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30 June 2010
Summary of a Civil War Pension File: Samuel S. Glover, Jr.
I should probably thank my civil war ancestor, Samuel Stillman Glover, Jr for his tenacity in filing for increases to his pension. Each request for a pension increase left a paper trail. I recently received copies of Samuel's file after ordering it from the National Archives and Records Administration. I received a .pdf file, with 91 pages on a CD, forty days after requesting it.
Samuel S. Glover, Jr's file included:
General Pension Papers and Articles of Agreement (8 pages)
Surgeon's Certificates (19 pages)
Affidavits from people who knew Samuel and his wife, Adda/Adeline (19 pages)
Marriage Documentation (2 pages)
Death Documentation for Samuel and Adeline (3 pages)
Declaration for Increase (27 pages)
Certificate of Disability for Discharge including Captain's Statement (4 pages)
Questions Answered by Samuel (1 page)
History of Claim (4 pages)
Other-including what looks like packet covers. (4 pages)
The pages I have found the most interesting are pages written from his captain, Marcus Grant, detailing his service and injury; pages confirming the death of Samuel and his wife, Adda; and a page that Samuel himself filled out with details on his family.
Check back in the future as I share the pages of Samuel's pension file.
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