She would have had to make application for a widow's pension. However, I have searched the Arkansas on-line records, and she is not listed as having filed a pension application.
His application, No. 2673 was filed in 1897 while a resident of Little River County. There is also a record of "relinquishment" dated January 2, 1907 pertaining to a parcel of land. This could be the date of his death.
He served in Co. C, 27th Louisiana.
You can check with the Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201.
Or you can obtain pension records from a service provided by this board. See the advertisement at the top of this page.
The most likely place to find his Father's name would be on his death certificate. I have Arkansas ancestors and their death certificates do record parents names and place of birth, i.e. Washington Co., Veerg [Virginia].
George Martin
Both the NPS Soldiers & Sailors System and the CW Research Database show only these two Finley's in the 27th Louisiana. You might have to order both sets of service records to ascertain which one is your man.
Jackson Finley
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"C" Co. LA 27th Infantry
D Finley
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"C" Co. LA 27th Infantry
27th Infantry Regiment was organized during the winter of 1861-1862. Its members were raised in the parishes of East Feliciana, Iberville, Rapides, Winn, Bienville, Caddo, and Bossier. This unit was assigned to General Shoup's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and during the long siege of Vicksburg it lost 58 killed and 96 wounded. After the exchange it served in A. Thomas' Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department and was active in various conflicts in Louisiana. In July, 1862, the regiment had 26 officers and 249 men present for duty, but only a remnant disbanded in the spring of 1865. Its commanders were Colonel Leon D. Marks and A.S. Norwood, Lieutenant Colonel L.L. McLaurin, and Major George Tucker.
Here is a bibliography of the holdings of the U. S. Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks
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27th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
Bergeron, Arthur W., Jr. Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units, l86l-l865. Baton Rouge: LSU, 1989. E565.4B47. See pp. 136-38 (2 photocopied pages) for a brief unit history and roster of officers.
Booth, Andrew B. Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands. 3 vols. Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Co., 1984. E565.3L872. Alphabetized list of Louisiana's soldiers, which includes a brief summary of each man's service.
Brothers in Gray: The Civil War Letters of the Pierson Family. [Ed by Thomas W. Cutrer & T. Michael Parrish]. Baton Rouge: LSU, 1997. 269 p. E605B768. Four brothers, Henry of Co. E; David & James of Co. C of 3rd LA; and Reuben, Co. C of 9th LA.
Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 13: Louisiana. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1988. 631 p. E484C65.1987v13. Contains numerous, scattered references to Louisiana units.
Crute, Joseph H., Jr. Units of the Confederate States Army. Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. E546C78. See p. 155 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Scriber, Terry G. Twenty-seventh Louisiana Volunteer Infantry. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub, 2006. E565.5.27thS37. 569 p. E565.5.27thS37.
Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Louisiana. NY: Facts on File, 1995. pp. 113-14 (2 photocopied pages). E565S53.