Would anyone know if someone who was in the Spanish American War would file a petition the same as being in the Civil War? I am finding some on Ancestry of ones who supposedly were in the Spanish American War and they say Civil war petitions on them? If so, how do you tell the difference between Civil War and Spanish American War. Thanks for your help. Phyllis

If you look at the source data at the bottom of the page on ancestry on the Civil War Pensions database, you will find that the database is also entitiled "General Index to Pensions, 1861-1934. Yes, this database does include Spanish American War pensions. This is an index, as you know. If you are researching a Spanish American War soldier who may have filed for a pension, you can obtain those records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), in a similar manner as you would for any pension record for the Civil War. What is confusing about the ancestry civil war pension record database, is that Ancestry seems to imply that it is a "Civil War Pension Index" database only. But that is incorrect. Jim Gilmer -------Original Message------- From: Phyllis Date: 12/10/2007 4:22:19 PM To: civil-war@rootsweb.com Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] petition Would anyone know if someone who was in the Spanish American War would file a petition the same as being in the Civil War? I am finding some on Ancestry of ones who supposedly were in the Spanish American War and they say Civil war petitions on them? If so, how do you tell the difference between Civil War and Spanish American War. Thanks for your help. Phyllis ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message