tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post2944186817437083760..comments2024-01-08T18:33:19.296-06:00Comments on Leaves for Trees: Tuesday's Tip - Military pension files...spend the dough earlyHeather Kuhn Roelkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-23741798942805874462013-04-17T16:26:46.193-05:002013-04-17T16:26:46.193-05:00Great point, LindaRe. There could be a wealth of g...Great point, LindaRe. There could be a wealth of great information on African American ancestors that is probably not documented anywhere else. I would be interested to see how thorough one of these pension files is...especially for African Americans that started the war out as slaves and then joined the service.Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989121904965444460.post-15244510292588669972013-04-17T12:33:40.884-05:002013-04-17T12:33:40.884-05:00Spend the dough, I agree. If you have an African A...Spend the dough, I agree. If you have an African American ancestor who served in the Civil War, the pension file will help break down those 1870 brick walls in many cases. LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.com