Southern Claims Commission
In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners’ petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family’s history and loyalty to the Union cause.
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The Southern Claims Commission is broken down into the following titles:
- Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880
- Barred and Disallowed
- Approved – Alabama
- Approved – Georgia
- Approved – Virginia
- Approved – West Virginia