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Confederate Pension Claim Applications, 1888-1909
(From: State Board of Pensions,
Confederate Pension Files, 1885-1954, Series S587)
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Confederate Civil War veterans
or their widows submitted pension applications such as these to
the State Board of Pensions, established on February 16, 1885
(Ch. 3570, Laws of Florida) to create rules and regulations for
carrying out the state's pension laws and to review the claims
of individuals applying for Confederate pensions. The original
pension applications include places of enlistment and discharge,
description of service, and wounds received. Additional documentation
in the application files includes supplemental applications, proof
of service and residency, and occasional correspondence between
the applicant and the Board. Veterans' applications generally
include 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, War
Department service abstracts, and place and length of Florida
residency. Widows' applications generally include, in addition
to the above, her full name, date and place of marriage to the
veteran, and date and place of the veteran's death.
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