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WatchPensions Index, Civil War to 1900
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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Conner, Thomas
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Both of these are Alexander M Geer, widower of Sarah Frances Mason.
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Both of these are Alexander M Geer, widower of Sarah Frances Mason.
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Rings, William D.
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great grandfather John D.Wright, sometimes known as John A. Wright in service records
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great grandfather John D.Wright, sometimes known as John A. Wright in service records
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Last name is Fales.
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Company I Indiana 44th Infantry
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Company I Indiana 44th Infantry
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On the left is the parole for Confederate Jackson Simmons 3rd Maryland Light Artillery issued to him after the surrender of the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg,Miss. July 4,1863. He returned to his home in East Tennessee and on July 4,1864 joined Co.F of the UNION 3rd Tn. Mtd. Inf. Image on the right is the file card for his FEDERAL pension. Jackson was the father of my maternal gr,grandmother, Mary Simmons Cox.
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Civil War Stories from the Maternal Side of my Family Tree in Upper East Tennessee
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Civil War Stories from the Maternal Side of my Family Tree in Upper East Tennessee
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Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.. Original data from: The National Archives
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