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Civil War aliases
Why does he have an alias? Occasionally you may find two names on a Civil War pension card, with one listed as an alias. Why is that? It’s hard...
Civil War aliases
Why does he have an alias? Occasionally you may find two names on a Civil War pension card, with one listed as an alias. Why is that? It’s hard...
Multiple pension index cards for the same soldier
Did you know there are multiple versions of the same pension index cards out there? Ancestry has one version in their database, and Fold3 has another. If you’re not sure...
Multiple pension index cards for the same soldier
Did you know there are multiple versions of the same pension index cards out there? Ancestry has one version in their database, and Fold3 has another. If you’re not sure...
What do all those red numbers mean?
What do all those red numbers mean? The short answer is that they are serial numbers. And while the numbers do have meaning behind them, they really aren’t going to...
What do all those red numbers mean?
What do all those red numbers mean? The short answer is that they are serial numbers. And while the numbers do have meaning behind them, they really aren’t going to...
Where are the discharge papers?
You may be surprised to hear that there is no record group at the National Archives that contains the Civil War discharge papers. These discharges were given to the individual...
Where are the discharge papers?
You may be surprised to hear that there is no record group at the National Archives that contains the Civil War discharge papers. These discharges were given to the individual...