----- Original Message ----- From: <Bookish59@cs.com> To: <TN-all@onelist.com> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 9:33 PM Subject: [TN-all] TN Confederate Pension Index on-line > From: Bookish59@cs.com > > The Tennessee State Library & Archives is pleased to announce that the index > to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications is now available on our web > site. > > Tennessee Confederate Pensions were first offered to soldiers in 1891. In > 1905 Confederate widows became eligible. The files created by the Pension > Board include original applications with data about the soldier's life and > service. Many files also contain correspondence and other paperwork related > to the claim. > > The index is found at: > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/pension.htm > > Librarian Ronald Lee was, as usual, the driving force behind getting this > information converted to a computerized format. Charise Artis, a student > intern from Tenn. State University, was also instrumental in helping complete > the project. We plan to post additional lists sorted by military unit and > by county of residence. Ron is leaving for a much-deserved vacation and will > work on those when he returns. > > Let us know if you find this information helpful, or if you have suggestions > for improving the site. Positive feedback not only bolsters our enthusiasm > to put forth the extra effort required for these massive projects, but also > helps make our case when it comes to budget time. > > Chuck Sherrill > Director, Public Services > Tenn. State Library & Archives > work e-mail csherrill@mail.state.tn.us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Community email addresses: > Post message: TN-all@onelist.com > Subscribe: TN-all-subscribe@onelist.com > Unsubscribe: TN-all-unsubscribe@onelist.com > List owner: TN-all-owner@onelist.com > > >