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Post by Donald Hash on Apr 19, 2011 0:21:12 GMT -5
In the past half hour, I discovered my great-great-great grandmother applied & received a widow's pension. Is it possible to use this pension number to discover which Confederate regiment my gramps was attached? I'm way over my head here.
#10196 Applied for in: San Jacinto County, Tx
George Washington Smith Confederate Army
Born: 1835 Died: 1903
*He was from Alabama, so I read. I see that I can receive a copy for 10 cents, minimum $1.00... Would his regiment info be on the application (assuming the wife knew it)? I want to know what this guy did during the war... I even found a nifty picture of him online.
Thank you!
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Post by jrboddie on Apr 19, 2011 10:46:17 GMT -5
Here is a link into footnote.com bit.ly/dPRoZEThere you will find confederate civil war records for George Washington Smith from Alabama: Second Battalion, Light Artillery and Thirty-fifth Infantry; Thirty-sixth Infantry These are possibly two different people. These records are transcriptions of original records and should give information about muster in dates, leaves, hospitalizations, etc. You should also search for other variations, e.g. GW Smith, George W Smith, etc. To see the actual records, you will have to sign up. There is a 7 day free trial or you can just subscribe for a month. Regarding the pension application, it is likely that the application will specify the unit as the applicant wants to certify that the soldier did serve.
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Post by Donald Hash on Apr 20, 2011 15:58:28 GMT -5
This is amazing. Thank you very much!
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Post by stuart on May 2, 2011 13:40:02 GMT -5
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Post by Donald Hash on May 22, 2011 23:08:57 GMT -5
Amazing - I'm still waiting on a copy of his pension in the mail. I can't wait to enter his information in and learn more about him. All I know of him is that my Grandpa was named after him, and looked exactly like him.
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