Civil War Records Blog
Old War pensions
Do you have a military ancestor but have never found a pension file for him? Try looking in the Old War pension index on FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979425 Many of...
Old War pensions
Do you have a military ancestor but have never found a pension file for him? Try looking in the Old War pension index on FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1979425 Many of...
Great finds in an 1812 bounty land application!
If you have family who served in the war of 1812, you need to check to see if they ever applied for bounty land. Many of these bounty land applications...
Great finds in an 1812 bounty land application!
If you have family who served in the war of 1812, you need to check to see if they ever applied for bounty land. Many of these bounty land applications...
Civil War soldiers and bounty payments
Did you know that many Civil War soldiers were paid money to enlist? Some soldiers did fight out of a sense of patriotic duty, but many also saw it was...
Civil War soldiers and bounty payments
Did you know that many Civil War soldiers were paid money to enlist? Some soldiers did fight out of a sense of patriotic duty, but many also saw it was...
Did he really run away to join the war?
You know the story– great uncle so-and-so ran away from the south, changed his name and joined the Union Army against his father’s wishes. Every family seems to have their...
Did he really run away to join the war?
You know the story– great uncle so-and-so ran away from the south, changed his name and joined the Union Army against his father’s wishes. Every family seems to have their...
1804 Enlistment Papers
Another interesting find at the National Archives. John Grant enlisted in the US Army in 1804. His enlistment papers show his birth place, his age, a physical description, his oath...
1804 Enlistment Papers
Another interesting find at the National Archives. John Grant enlisted in the US Army in 1804. His enlistment papers show his birth place, his age, a physical description, his oath...