Look for your ancestors in this PA genealogy database of American Civil War soldiers - infantry, cavalry & artillery rosters, histories, biographies, draft, journals, letters, medal of honor recipients, prisoners of war (POWs), & pensions of our Pennsylvania military ancestors. Use this free Pennsylvania database to help with your genealogy search.
These PA county pension lists includes those on the U. S. Civil War pension list in 1883 but are not inclusive of all Civil War pensions granted by the U.S. government.
Additional pensions were granted after January 1, 1883
Some Civil War pensioners were deceased by this date and thus will not appear on this roll.
The 1883 roll also includes several veterans and widows who were receiving pensions for service during the War of 1812.
Civil War pension records at NARA typically have birth dates, addresses of next of kin, medical information, proof of marriage, proof of children's births, a summary of military service, death certificates, and much more.
You can use the information on this list to send away for pension records from the National Archives (NARA); however, the pension certificate numbers may not match the current record numbers at the U.S. archives and should not be used to request pension records.
For instructions to send away for pension records, go to Pension Records.
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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
A compilation of military records (including state rosters, pension records, and regimental histories) of individual soldiers who served in the United States Civil War.
Historic Newspapers
Read about the Civil War as it happened. Read the stories of PA soldiers killed, injured, missing, POWs, letters home, draft lists, battles, and more.
Special Veterans' 1890 Census
Lists the veteran's name or widow's name, rank, year of enlistment, and year of discharge.
Civil War POWs
Confederate and Union Civil War Prisoners of War
Footnote.com Civil War Databases
Search for your Ancestors in Original NARA Documents
Civil War Records
Original documents relating to the American Civil War, slavery, and the confederate states. *
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PA Civil War IRS Records
Records of tax assessment lists during the period 1862-66. The records include the name, location, article taxed or occupation, and the amount assessed and taxed.
Philadelphia PA Directories
Directories include pre-Civil War, Civil War era, and post Civil War time periods
