Daughter of Slave who Fought for Confederacy Dies

[Anita]

Linda, I also wondered about the pensions paid to the Confederate soldiers.

Here's what I found.

"It wasn't until the 1930s that confederate soldiers began receiving pensions from the federal government. Prior to that, confederate soldiers could apply for benefits through the state they resided in.
The last verified Civil War veteran, Albert Woolson, died in 1956 at age 109. The last widow, Gertrude Janeway, died in 2003 at age 93.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washing...r-pensions

"The federal government did not grant pensions to Confederate veterans or their dependents , however,southern state governments
granted pensions to Confederate veterans and widows. Veterans filed for pensions in the state where they were living at the time,
not the state from which they served." http://www.archives.gov/research/militar...nsions.pdf