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Ancestry.com - U.S., Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880 $

Original source: Gary B. Mills. Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

FamilySearch Wiki - Southern Claims Commission

Fold3 - Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 $

In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause.

History.com - Compromise of 1877 - Definition, Results & Significance

Library of Congress - Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Reconstruction Timeline | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

University of Virginia Press - Civil War & Reconstruction