It was actually 1921. http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/collections/ccpa/ColoredConfederatePensionApplications.pdf

Here's an index of the applicants. http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/collections/ccpa/CCPA_Index.pdf Not all were approved. If any left the Army for any reason, (sometimes their masters sent them home to care for the family) that usually disqualified them for a pension.

Glenn