Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Dept. of Accounts. Confederate Pension Reports, 1888-1922 (bulk 1888-1908, 1922). Accession 43951

Acquisition Information

These materials came in several accessions and were combined into one body of records under Acc. 43951. Each report of the commissioner of the revenue was accessioned individually. These reports were accessioned between 1922 & 1923.

Historical Information

After the end of Reconstruction the General Assembly began to financially assist Virginia Confederate Civil War veterans and their families. An act passed on 5 March 1888 provided pensions for soldiers disabled during the war and for widows of soldiers killed in the war. On 7 March 1900 pension benefits were extended to widows whose husbands had died during or after the war from wounds. An act passed on 2 April 1902 included widows whose husbands had died from diseases contracted during the war. The auditor of public accounts maintained registers of pensioners and kept accounts of pension payments. An act passed by the General Assembly on 20 March 1920 required commissioners of the revenue in each locality to report to the auditor of public accounts the names and addresses of Confederate army and navy veterans living in their districts. On 1 March 1928 the Office of the Comptroller in the Department of Accounts assumed the functions of the auditor with regard to pensions.

Scope and Content

The Confederate Pension Reports consist of four boxes and are organized into two series. Series have been designated for Confederate Pension Reports of 1888-1908 and Confederate Pension Reports of 1922. These records document pensions issued to Confederate War veterans and their widows between 1888 and 1922. Note that this information duplicates some of the information contained on the Confederate Pension Rolls (See Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows database at the Library of Virginia website). Also note that these reports do not contain information related to the amount of the pension.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series: