Bounties, Military -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Civil War Bounty Tax, Collection Document
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4005
Overview
Document recording taxes collected in Monongalia County, West Virginia as "bounty money", beginning 1 February 1864. The document records the names of collectors, the townships they worked in, and the amount collected. The reverse of the document also records money borrowed from banks and interest owed. "Bounty money" was a payment in cash given to soldiers after they volunteered for military service.
Dates:
1864-1866
Virginia Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1257
Scope and Contents
County land tax list; ledger of Thomas Green, 1828-1874; muster rolls, Virginia Militia, 1812; index, Muster Rolls, 1812; and the Revolutionary War Bounties.
Dates:
1782-1874