Civil War pensions

[DannyW]

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

Thanks so much for the article as it answered the question I had on Confederate pensions. So the individual states developed their systems of paying the pensions. I know Hilt Collier who led TRs bear hunt received a pension. So , thanks again for the information.

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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

Thanks so much for the article as it answered the question I had on Confederate pensions. So the individual states developed their systems of paying the pensions. I know Hilt Collier who led TRs bear hunt received a pension. So , thanks again for the information.

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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

Thanks so much for the article as it answered the question I had on Confederate pensions. So the individual states developed their systems of paying the pensions. I know Hilt Collier who led TRs bear hunt received a pension. So , thanks again for the information.

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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

Thanks so much for the article as it answered the question I had on Confederate pensions. So the individual states developed their systems of paying the pensions. I know Hilt Collier who led TRs bear hunt received a pension. So , thanks again for the information.

http://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/arti...-civil-war
This is an article from the Mississippi Department of Archives & History used in our schools. This is on black pensions !