> Was a man wounded in the Civil war, who fought on the Confederate > side, able to draw a pension? > > Deana Smith "Dora Smith" deanae@alltel.net Hi Dora: This is from the NARA.gov web site: The veteran was eligible to apply for a pension to the State in which he lived, even if he served in a unit from a different State. Generally, an applicant was eligible for a pension only if he was indigent or disabled. In your letter to the repository, state the Confederate veteran's name, his widow's name, the unit(s) in which he served, and the counties in which he and his widow lived after the Civil War. Some repositories also have records of Confederate Homes (for veterans, widows, etc.), muster rolls of State Confederate militia, and other records related to the war. Even if he did not have a pension approved, an application may have been filed which will contain the genealogical information as per this discussion thread. ................. It's worth checking out. Glee <gleemc@earthlink.net>