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- Apr 18, 2019
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- Upstate New York
I went to a research library to look at the transcribed Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires and found, to my happy surprise, that each volume had an index of all names mentioned. By simply checking each of my family names I got info on a distant cousin! A very unexpected bonus to my trip.
To those who don't know them, the TN CW Veterans Questionnaires were sent out after the war to veterans receiving pensions. They had a long list of questions (which you can read at this thread). Veterans gave not only their personal info but also notes on their ancestry and unit members. So even if your ancestor isn't on the index of respondents (which is available here), they still might be mentioned. The five volumes of transcribed answers are in a fair number of libraries.
Thought I'd pass this along.
To those who don't know them, the TN CW Veterans Questionnaires were sent out after the war to veterans receiving pensions. They had a long list of questions (which you can read at this thread). Veterans gave not only their personal info but also notes on their ancestry and unit members. So even if your ancestor isn't on the index of respondents (which is available here), they still might be mentioned. The five volumes of transcribed answers are in a fair number of libraries.
Thought I'd pass this along.