Hi Cindy - Do you have access to Ancestry? You can view the application the widow made. Here's what I see. . . On June 24, 1889, there was a filing that stated he was an invalid. Clearly, he was still living at this point, therefore, there may be testimony that he made in the file. This differs from the three files I have in which the widows all filed for pensions after their husband's died. Then there is a widow's filing, wife's name Eliza. If I'm reading this correctly, it is dated Mar. 5, 1914. I can't be 100% sure of that date as the J from the June loops way down into that part of the form. It does NOT look like an 0, however. The length of the enlistment was fairly long - 1862 - 1865. He was mustered out rather than sent out on disability. Because of this, there is a chance that the widow had a difficult time proving that her husband was indeed disabled from his service in the war, which might create an nice environment for a lot of testimony. Also, if the 1910 Delos in LaSalle County is your guy, that record notes that this is a second marriage for both he and Eliza. A friend who ordered the full file from NARA received the marriage date and death date of her ancestor's first wife. This helped her to be able to put the various children in the correct family. The 1910 census states that Delos and Eliza had been married for 43 years, which would put their marriage AFTER his return from the war. It also may mean that the children Ida and Eugene from the 1870 census are children from his first marriage. I realize I'm probably telling you something you already know but I'd rather toss these out here in case you need the info. Shelly Could someone tell me if Delos ROBINSON is listed on the 1890 census. He died in LaSalle in 1906 and fought with the 129th infantry of Ill. Thanks, Cindy For what it's worth (and you may already know this), there was a fellow of the same name in the 1910 census: ROBINSON DELOS 75 M W NY IL LASALLE MISSION TWP 1910