955.001
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AND BOUNTY LAND WARRANT APPLICATION FILES. 1800-1900. 898 microfilm rolls. No index.
Applications are arranged alphabetically by veterans' surnames and include veteran's name, rank, military unit, period of service, residence, birthplace, date of birth or age, and if the claim was based on need, a listing of property owned. For widows and heirs applications additionally include marriage date and place and the veteran's date and place of death. In these instances supporting documentation such as affidavits of witnesses, discharge papers, and marriage and birth certificates variously are included. If two or more veterans had the same name, files were arranged further either by the state residence of the veteran at the time he made the application, the veteran's branch of service, or the military unit in which the veteran served.
955.002
WAR OF 1812 PENSION APPLICATION FILES INDEX. 1812-1910. 102 microfilm rolls.
Federal legislation passed in 1871 and 1878 provided War of 1812 veterans or their heirs pension benefits in addition to bounty land grants previously awarded. Index listings include the veteran's name, pension application and certificate numbers, bounty land warrant application number, and the name and/or number of the unit served in. This source is an index only. When entries are located copies of application files can be obtained from the National Archives in Washington, D.C., 20408.
955.003
DANVILLE NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS REGISTER OF MEMBERS. 1898-1934. 30 microfilm rolls. Index, 2 microfilm rolls.
The federal government opened the Danville National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, the ninth such facility nationwide, in the summer of 1898. It continues operations today under the control of the United States Veterans' Administration. Included for each resident are the veteran's name, resident number, rank, regiment and company, dates and places of enlistment and discharge, cause of discharge, nature of disability when admitted, state of birth, age, height, complexion, hair and eye colors, indication of literacy, religion, occupation, marital status, state and town of residence, nearest relative's name and address, dates of readmissions, dates of transfers, dates of discharges, pension certificate number, date and cause of death, grave location, and personal effects inventory.
These records are available at the Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State.
