Confederate soldiers in Alabama, 1907-1927

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Resident veterans of the confederate army in Alabama were eligible for a state pension under certain conditions (see 1907 Code of Alabama, 1996, 2018 and 2020). Upon approval of the pension applications, the state auditor prepared an alphabetical record by county of all pensioners. Each probate judge received a copy of his county's pension record.

Information provided in the 1907 series includes the pensioner's full name, present address, birthdate and place, rank and date of entry into military service, name and letter of company and regiment, and date and place of discharge or separation. Re-enlistment information is also given, if any.

The 1921 series is a questionaire returned by confederate pensioners concerning military and personal histories. Personal information reported on includes pensioner's name, place and date of birth, length of Alabama residency, wife's age and place of birth, marriage date and place, lists of living children, place of residency, occupation.

The 1921 series is arranged numerically and alphabetically by military unit, thereunder alphabetically by pensioner's name. Military units are filed in the following sequence: infantry, cavalry, navy, coast guard, marines, artillery, out-of-state commands. Researchers can determine a pensioner's military unit by referring to the Confederate Pension Applications which are arranged alphabetically by pensioner's name.

The 1927 series was created when the state legislature, in considering changing pensioner classifications, needed to establish the birthdate and marriage date of each confederate widow pensioner. The survey was conducted by the probate judge of each county. The record provides the veteran's name, the widow's name, her age and birthdate and the marriage date. The record is arranged alphabetically by county, thereunder alphabetically by the name of the widow. This series is not complete. Some of the returns are found in the Confederate Pension Applications.

Microfilm of originals in the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Alabama.

Records of Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans are available online, click here

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