History of the Confederate Pensions in Florida
The first Confederate pensions in Florida were authorized in 1885 and granted to veterans the sum of $5.00 per month. The next three decades saw a new Confederate pension bill introduced at nearly every session of the Legislature. Residency requirements were added and adjusted, militia members and widows were declared eligible, various financial qualifications were added and changed, and the amount and method of distribution were changed many times.

A Board of Commissioners consisting of three members was appointed under the first pension law and it remained essentially the same, despite changes in name and the inability of the legislature to settle on the identity of the third member. The Governor and Comptroller were members of the board from the beginning, although the third seat was passed at various times from the Adjutant General to the Secretary of State to the Attorney General to the Treasurer, back to the Attorney General, and again back to the Treasurer before finally stabilizing in 1915 as the Governor, Comptroller, and Treasurer. The clerical and day-to-day operations of administering the pension laws were carried out under the supervision of the Comptroller.

Description of Veterans' and Widows' Applications
The pension application files include both veterans' and widows' applications interfiled, although approved and denied claims are filed separately. The veteran's application generally includes his full name, date and place of birth, unit of service, date and place of enlistment, date and place of discharge, brief description of service and/or wounds, proof of service, place and length of residence in Florida, as well as other miscellaneous documentation.

The widow's application is filed with that of her husband and includes her full name, date and place of marriage, date and place of her husband's death, her place and length of residence in Florida, and proof of her husband's service. Some early applications also include the widows' date and place of birth. Confederate pensions were awarded to residents of Florida regardless of the state in which their service was rendered.

Official Copies
Digital copies of the pension files may be downloaded from this web site at no charge. Official copies of the pension files are available from the Florida State Archives for a flat fee of $7.50 per file (veteran and widow are filed together.)

Checks should be payable to the Department of State, and mailed to:

The Florida State Archives
R. A. Gray Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250.

Credit card orders can be placed by phone (850) 245-6700.

You may call (850) 245-6700 for further information on this or any other collection in the Archives.

Visit the website at http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/Pensionfiles.html

12 record(s) matching your search criteria (BARNETT) were found.

Application Number	Surname	Given Names	Service Unit	Referenc e	Wife''s Name	Application County and Year
A00033	BARNETT	William J.	Kentucky		Virginia Hope	Hernando Co 1902
A00247	WHITE	James Huston	7th Regt Inf		Elizabeth Barnett	Alachua Co 1899
A02872	LEE	James Hiram	2nd Regt Cav		Laura Barnett	Seminole Co 1907
A04447	FIELDING	Sterling B.	Tennessee		M. Barnett	Columbia Co 1907
A04571	BARNETT	Thomas F.	Georgia		Mary Brandon	Marion Co 1906
A05315	BARNETT	John E.	Georgia			Suwannee Co 1904
A05609	BARNETT	Samuel	3rd Regt Inf			Madison Co 1902
A06394	BARNETT	Thomas F.		See A04571
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Application Number	Surname	Given Names	Service Unit	Reference	Wife''s Name	Application County and Year
A07409	BARNETT	John N.	4th Regt Inf			Suwannee Co 1902
A11699	BARNETT	James	7th Regt Inf		Rebecca --	Hillsborough Co 1899
A12577	BARNETT	John	Georgia		Mary --	Sumter Co 1903
A12793	BARNETT	James A.	5th Regt Inf			Jefferson Co 1897