You should be able to get his papers from the state archives------------I sure they will charge a small fee to look them up and make copies and postage----james ============================================================================= > > From: "Billie Ann Standridge" <bdstand@urisp.net> > Date: 2006/10/28 Sat PM 03:05:53 EDT > To: <ALBLOUNT@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ALBLOUNT] Help! > > Can anyone help me with information about my great grandfather James Blackwood (2/27/1830-May 10, 1897). He was from Blount County and is buried in Blackwood Cemetery. I know he was in the Civil War and his widow applied for a pension. How can I find a copy of papers pertaining to his service and the pension? Thanks, Billie Ann > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >