Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 – T289
In 2000, Julius K. Hunter and Friends invested in a collection of Genealogical Resources in Microfilm and Microfiche for the St. Louis County Library. Many of those films have been digitized and are now available through FamilySearch or Fold3. This includes the Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 (NARA Microfilm Publication T289)
Important to Note: Rolls 540-579 covered Colored Troops
T289, Rolls 258-291 [ Missouri ]
About the Record Set
From the National Archives description:
"The index cards reproduced on the microfilm publication T289 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, Indian wars, and World War I.
The information provided here is virtually the same as that in the General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, T288. Unlike the alphabetical General Index, however, this index groups the applicants according to the units in which they served. The cards are arranged alphabetically by state, thereunder by arm of service (infantry, cavalry, artillery), thereunder numerically by regiment, and thereunder alphabetically by veteran's surname. Each card gives the soldier's name, rank, unit, and terms of service; names of relationships of any dependents; the application number; the certificate number; and the state from which the claim was filed."
[ *Date range in title is different than in description.]
About This Finding Aid
Some of the Missouri films include an extremely wide range of military units so that the film box description, such as "Co. D, 1 Mo. Cav.-Co. F, 3 Mo. Cav." does not always adequately reflect the roll contents. A detailed descriptive list of each roll is available below. The list is in roll number order and beneath the link to each group of films are notations giving a hint of what is in that group of films. The purpose of this list is to provide a detailed overview of each film so the researcher can more easily choose which roll(s) to check. A paper copy of this same finding aid is also available in the History & Genealogy Department.
- T289 | Rolls 258–271 (Missouri)
- T289 | Rolls 272-275 (Missouri)
- T289 | Rolls 276-291 (Missouri)
- T289 | Abbreviations
Overview of the Rolls
| Rolls 258-271 | Rolls 272-275 | Rolls 276-291 |
|---|---|---|
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Miss. Inf
Mo. Inf.
Mo. Colored Inf.
Enr. Mo. Militia
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Enr. Mo. Militia
Mo. Militia
Home Guards
Mo. Inf.
Mo. USRC
Mo. Cav.
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Mo. USRC
Mo. Cav.
Mo. Mil. Inf.
Mo. Lt. Art.
Mo. Inf.
Mont. Inv & Vol.
Neb. Inf. &Cav.
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Search Tips
Remember that men from the same town or geographic area often enlisted in the same military unit. Whether they were related to each other or were just neighbors, there was often some type of connection between them. Because of that, it can be helpful to know which other men in a given unit, or their surviving widows or dependent children, applied for a pension. The reason for this is that other veterans who served with the applicant sometimes gave affidavits providing detailed information regarding their knowledge of the applicant and their service together. It can therefore be possible for information regarding a veteran who did NOT apply for a pension to appear in the paper work of a pension application for another soldier or his eligible survivors.