Good information, Gerald.

I'll be more specific. Two of my 3rd great granduncles died during the war. Both were single and without children. Did parents file claims?

Allen H. Young, 6th Tennessee infantry, Co. I. Killed in action at Shiloh. On the 1860 census, he is shown as a laborer on a farm in Madison County, Tennessee. He was born in Franklin County, North Carolina, and his father was living there when Allen died.

John Oliver Brock, 27th Tennessee Infantry, Co. G. Died at Fairgrounds Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on March 13, 1863. He was living in Madison County, Tennessee in 1860, and his father still resided there at the time of his son's death. There is a record (Confederate unfiled papers) stating he died with a small amount of money.

If I wanted to further research possible claims for these men, what do you suggest? In the case of Allen H. Young, Madison County, Tennessee, or Franklin County, North Carolina?

If such old records exist at the county level, they might have been transferred to state archives.

Might you have any knowledge as to whether the counties above were in yankee or Confederate control at the times of death? Also, given the dates of death and counties, what impact would this have had in each case?

Thanks,

D.W.