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From: "Gerald Gieger" <>
Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Obtaining pension after War Between the States
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:18:28


Confederate Pensions were paid by the Various States according to their own
laws passed by their own legislatures...Each had different
requirements...and those might not have felt that it was worth the effort,
or maybe they felt like some do about Welfare - they don't want it...


>From: "Glenna Kinard" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Obtaining pension after War Between the States
>Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:52:59 -0500
>
>Also: be aware that to get a pension you had to prove that you were
>actually
>a member of the military. After that terrorist Sherman burned his way
>through the South, many records were destroyed. This happened to my
>grandfather. He was unable to prove his service due to lost records and
>never received a pension. He last applied in 1939 and was turned down then,
>too.
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:47 AM
>Subject: [GA-Roots] Obtaining pension after Civil War
>
>
> > I have a question regarding pensions after the Civil War. My gg
>Grandfather
> > had four sons in the war from GA. One came home. As far as I can
>determine
> > no one requested a pension for their service. Was this common in the
>South?
> > If so, why? Did they not trust the US Gov or just not want their money?
>Did
> > they know they could get pension money? Thanks, Sandy
> >
> >
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