The URL for Rabun County's list is: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/rabun/military/pensions/1883rabun.txt Many thanks to Joy Fisher, Ed Gordon and Virginia Crilley for their work getting these online. ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Crilley Sent: 10/24/2004 5:48:59 PM To: GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAGEN] 1883 Pension by county > Joy Fisher has provided GA with the 1883 Pension list. > > We're placing them as a simple text file in the Archives, but CCs could > create a chart format, and work on getting more information on-line about > these individuals. > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/military/pensions/aphalist.txt > > This is an alphabetical listing -- feel free to use it or link to it. BUT, > this list doesn't contain the entire information -- ONLY the county lists > have it all. > > In most cases these are widows -- and it involves the early wars - 1812, > Mexican or Union Civil War. Remember that the Southern States CSA men were > not eligible for this Federal Pension, so are not included on any of these > lists. > > Several people have already told me that the lists have helped them locate > someone and to see that they were in the War. > > Since this is for "most" counties, I'm not going to include the entire > list....but you can easily get to the file by substituting the county > name. There are two counties, Pulaski and Twiggs, that didn't have a list. > (And of course those counties formed after 1883 don't) > > I'm interested in this list and why it was created in 1883. Usually there > is a reason behind Census. Does anyone know or does anyone have the actual > Federal legislation for these pensions? From the dates, many of the > pensions were granted "before" 1883. > > Thanks to Ed Gordon who did the work of creating these individual county > text files. > > So here's just a sample... > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chatham/military/pensions/1883chatham.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/chattooga/military/pensions/1883chattooga.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/cherokee/military/pensions/1883cherokee.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/clarke/military/pensions/1883clarke.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/clay/military/pensions/1883clay.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/clayton/military/pensions/1883clayton.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/clinch/military/pensions/1883clinch.txt > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, on-line information. >