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Confederate Pension Claim Applications, 1888-1909

(From: State Board of Pensions, Confederate Pension Files, 1885-1954, Series S587)

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Confederate Civil War veterans or their widows submitted pension applications such as these to the State Board of Pensions, established on February 16, 1885 (Ch. 3570, Laws of Florida) to create rules and regulations for carrying out the state's pension laws and to review the claims of individuals applying for Confederate pensions. The original pension applications include places of enlistment and discharge, description of service, and wounds received. Additional documentation in the application files includes supplemental applications, proof of service and residency, and occasional correspondence between the applicant and the Board. Veterans' applications generally include name, date and place of birth, unit dates and places of enlistment and discharge, brief description of service, wounds received, sworn statements on proof of service by comrades, War Department service abstracts, and place and length of Florida residency. Widows' applications generally include, in addition to the above, her full name, date and place of marriage to the veteran, and date and place of the veteran's death.


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