Guide and Index to Texas Confederate Pension Application and Payment Records, 1899-1979, Volume 1, A-D

Black, Anthony; de Berardinis, Robert And Texas State Archives

ISBN 10: 078844767X / ISBN 13: 9780788447679

Published by Heritage Books, 2009

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386 pages. This is part of a three-volume series designed to be used in conjunction with the online index to Confederate pension applications and TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online) finding aids of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The original documents contain five categories: pensioners, widows receiving pensions, totally disabled pensioners, Confederate Home pensioners, and rejected applications. This series offers corrections to online mistakes, allows researchers to browse through a spelling range, and provides separate indexes to Confederate Home, missing, rejected and miscellaneous pension applications. A "Primer on Texas Confederate Research" and a "Guide to Confederate Pension Payments and Applications" precede the indexes in each volume. Researchers will appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guidance offered in the "Primer on Texas Confederate Research," which contains an extensive bibliography of microfilmed records available to the researcher. Volume 1: A-D contains indexes to the following: Miscellaneous Material Relating to Confederate Pension Applications, 1903-1934; Confederate Home Applications; Missing Pension Applications; Rejected Pension Applications; and Confederate Pension Applications (A-D). The Miscellaneous Applications contain 281 files filled with a variety of information such as: applications for mortuary warrants to pay for funeral expenses, service records or affidavits, physicians' statements regarding disability, and other related correspondence. Volume 2: E-M contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (E-M). Volume 3: N-Z contains an Index to Confederate Pension Applications (N-Z).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide and Index to Texas Confederate Pension Application and Payment Records, 1899-1979, Volume 1, A-D
• Publisher: Heritage Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078844767X
• ISBN 13: 9780788447679
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Genealogy::United States::Texas

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Synopsis

Series for use with the online index to Confederate pension applications and TARO finding aids of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

About the Author

Anthony Black is a versatile artist who works as a writer, director, actor, designer, and as artistic co-director of Canada's internationally acclaimed 2b theatre company. His plays include When it Rains, Invisible Atom, and Homage. Collaborative creation and writing projects include The Story of Mr. Wright (with Christian Barry and Globe Theatre Young company), and Soul Alone (with Conor Green). His plays have been performed at theatres and festivals across Canada and internationally. Anthony is a graduate of York University and the National Theatre School's Directing Program and a member of Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. He lives in Halifax with his wife Ann-Marie Kerr and his daughter Sophia.