Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed

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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Source Information

Publication Title

Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed

Total Records

Records: 13,461 · Complete: 100%

Content Source

The National Archives

Publication Number:

M1407

Published on Fold3

September 11, 2006

Last Updated

September 11, 2006

Description

NARA M1407. The Southern Claims Commission denied these claims by southerners seeking compensation for property loss. They were barred or disallowed for a number of reasons.