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Civil War Pensions Index

This publication contains index cards for pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, including wars other than the Civil War. Records are sorted by units within regiments from each state in the Union. Find a soldier by searching on his name or browse by regiment. Learn about his term of service, and use the information to request his pension record. Unique to this series of records are death dates and locations for many of veterans who died after the war. Continue…

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The National Archives

Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.. Original data from: The National Archives

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