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WatchCivil War "Widows' Pensions"
The files are grouped under the soldier's name, but the widow's name and names of minor children are listed on the first page within the pension file. A pensioner's name (typically the widow's) is searchable, often giving her maiden name as well. Case files include where and when a man served, details of his service, his life before the war, and his family, including information about his widow, children, and sometimes his parents. These files are unfilmed textual records. Continue…
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Charles City Cross Roads
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Letitia M Cann
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Wm Alexdr M Kinley
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Alexdr Martin Alderman
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William A McKinley
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Letitia M. Cann
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McKinley William A
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Letetia McKinley
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Battle of Williamsburg
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Sharpsburg
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Source Information
Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910. Original data from: The National Archives
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— Dick Eastman EOGNI could spend hours and hours poring through the documents available here.