Hi all, There are two books, both out-of-print, at most larger libraries on Southern Claims. There is the index book CIVIL WAR CLAIMS IN THE SOUTH, An index of Civil War damage claims filed before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880 by Gary B. Mills published by Aegean Park Press, Laguna Hills, CA 1980 THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION, by Frank Wysor Klinegberg, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA 1950 Also available through the National Archives on microfilm is Microfilm Publication M87 "Records of the Commissioners of Claims 1871-1880 and available on microfiche, National Archive Microfilm Publication M1407. Also check the web under the NARA under Guide to the Records of the United States House of Representatives. Good Luck Sandy