Dear Karla, Requests for old pensions (any war prior to WWI) must be made on a form provided to you by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Request as many forms (NATF - 80) for the number of persons you are inquiring about, and use one for each. You must be able to provide some info for them: Veteran's full name, branch of service, state from which he served, war in which he served, and Union or Confederate if in Civil War. There are additional blanks to fill out if you know more (like the pension application number, his widow's name, etc. You are not charged until the research is located and then they send the form back with charges to see if you wish for them to go ahead. A search with positive results used to cost $10. It is a time-consuming process, but the info received is usually valuable. Request forms from: Textual Reference Branch (NWDT1) Natl. Archives and Records Administration 7th and Pennsylvania AVE. NW Washington, DC 20408 For info regarding veteran's of WWI and WWII write to: Natl. Personnel Records Center (Military Records) NARA 9700 Page Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63132 I haven't done this, so I don't know their cost or procedure. Also valuable information can be obtained (but not the pension record maybe) from the Confederate Research Museum and Library at Hill County College in Hillsboro, TX if you know much about the veteran. Sorry I don't have their address. Kay Davis