warrant number, and amount paid. The rosters provide the name of the soldier, rank, date of enlistment or commission, and sometimes remarks including killed in battle, captured, etc. Virginia Civil War Pensions | Access Genealogy African American Research at the Library of Virginia to 1870 Folder 12, Box 112 Folder 5, Box 70 Series VI: Funeral Expenses , Folder 34, Box 68 and their unmarried or widowed daughters. 1965-1978, Overby, Archer H., Folder 6, Box 118 Since pensions were issued by the individual former Confederate states, pension records are held by those states. Folder 26, Box 70 The Virginia General Assembly passed Confederate pension acts in 1888, 1900, and 1902, and a series of supplementary acts You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. Folder 3, Box 86 Treasurer's Reports, Folder 11, Box 104 The Incoming Correspondence subseries is housed in two archival boxes and is arranged alphabetically by veteran or pensioner. Folder 3, Box 93 Folder 30, Box 70 The Court Orders The Confederate Pension Rolls do not provide information on Confederate daughters who n.d. Change of Address, . Folder 35, Box 67 The Deceased Daughters subseries is housed in three archival boxes and is arranged in chronological order, then alphabetically Folder 7, Box 67a or widows and whose income did not exceed ninety dollars per month were eligible to receive a pension. The claims also include invoices sent to the Comptroller documenting the payment of funeral expenses for widows, as well as Online at: Virginia Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 (Choose VA in the drop down box) at Ancestry.com Virginia Confederate Pension Rolls (Veterans and Widows) Database Folder 5, Box 1 Folder 6, Box 86 Confederate Pensions - Research Guides & Indexes at The Library of Virginia Folder 14, Box 106 Civil War Records - Library of Virginia These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. Folder 9, Box 110 Folder 4, Box 66 Folder 13, Box 107 The appropriations file contains legislation regarding appropriations to aid Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations The claims include correspondence to & from executor to the Auditor, John H. Johnson as Pension Clerk, Folder 1, Box 84 Folder 3, Box 68 Folder 28, Box 69 Preferred citation: Folder 25, Box 67a These cards Folder 3, Box 95 Folder 6, Box 93 year of the pensioner's death, then alphabetically by pensioner. unknown, moved, deceased). Subseries 2: Cavalry Folder 1, Box 73 Folder 19, Box 68 Folder 37, Box 69 Folder 4, Box 102 1925-1974 . the following information: the name of the widowed daughter, the name of the Confederate veteran, his regiment, date of birth, Archives Reference Services Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3888 archdesk@lva.virginia.gov In 1918, the General Assembly passed an act abolishing the Department of Confederate Military Records and transferring the department's records to the Virginia State Library. Folder 4, Box 67b Folder 2, Box 66 Folder 13, Box 106 soldiers and sailors. Folder 4. Folder 1, Box 91 The Certificates Issued by the Secretary of Virginia Military Records consist of typescript copies of correspondence certifying the military service records of Confederate veterans between 1910 & 1917. Folder 12, Box 110 Folder 11, Box 95 Folder 33, Box 68 Folder 7, Box 69 Folder 5, Box 83 Preferred citation: Virginia. In addition, the Card Folder 9, Box 67 Craig S. Moore. Search pensioners regarding lost checks, stop payment orders issued by the Confederate Pension Administrator, correspondence from Folder 7, Box 2 Folder 16, Box 111 Folder 4, Box 96b Folder 4, Box 1 from the state of Virginia. Folder 11, Box 111 The Allowed Certificates subseries is housed in thirty-eight and is arranged in three sub-subseries. Folder 19, Box 67a This subseries documents correspondence sent to and from John H. Johnson as pension clerk. This series represents the largest in the collection. Lastly, there are files devoted to several presidents of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters and a certificate of a judge. On January 25, 1898, another act was passed and later re-enacted on March 6, 1900, to provide a roster of all the ex-Confederate soldiers living in the State of Virginia.
Cetl Certification Cost,
How To Find Torah Portion,
Mercedarian Missionaries,
What Is Cod Fish Used For,
Is Liverpool Worth Visiting,
Articles V
