Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965
Digital images of pension applications filed by Confederate veterans and their widows. Tennessee began granting pensions to resident Confederate veterans in 1891 and to their widows in 1905.
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Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows
What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of digital images of pension applications filed by Confederate veterans and their widows. The records cover the years 1891 to 1965. Tennessee began granting pensions to resident Confederate veterans in 1891 and to their widows in 1905.
An index to the records is available on the website of Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of soldier, widow, or dependents
- Date and place of birth
- Unit dates and places of enlistment and discharge
- Brief description of service
- Wounds received
- Sworn statements on proof of service by comrades
- War Department service abstracts
- Place and length of residency in the state
- Date and place of marriage
- Date and place of the veteran's death
Collection Content
Sample Images
1907 Application Page 1
1907 Application Page 2
1907 Application Page 3
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Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows - Inventory
Collection Details
"Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Citing Board of Pension Examiners. State Library and Archives, Nashville.
