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How to Order Military & Pension Records for Union Civil War Veterans article by Cyndi Howells

Note: g.s.w. = gun shot wound
No. of Certificate Surname of Pensioner Given Name of Pensioner Post Office Address Cause for Which Pensioned Monthly Rate Date of Original Allowance
130,661 SCHMITT Peter Elmira (Palmyra?) Wd. R Hip 6.00  
38,592 KENNEDY Geo. B. Emerson Injury To Abdomen 8.00  
10,264 SCOTT Polly Emerson   8.00 Oct 1878
76,892 MOORE Jeremiah Hannibal Wd. R. Arm 6.00  
175,284 HALLANER Jacob Hannibal Wd. R. Leg & Inj. To L. Shoulder 8.00  
167,976 STOUT Stillman Hannibal Wound L. Leg & Partial Loss Of R. Index Finger From G. S. Wd. 6.00 May 1880
101,803 HOPPER Wm. A. Hannibal Wd. R. Foot 16.00  
12,910 JENNINGS Henry C. Hannibal W. R. Shoulder 6.00 June 1863
198,905 CLARK Peter Sr. Hannibal Ch. Diarr 6.00 Dec 1881
122,677 BOYLE John T. Hannibal Var. Veins L. Leg 10.00  
131,378 MORIARTY Gilbert L. Hannibal Wd. R. Thigh 6.00  
94,462 SMITH Johnson Hannibal Dis. Of Abdominal Viscera 15.00  
196,513 HICKOK Purdy H. Hannibal Dis. Lungs 4.00 Oct 1881
98,981 SMITH Asahel M. Hannibal Injury To Abdomen 6.00 July 1869
  BROWN William C. Hannibal G.S.W. L. Thigh 4.00 May 1882
75,091 WILLIS Mary G. Hannibal Minor Of 8.00 June 1866
87,931 COLEMAN Josiah Hannibal Wd. Face 4.00  
841,138 JOHNSON John C. Hannibal Wd. L. Shoulder 6.00  
12,397 WILLOUGHBY Charles A. Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Leg 4.00  
133,208 LONGWELL Albert Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Thigh 6.00  
107,678 LAINIE Charles A. Hannibal Chr. Rheumatism 18.00  
187,101 JACKSON Andrew Hannibal Injury To Abdomen 8.00 Apr 1881
215,943 HIGGINS Thomas J. Hannibal Dis. Of Abdominal Viscera 4.00 July 1882
52,460 LEARNED John E. Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Arm 8.00  
99,208 SMITH John A. Hannibal Wound R. Shoulder 4.00  
47,073 STODDARD Zebulon B. Hannibal Wd. L. Arm 18.00  
214,017 MILLER George D. Hannibal Sunstroke, Resulting In Nervous Debility & Injury Left Leg 12.00 June 1882
132,055 McCLURE John T. Hannibal G.S.W. Left Hand 4.00 Feb 1875
93,408 WHITE William B. Hannibal Wd. Rt. Side Of Neck 30.00  
12,657 BOWEN Amanda B. Hannibal   8.00 Dec 1878
115,482 MOORE George C. Hannibal G.S.W. Left Shoulder 6.00 Feb 1872
149,733 COWAN Cynthia Hannibal Widow 8.00 Apr 1871
178,754 DEMOREST Benjamin F. Hannibal Disease Of Heart And Lungs 10.00  
184,437 FUGATE Allen Hannibal Injury To Abdomen 8.00 Mar 1881
23,482 FISHER John P. Hannibal Amp. Right Thigh 24.00  
197,064 RANDALL Harriet Hannibal Dep. Mother 8.00 Aug 1882
36,382 SHAUGHNESY Mary G. Hannibal Widow 8.00  
157,585 WILLIAMS Frances J. Hannibal Widow 8.00 Apr 1872
165,758 WASHINGTON Margaret Hannibal Widow 8.00 July 1874
121,840 WEBB Sarah Hannibal Widow 8.00  
57,512 GIBBS Joshua M. Hannibal G.S.W. Right Leg 12.00  
131,246 BRADSHAW William J. Hannibal G.S.W. Left Knee 6.00 Jan 1875
36,953 BLAIR Robert Hannibal Hypertrophy Of Heart 12.00  
213,613 GORDON William A. Hannibal Chr. Diarrhea 17.00 June 1882
126,044 BAZEL Henry Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Thigh & Injury To Abdomen 6.00 Dec 1873
172,645 HOFBANER Henry Hannibal Injury To Thumb Of Right Hand By Felon 4.00 Aug 1880
26,290 McFARLIN Thomas Hannibal Wd. L. Knee 12.00  
157,891 GALLAGHER Dennis Hannibal G.S.W. Of Abdomen 2.00 Mar 1879
65,326 BURNS Timothy Hannibal Wd. Left Arm 8.00 June 1866
12,106 HENING Daniel W. Hannibal Wound Left Knee 8.00  
173,220 COLWELL Charles Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Hand, Loss 1st Fing. 3.00 Sept 1880
96,146 CHERRY Henry A. Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Chest 4.00  
198,144 CHAMBERLAIN Wilbur Hannibal G.S.W. Of Left Foot 6.00 Nov 1881
74,382 REAM Julia A. Hannibal Widow 8.00  
89,750 COMPTON William Hannibal Loss Left Arm 24.00  
201,698 HAGNER Ambrose N. Hannibal G.S.W. L. Hand 6.00 Jan 1882
45,980 CLENDENEN William F. Hannibal G.S.W. Left Arm 6.00 July 1865
29,564 RICHMOND Cathrine Hannibal   8.00 May 1880
25,160 TURNER Eunice Hannibal   8.00 June 1879
25,475 TURNER Susanah Hannibal   8.00 July 1879
70,048 WILTON Elizabeth Hannibal   8.00 Oct 1878
11,461 WAIT Mary E. Hannibal   8.00 Nov 1878
130,821 JOHNSON Harriet Hannibal Widow 8.00  
147,547 JONES Mary C. Hannibal Widow 8.00  
183,475 JOHNSON Tennie Hannibal Widow 8.00 Mar 1879
183,853 KINCHIN Hester Hannibal Widow 8.00 Apr 1879
148,506 LEARY Mary Hannibal Widow 8.00 Mar 1871
145,948 MORRIS Martha B. Hannibal Widow 8.00 Nov 1870
7,108 LAFEVER Samuel Hannibal   8.00 Oct 1871
24,387 MEAD Asal Hannibal   8.00 Oct 1878
129,374 SLOAT James M. Hannibal Child 10.00 May 1869
69,290 BARNES Martha F. Hannibal Dep. Mother 8.00 Apr 1866
77,746 BOWERSOX Isabella Hannibal Widow 8.00  
165,494 BUSEY Emma Hannibal Widow 8.00 July 1874
56,266 SHEPHERD John B. Hannibal Wound Left Arm 15.00 Jan 1866
20,121 MORRIS Thomas B. Hannibal G.S.W. L. Hand 2.00  
33,120 RAU Frederick Hannibal Sunstroke & Results 12.00  
96,912 WOLF Christian Hannibal Wound Left Side 6.00  
158,626 TULLY William Hannibal Rheumatism & Dis. Of Heart 12.00  
58,576 BEACH Oliver Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Elbow 8.00  
14,899 BAUER John M. Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Arm 18.00  
23,732 BROSIUS Jacob M. Hannibal G.S.W. Rt. Leg 14.00  
34,608 BRUNER George W. Hannibal G.S.W. Of Face 8.00  
203,095 BULKLEY Charles G. Hannibal G.S.W. Of Abdomen 4.25 Feb 1882
206,790 RIDER Daniel W. Hannibal Inj. Rt. Leg & Resulting Varicose Veins & Necrosis 12.00 Sept 1882
202,875 ORR James B. Hannibal Chr. Diarrhear & Bronchitis & Resulting Dis. Of Heart 12.00 Feb 1882
128,825 ARTHUR Eliza J. Hannibal Widow 8.00 May 1869
158,477 DYER Rachel Hannibal Widow 8.00 June 1872
17,750 PRICE Edward Hannibal Swelling Of Rt. Leg 3.00  
197,093 GIDDINGS Sarah Hannibal Dep. Mother 8.00 Aug 1882
154,216 KINER Thomas S. Hester Dis. Of Liver 8.50 July 1878
44,321 SMITH Henry G. Hester Loss L. Arm 18.00  
20,228 TAYLOR Eliza J. Hester   8.00 Aug 1880
160,405 PILCHER James Hester Dis. Of Lungs 18.00 June 1879
154,859 SHUNK Allen Marion Centre G.S.W. Neck 4.00  
168,931 SHELDON Henry J. Marion Centre Chr. Diarr 4.00 June 1880
66,986 YOUNG Joseph Marion Centre Injury To Abdomen 8.00  
116,778 POLLMAN August Palmyra Injury To Abdomen 4.00  
7,580 JOLIFFE Abraham Palmyra Chronic Diarrhea 4.00  
30,656 YATES Jonathan Palmyra G.S.Wd. R. Knee & L. Foot 24.00  
176,022 REED Mary Eliza Palmyra Widow 16.00 Jan 1877
140,047 KECK William H. Palmyra G.S.W. Left Foot 4.00 Aug 1876
146,801 LAMIN Frederick Palmyra Disease Of Head & Spine, Result Of Prison Life 18.00 Jun 1877
109,440 ZOLLER Bernhard Palmyra Chr. Diarr. & Inj. To Abdomen 6.00  
133,016 McCOLLOCK Samuel Palmyra Wd. Right Knee & Chron. Rheu. 4.00  
193,826 MARSHALL Cyrus Palmyra G.S.W. R. Foot 4.00 Aug 1881
217,054 DICK Johannes Palmyra Injury To Abdomen 8.00 Aug 1882
192,250 SCHAFER Anna C. Palmyra Widow 8.00 May 1881
156,013 DOGAN John Palmyra Injury To Abdomen 8.00  
167,126 DIXON Francis Palmyra Disease Of Eyes 12.00 Apr 1880
115,154 DIEMER Michael Palmyra G.S.W. Left Leg 10.00  
133,954 DAUME Peter Palmyra Inj. Of Left Ankle 6.00  
171,647 BLOOMER Perry H. Palmyra G. S. W. Rt. Foot 4.00 July 1880
173,228 CHRISTIAN Alexander Palmyra Loss Of Sight Left Eye 4.00 Sept 1880
74,976 HABIGT Casper Palmyra Wound Left Leg 8.00  
217,711 HERNING Christian Palmyra Rheumatism & Dis. Of Liver 6.00 Sept 1882
11,021 HUGGINES Isaac R. Palmyra G. S. W. Left Hand 2.00  
196,285 MOSS Sarah Palmyra Widow 8.00 June 1882
32,343 MASTERSON Mary M. Palmyra   8.00 Apr 1882
622 TATE Margaret Palmyra   8.00 Sept 1871
183,567 JOHNSON Kate Palmyra Dep. Mother 8.00 Mar 1879
176,928 KNIPPEL Anna C. Palmyra Dep. Mother 8.00 Apr 1877
184,346 LEE Moses Palmyra Dep. Father 8.00 June 1879
171,638 BROTHERS Mary Palmyra Dep. Mother 8.00 Jan 1876
82,826 BARTLETT Mary Palmyra Widow 8.00  
184,265 RHODES Hiram Palmyra Dis. Of Lungs 12.00 Mar 1881
208,960 WITTMAN Charles P. Palmyra G. S. W. Of Right Hip 6.00 May 1882
196,123 SHEFFER Wilhelm Palmyra G. S. W. Left Thigh & Injury To Abdomen 8.00 Sept 1881
211,372 BARTON Daniel P. Palmyra Chr. Diarrhea 4.00 June 1882
101,171 PETRE George Palmyra Injury To Abdomen 12.00  
155,289 NEWMAN Hartman Palmyra G.S.Wd. Left Leg And Resulting Varicose Veins 8.00  
213,380 MARSH William D. Palmyra Chr. Diarrhea 8.00 June 1882
35,424 CRILES Simon Palmyra G.S.W. Left Shoulder 14.00  
83,690 SANNER James Palmyra G.S.W. Left Hand And Spine 8.00  
51,572 FROST Francis T. Palmyra G.S.W. Left Hand And Spine 8.00  
218,022 BREWER Owen Peabody Scurvy 4.00 Sept 1882
170,841 RUSS Susan C. Philadelphia Dep. Mother 8.00 Oct 1875
54,647 BENCH James Philadelphia Paralysis Lower Extremities 18.00  
63,215 HIPKINS Richard Warren Injury To Abdomen 8.00  
36,732 HEDRICK Wm.  L. Warren Wd. L. Knee 10.00  
194,407 GOTTMAN William Warren G.S.W. Of Sight ____  
117,628 JOHNSON John H. Warren Inj. Spine, Results 6.00  
23,228 SCOTT Orville West Ely G.S.W. Rt. Breast 1200  
144,687 NORRIS Mary G. West Ely Widow 8.00 Sept 1870
22,198 OWSLEY Francis T. West Ely   8.00 Apr 1879
40,604 FREEMOLE Mary F. Woodland Widow 8.00