U.S., Department of the Interior Decisions on Pensions and Bounty-Land Claims, 1886-1930

This is a collection of decisions from the Department of the Interior on appeals for pension and bounty-land claims. The decisions run from 1887 until 1930. They include either soldiers or their widows appealing pension decisions to the Department of the Interior, as well as bounty-land claims appeals. The records are in effect judicial briefs outlining the details and the reasons for a reversal or affirmation of a decision in each case.

The records are searchable by:

• Claimant
• Date of decision
• Birth year
• Residence
• Date of marriage
• Spouse’s name

Records may also include:

• Claim subject
• Date of birth
• Birthplace
• Spouse’s date of birth
• Spouse’s residence
• Spouse’s date of death
• Spouse’s death place
• Military units
• Military ranks
• Military service
• Names of children
• Beginning page
• Ending page
• Volume