Having done your research on your Confederate Civil War veteran have you considered searching the Confederate Amnesty Papers? After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson made a sweeping amnesty proclamation that would encompass the average Confederate soldier but some exclusions to amnesty were made. Those excluded from the general amnesty included military officers in the war, governors of Confederate states, senators and congressmen of Confederate states, wealthy landowners and just about anyone who held a “position” in the Confederacy. This group of people were to apply for a pardon and amnesty from the U.S. government. Each individual’s paperwork can...
