This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/842.1.1 Message Board Post: George, Prior to the introduction of the Confederate Relief Bill, Confederate veterans received no monies from the Federal Goverment for income supplememtation. Because the act of secession invalidatated the rights of southern people, the ensuing results of the Civil War left veterans little recourse for financial recovery. Senator Walter Raney's Pension Bill proved to be a magnanimous step toward recognition for many Confederate families, as well as financial relief from the Civil War burdens. "Senator Walter Raney (1887-1966) a native of McCrory, Woodruff Co., AR, was the author, introduced the bill, and secured the enatment into law which paid all of the then 6,000 confederate veterans and widows $50.00 a month pension. He signed the Pension Bill in 1922. He also published and edited the Arkansas Central Leader newspaper from 1927 until 1945. CONFEDERATE----Pensions for Confederate veterans were issued by some former Confederate states, including Tennessee and Texas. Many soldiers, widows, and children received pensions from the government following the war. For soldiers who served the Union, the pensions were paid by the U.S. Government. For soldiers who served the Confederacy, pensions were paid by some of the Confederate states. In addition a son of W. B. and Nettie Miers is also buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, south half. Edward Miers, born March 20, 1894 and died July 29, 1895. Best regards, Gary Telford Family Roots Woodruff County Monitor