Arkansas, Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929

What is in This Collection?

This database contains an index & images to pension applications filed by Confederate veterans and widows living in the state of Arkansas for the years 1901 to 1929. These records were created at the state level and therefore there are some variations in the qualifications for receiving aid and the amounts of aid between the states. Requests for pensions were sent to the state where the veteran or his dependents lived at the time of application, which was often not the state in which the veteran had enlisted or served.

In 1891 Arkansas began granting pensions to impoverished Confederate veterans and in 1915 the State began granting pensions to their widows and mothers. In most states the pension system began with providing pensions to injured veterans and then later expanded to include veteran’s widows or other dependents. In addition to Arkansas, Confederate pensions were also granted in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Pension applications were created to provide a way for veterans or their widows to obtain financial assistance after serving in the military. The information in these records is generally reliable.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Veteran's Application Soldier's Name Date and place of birth Unit dates and places of enlistment and discharge Brief description of service Wounds received Physician's statement Place and length of residency in the state

Widow of Veteran Application Her full name Place of birth Date and place of marriage to the veteran Date and place of the veteran's death Names of witnesses Proof of indigence

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Pension Application Page 1 (1914)

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  Pension Application Page 2 (1914)

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  Pension Application Page 3 (Widow 1914)

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  Pension Application Page 4 (Widow application)