If it was a town or community, that usually was named; sometimes the post office serving the veteran was the designated address; sometimes the township, where the post office was elsewhere and the veteran lived in the rural area; and almost always the county was named, except where the residence was in the larger cities. Finally, I have seen a few where it would appear that the veteran lived in remote rural areas and the address given was that of the lawyer or other representative who was assisting with the application.  

The whole purpose was for the veteran to supply a location and address where he was very likely to be found, that being all important in days when personal contact or mail  were the sole means by which events (such as some action on a pension application) could be made known to the persons involved.   
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lee Anne Center 
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  Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 9:51 PM
  Subject: what was typically used on pension applications for birth place?


  Has anyone studied Union Civil War pensions enough to know what typically
  was put on pension applications for birth places? Was it the county and
  state or was it the township and state?

  Lee Anne

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