Florida, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes pension records from 1885 to 1955. This database contains images of Confederate pension applications. These records were created at the state level therefore, there are some variations in the qualifications for receiving aid and the amounts of aid between the states. Applications 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 1885, Florida began granting pensions to Confederate veterans and, in 1889, they expanded to include veteran’s widows as well. 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 Florida, Confederate pensions were also granted in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

Related DGS Folders

• Index of pensioners, widows of pensioners and denied pension claims DGS 4881673

• Corrections to the pension claims of confederate veterans and their widows DGS 4882423

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

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records: The information found in applications submitted by the veteran or his widow

• Name
• 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
• Place and length of residency in the state
• Widow's full name
• Date and place of marriage to the veteran
• Date and place of the veteran's death

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1901 Soldier's Application for Pension

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  1902 Soldier's Application for Pension Page2

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  1904 Widow's Pension Claim Page1

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  1909 Widow's Pension Claim Page2