I need help with an issue concerning citations for Civil War Pension application files (Union). I have studied 11.40 (page 603-604 in EE), as well as this information from NARA http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/015.html#15.7.3 Most of the pension application files that I have ordered from NARA show that the men did receive a pension. I have two files for men who did not receive a pension. Both of these files contain statements that the application was submitted for rejection. My question is about the wording in the examples for the first reference notes on page 604 in EE, “Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…” and “Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications…” Maybe the answer to this question is obvious, but since I did not receive documentation from NARA concerning in which of the above groups (approved or rejected) the files that I ordered are located at NARA, should I include the phrases “Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…” or “Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications…” based on my reading of the files? I hesitate to do this, without documentation. How else would I know the classification of these pension application files? I have also checked indexes on Fold3 and Ancestry, but did not find anything there, either, about approved and rejected files. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Cindy Kennedy
Cindy, If a Union pension file has both an application number and a certificate number, it was approved. If it only has an application number, it was not approved. That doesn't mean that it was rejected, per se, since in a number of cases the applicant never submitted all of the information necessary for the application to be considered. Ann Gillespie http://anngillespieresearch.com/ <http://anngillespieresearch.weebly.com/> On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Cynthia Kennedy via < [email protected]> wrote: > > > I need help with an issue concerning citations for Civil > War Pension application files (Union). I > have studied 11.40 (page 603-604 in EE), as well as this information from > NARA > http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/015.html#15.7.3 > > Most of the pension application files that I have ordered > from NARA show that the men did receive a pension. I have two files for > men who did not receive a pension. Both of these files contain statements > that > the application was submitted for rejection. > > My question is about the wording in the examples for the > first reference notes on page 604 in EE, “Case Files of Approved Pension > Applications…” and “Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications…” Maybe > the answer to this question is obvious, > but since I did not receive documentation from NARA concerning in which of > the > above groups (approved or rejected) the files that I ordered are located at > NARA, should I include the phrases “Case Files of Approved Pension > Applications…” > or “Case Files of Rejected Pension Applications…” based on my reading of > the files? I hesitate to do this, without documentation. > > How else would I know the classification of > these pension application files? I have > also checked indexes on Fold3 and Ancestry, but did not find anything > there, > either, about approved and rejected files. > > Any assistance would be much appreciated. > > Cindy Kennedy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message