Oaths of Allegiance

 

At the end of the Civil War in 1865, men were required to take an oath of allegiance to the USA.  You will find your Southern ancestors given their oaths at either where their regiment was discharged or back in their home county.  Sometimes, men did not return directly to their home county directly, so if their oaths are not found at the two locations previously described, then you'll need to widen your search. Oaths were also taken after the Revoluntionary War and are required by foreigners seeking USA naturalization.

Oaths of Enlistment and Oaths of Office

The Wade-Davis Bill of 1864
required 50% of a state's white male population to take a loyalty oath
so that their state could be re-admitted to the Union.

Era of the Oath: Northern Loyalty Tests
during the Civil War and Reconstruction

GA
 

 NC
 		 TN
 

Information about GA Oaths - what they were and where to find a record of them

Fannin GA:
12 pages of graphics showing the transcription of these records as previously published in 1989 by the NW GA Gen. Soc.

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Index to Georgia's 1867-1868 Returns of Qualified Voters and Registration Oath Books [white] icon

 

  none found on-line Pardons granted by State of TN

There are many oath records that have yet to be transcribed.  If you are interested in seeing more of these types of records on this web site, please contact us.  We will help you locate the records for transcription.  Thank you.
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