Battles of the Civil War 1861-1865,  by Fairfax, 1979 (Battles: Antietam, Atlanta, Bull Run, Champion Hill, Chancellorsville, Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, Corinth, Fort Donelson, Fort Fisher, Fort Pillow, Fort Sanders,  Fort Wagner, Franklin, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Kennesaw Mountain, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Monitor & Merrimack, Nashville, Olustee, Opequon, Pea Ridge, Petersburg, Resaca, Shiloh, Spotsylvania, Stones River,  Vicksburg, Wilderness, Williamsburg, Wilson's Creek) (Available at Powdersville Library, 864-295-1190, extension@andersonlibrary.org)

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Reference Books

Confederate Pension Applications 1902-1919 Pickens County, SC (Available at Easley Library, 864-850-7077, reference@pickens.lib.sc.us)

Rebels in Grey, Soldiers from Pickens District 1861-1865, MJR005, edited by Louise Matheson Bell, published by The Grey's of Oconee of Chapter # 1783, United Daughters of the Confederacy (Available at Easley Library, 864-850-7077, reference@pickens.lib.sc.us)

Roll of the Dead - SC Confederate Soldiers, by SC Department of Archives, vol. 1-2 (Available at Easley Library, 864-850-7077, reference@pickens.lib.sc.us)

Roster of Confederate Soldiers, edited by Janet B. Hewett, vol. 1-16 (Available at Easley Library, 864-850-7077, reference@pickens.lib.sc.us)

 Confederate Muster Roll and Widow Register

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Music & Poetry of the War

Oconee County Confederate Pensioners in 1901, MJR002-O, by Brent H. Holcomb

Confederate Soldier Pension Applications 1888-1960: 

Both the Federal government and Southern state governments continued to provide pensions for Civil War veterans and their widows well into the middle of the twentieth century. In all, billions of dollars were expended by both sides in an effort to "reward" the survivors of America's costliest war. Because of the high rates of expansion in both the Federal and Confederate systems, critics frequently accused pensioners and officials alike of corruption and fraud. Those pensioners most often labeled as frauds were widows, especially young women who had married veterans much older than themselves, supposed "cowards," and, in the Federal system, black veterans. By the mid-twentieth century, both systems were generally considered devoid of original integrity.

Includes: Confederate Pension Application Details, Courthouse Records, Oath-of-Allegiance, United Daughters of Confederacy 1920 Application Forms

Confederate Pension Applications 1902-1919, (Available at Easley Library, 864-850-7077, reference@pickens.lib.sc.us)

Pickens County Confederate Pensioners in 1901, MJR003-P, by Brent H. Holcomb

Palmetto Riflemen & New York Zouaves

Rebels in Grey, Soldiers from Pickens District 1861-1865, MJR005, edited by Louise Matheson Bell, published by The Grey's of Oconee of Chapter # 1783, United

Sons of Confederate Veterans - A Heritage of Honor:

Southern Cross of Honor Applications:  ( Set Your Adobe Reader Program to "100% Viewing" when looking at these documents. )

The Southern Cross of Honor is also used as a symbol on the graves of Confederate Veterans who served honorably. It can take two different forms which can sometimes both be seen on the same soldier's grave.

One form is an outline of the Southern Cross engraved on the actual gravestone of the veteran. This symbol is still available to be placed as an optional symbol of belief on a U.S. Veterans Administration issued gravestone. This symbol will only be issued by the V.A. to be placed on the grave of a Confederate Veteran. The symbol is also available to be placed on existing gravestones by some private monument companies and stone carvers.

The second form of the Southern Cross of Honor seen on Confederate graves is a two-sided, cast iron replica of the medal. This cross stands atop a metal rod placed into the ground at the veteran's grave. It is sometimes referred to as the "Iron Cross of Honor" or "SCV Iron Cross." The cross is typically placed on Confederate graves by local chapters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans or by family members or interested parties related to the Confederate Veteran. The iron cross version of the SCH is available for purchase through several SCV chapters as well as several private foundries throughout the United States. The grave of any Confederate Veteran who served honorably is eligible for placement of this symbol.