I guess James Flanigan got the pension as an indigent or disabled confederate veteran? I don't think he was indigent since he had a shoemaker's shop. He is listed as disabled in 1880 and living with his mother and brother, William, who was also a confederate veteran. As I understand it these old confederates got the pension for either being indigent or disabled? Was there any other reason they could collect the pension from Georgia? I believe the pension was $60 a month in 1910. He lived to be 87 and died in 1930. His in-law Archer Avary was a confederate and lived until 1937. Imagine the things he saw during his life time? Cars, airplanes, radio, telephones etc. None of this existed when he was born in 1846.

That was a nice job of detective work!