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Georgia Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920
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Georgia, 
United States
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Record Description
Record Type Pension Files and Card Index]
Collection years 1879-1920
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Georgia Department of Archives and History


What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

The state of Georgia first granted pensions to Confederate veterans in 1879. Widows of Confederate veterans began receiving pensions in 1891. This collection consists of a Confederate Pension Records(card) index and images of veteran and widows pension records.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name of soldier
  • Name of spouse
  • County living in

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death
  • Search for military service records
  • Search for a military pension record
  • Use the information to find additional family members

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

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  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Georgia.

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