"Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0



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  • Title "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, FamilySearch, \i FamilySearch\i0  
    Short Title United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917 
    Author National Archives and Records Administration 
    Publisher (http://familysearch.org) 
    DATE 20 Jan 2014 
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    Source ID S997 
    Linked to Hugh Patrick Kelly
    Daniel J. Routt 

  •  Notes 
    • The collection consists of an index that is handwritten on preprinted cards with one individual per card. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1965. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans (U.S. Civil War). Other pension records included are for the of the Spanish-American conflict, Indian wars, the Philippine insurrection, and the first year (1917) of U.S. involvement in World War I.