Military Pension Index Cards, 1861- 1900Microfilm reel nos.: MF 4628-MF 4635The index cards reproduced on this microfilm publication refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and Indian wars. This microfilmed manuscript collection circulates through interlibrary loan from KSHS. Please indicate the reel number when requesting microfilm.
Descriptive IdentificationThis section provides basic information about the collection and a brief overview of its contents. Repository: Kansas Historical Society (Topeka) Creator: Veterans Administration, Contact and Administrative Services, Index Division Collection title: Pension index file : service organization : 1861-1900. Alternate title: Organization index to pension files of veterans who served between 1861 and 1900. [1949?] Collection dates: 1861-1900 Collection identification: Microfilm reel nos.: MF 4628-4835; Manuscript collection no. 2015; National Archives microfilm publication, T289 Collection size: 8microfilm reels; 16 mm Shelf location: Microfilm cabinets in the Reference Room. Abstract Collection Level Access TermsThe terms listed below may include names, places, subjects, occupations, titles, and other words describing this collection. These terms are used in the ATLAS online catalog used by the Kansas Historical Society and affiliated libraries in Topeka as well as libraries and archives subscribing to OCLC, a national library/archives database. Searches on these words should produce a description of this collection as well as other books and collections that may be of interest. Corporate names Geographic names Subjects Administrative InformationThis section provides more detailed information about this collection that may be helpful to those wishing to use it, including its history, restrictions, copyright information, other formats, and a suggested citation form. Acquisition information Restrictions on access: None Preferred citation Accruals Processing information Agency HistoryThis section contains a history of the organization that created the records. The Veterans Administration was established as an independent federal agency by Executive Order 5398, 21 July 1930, in accordance with an act of 3 July 1930 (46 Stat. 1016), which authorized the merger of the Bureau of Pensions, the U.S. Veterans Bureau, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and functions of the Office of the Surgeon General concerned with providing artificial limbs and other appliances to veterans. Predecessor organizations that provided military pensions and related services included the Military Bounty Lands and Pension Branch (ca. 1810-15), Pension Bureau (1815-33), & Office of Commissioner of Pensions (1833-49) in the War Department; the Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior (1849-1930); the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Treasury Department (1914-21); the Rehabilitation Division, Federal Board for Vocational Education (1918-21); the Veterans Bureau (1921); and the U.S. Veterans Bureau (1921-30). Homes for disabled soldiers were formerly a function of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers of the United States (1866-73) and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (1873-1930). The Office of the Surgeon General in the War Department supplied artificial limbs and other devices to veterans (1862-1930). At the time these records were created, bounty-land grants and military pensions were administered by the Bureau of Pensions within the U.S. Department of the Interior by an act of 3 March 1849 (9 Stat. 395). The Veterans Administration administered laws relating to benefits
and relief for veterans and for spouses and dependents of disabled or
deceased veterans. The successor agency is the Department of Veterans Affairs. Organization of the RecordsThe cards for most States are arranged alphabetically by State, thereunder by arm of service (infantry, cavalry, artillery), thereunder numerically by regiment, and thereunder alphabetically by veteran's surname. In Kansas, however, because some units were not clearly infantry or cavalry, the cards for cavalry and infantry regiments are organized numerically by regiment, disregarding the arm of service. Artillery regiments are at the end. Scope and Content NotesThe index cards reproduced on this microfilm publication refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and Indian wars. The information provided here is virtually the same as that in the
General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives microfilm
publication T288.(1) Unlike the alphabetical General Index, however,
this index groups the applicants according to the units in which they
served. The Kansas Historical Society owns only those rolls containing information on Kansas military units. A few units in Iowa appear on the first roll; similarly, a few Kentucky regiments are on the last roll. Detailed Description of the CollectionMicrofilm is available on a self - service basis in the Research Room or may be borrowed from the Kansas Historical Society through interlibrary loan.
Additional InformationThis section includes lists of sources used in the preparation of this finding aid, collections on similar subjects that may be of interest to researchers, items cataloged separately, and items removed from the collection. Related Materials The Kansas Historical Society has extensive information on the Civil War and veterans' service in the Civil War & other conflicts. Consult catalogs and other finding aids for descriptions of related material. |
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