Steve, Yes! The entire pension file is worth it. From the affidavits various people have given you may find much information about the soldier's family, not only his spouse and children but his parents and siblings. In one civil war pension file I found the name of an aunt to the widow, I had been looking for this person for several years, she was listed as being present at the birth of one of the soldier's children.. You have to try to read a lot of hand written pages, but you can find many snippets of information, which can lead to bigger finds. I think the whole pension file is worth it. I always order the entire file. Why are you paying $189.00? I know the entire file price has gone up to $75.00. Just curious. -Cindy