Confederate Pensioners of Tennessee
In
1891 Tennessee established the Board of Pension Examiners to determine if
Confederate veterans applying for pensions were eligible. Eligibility
requirements included an inability to support oneself, honorable separation from
the service, and residence in the state for one year prior to application
Confederate veterans applied to the pension board of the state in which
they resided at the time of application, even if this was not the state from
which they served.
The
application lists the veteran's place of enlistment, unit, period of service,
battles participated in, and whether he was wounded or captured, as well as place of birth,
number and gender of children, and value of personal and real property.
Widow's pensions were first issued in 1905. These applications show place
of birth for widow and soldier, and information about their children. Proof of marriage was
required, so marriage licenses often appear in the supporting papers. Other
items included are correspondence between the applicant and the Pension Board,
letters or sworn affidavits attesting to character and military service, and
abstracts of the soldier's service record furnished by the War
Department.
Barler, J. S.
(Son of John Barlow)
Pension application
#: S12530
County of Residence: Giles
Unit of
service: 48th -Nixon's- Inf.
Barlew, William
Pension application
#: S11703
County of Residence: Grundy
Unit of
service: 4th -McLemore's- Cav.
Barlew, William
WIDOW:
Barlew, Libby
Pension application
#: W7321
County of Residence: Grundy
Barlew, Z.
Pension
application #: S1861
County of
Residence: Marion
Unit of
service: 5th Cav.
Barlew, Zebadee
Pension application
#: S532
County of Residence: Marion
Unit of
service: 6th -Wheeler's- Cav.
Barlew, Zebedee
WIDOW:
Barlew, Ella F.
Pension application
#: W7138
Unit of service: Marion
Barley, Joseph W.
Pension application
#: S6299
County of Residence: Hamilton
Unit of
service: 3rd -Forrest'- Cav.
Barlow, John J.
Pension application
#: S1822
County of Residence: Christian Co Kentucky
Unit of
service: Ky 2nd Cav.
Barlow, Joseph
Pension application
#: S10002
County of Residence: Hamblen
Unit of
service: 23rd Va. Bn. Inf.
Barlow, Robert D.
Pension application
#: S10453
County of Residence: Weakley
Unit of
service: 12th Ky. Cav.
Barlow, W.A.
Pension application
#: S3860
County of Residence: Obion
Unit of
service: 5th Ark. Inf.
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