Civil War pensions

[Darrell]

For those who may be interested, I found a short article on the history of Civil War Pensions (link below). IMO, it provides additional context on why the numbers had increased so dramatically by the 1890's (as Richard outlined above).

On a personal note, my Confederate great-grandfather applied for a pension from Virginia late in his life. However, he was denied because his annual income exceeded $1,000 - dad-gummed mean-testing! (And, yes, I said great, not great-great, etc., so now y'all know I'm no spring chicken. LOL!)

http://essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/c...sions.html