A state law
enacted December 24, 1887, permitted
financially needy Confederate veterans and
widows to apply for a pension; however, few
applications survive from the 1888-1918 era.
Beginning in 1889, the SC Comptroller began
publishing lists of such veterans receiving
pensions in his Annual Report. To obtain a
copy of the pension application from the
1888-1918 era, the researcher needs to know
the exact year in which the veteran or widow
applied for a pension. From 1919 to 1925,
South Carolina granted pensions to
Confederate veterans and widows regardless
of financial need. These files are arranged
alphabetically. Pension application files
are typically one sheet of paper with
writing on both sides. Also available are
Confederate Home applications and inmate
records for veterans (1909-1957), and
applications of wives, widows, sisters, and
daughters (1925-1955).
The veteran was
eligible to apply for a pension to the State
in which he lived, even if he served in a
unit from a different State.
Write to:
South Carolina Department of Archives and
History
8301 Parkland Road
Columbia, SC 29223
Telephone: 803-896-6100
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