United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This index covers service files between the years 1861 and 1916.

Record Description
This is a name index to pension files held at the National Archives. Most of the files are for Union Civil War service but also include the war with Spain, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion and Regular U.S. military forces. The index is in alphabetical.

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71
 * Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023

Sources of Information for This Collection
United States. General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. NARA publication T288. United States. Federal Archives and Records Center. Washington D.C.