This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D60C7C24B2A1DD9D68DF87D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Pension Act, I believe (testing my failing memory) was in 1888., however it was restructured under the June 27, 1890 Pension Act, the specifics of which I do not know. The States may have had some form of relieve for veterans, especially from the South, but there were no pensions paid except from the Federal Government. John betty rossow wrote: > I haven't been following the pension situation closely but I have a bit > of input, I think. I believe that the subject began receiving a pension > long before 1890, is that correct? The reason the 1890 Veterans and > Widows census was done was to find those folks so that Congress could > set aside moneys to be paid as pensions. Still it was some years before > Congress did act and I can't remember just when. Possibly his pension > was from the State. I would like to know just for the information. > Thanks. > Betty in Idaho --------------D60C7C24B2A1DD9D68DF87D0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="backjudge1.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for John C. Dawson Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="backjudge1.vcf" begin:vcard n:Dawson;John x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.geocities.com/cok11wv adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:backjudge1@centuryinter.net title:11th West Virginia Infantry x-mozilla-cpt:;-21696 fn:11th West Virginia Infantry end:vcard --------------D60C7C24B2A1DD9D68DF87D0--