Jonelle, Thank you for all the info. So I need to send to the state for the pension, and the Archives for his records. HUMM! looks like twenty bucks... It does all add up., but I really want it. Thanks, Linda Jonelle Ellis Russell wrote: > > I have not been following your exchange of pension records information > closely, but the recent message caught my attention. > > Confederate Pensions were issued by the State. When I wrote for my > grandfather's pension, [he served in Co. B. (Captain Phillips), > Harrell's Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, C.S.A.) , I wrote to the Texas > State Archives because he was living in Texas when he received his > pension. > > Union Pension Applications are in the National Archives. The other > grandfather was in the Union Army and his pension file was in the > National Archives. No it appears they did not meet during the war or > later. I checked through the "War of the Rebellion" and found no > indication they were in the same area at the same time. > > Someone provided my with his brother's pension but I did see the names > in the AR book. Who ever has the book listing the pension application > information should check the front of the book. I believe the book > gives the address where to send for the pension. > > An added bit of information of interest. While the pension application > files are in the state files, the "actual Military Record" is in the > National Archives. When the CSA units surrendered all the records were > confiscated by the Union Army and became property of the Federal > Government. Those records have been filmed by the LDS church and the > films are in the Family History Library in Salt Lake. I found my > family, but the only thing still legible was the name and unit . > However some of the others on the film were better. > > Sorry to poke my nose into this exchange, but I didn't think anyone > would be happy if they sent for records and endured what is often a long > wait only to find the request went to the wrong place. > > Good Luck with your search. > Jonelle Ellis Russell