In a message dated 10/12/2000 6:15:43 AM US Mountain Standard Time, dcstevenson@yahoo.com writes: << How were you able to locate these letters, were they part of a pension claim package? >> I had some letters written during the Civil War included in a pension package I received from the NARA. It's the only one of many pension packages that has included any letters, but the mother had to document that the son had supported the family. Sharon