Could this soldier possibly be your ancestor?
William P. Gore, who served in Company B, 2nd Louisiana Infantry, Union Army, was born in Clinton, Louisiana and the name of his widow was Sarah.
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Name: William P. Gore
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Louisiana
Regiment Name: 2 Louisiana Infantry.
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M387 roll 2
Source Information:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
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The following information was taken from his compiled service record (CMSR):
William P. Gore enlisted September 4, 1862 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was age 30 years at the time of his enlistment. He was born in Clinton, Louisiana. He was 5 feet 7 1/2 inches tall, with florid complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair. His occupation was a laborer.
Document Information:
Publication Number: M396, Publication Title: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State Of Louisiana, Content Source: NARA, Content Partner: NARA, Footnote Job: 10-020, Footnote Publication Year: 2010.
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This same soldier applied to the Federal government for a pension and upon his death his widow also applied.
His name is listed in the "General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934" and his index card contains the following information:
Name of Soldier: William P. Gore
Name of Widow: G. or C. Sarah
Unit of Service: 2nd Louisiana Infantry, Company B
Invalid: William P. Gore
Date of Filing: 1893 ???? September ?? (handwriting difficult to read)
Application Number: 1153237
Certificate Number: 884335
Residence at the time of filing: Alabama
Widow: Sarah
Date of Filing: 1912 April 18
Application Number: 984851
Certificate Number: 758498
Residence at the time of filing: Mississippi
Source Information:
National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 544 rolls.
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The pension application file of a Union soldier includes the applications of all who applied for benefits including the soldier, his widow, his dependent parents or minor children and contains much information. There is an excellent article which describes the information usually included in a pension application file. Here is the link:
http://www.suite101.com/content/civil-war-pension-records-and-applications-a215899
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