and 1934. Most of the files are for Union Civil War service but also include the War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion and Regular U.S. military forces. The index is in alphabetical order.

State and federal governments filed pension records so as to keep track of the fund leaving the treasuries to support the veterans and widows of wars. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints then obtained this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

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The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.orgHalvorsen action). Mary Catherine Halvorsen married Boyer Halvorsen on May 15, 1965. The couple separated in 1976, and in May 1977 the appellant retained the law firm of Ferguson & Burdell to represent her in a separation action. William Wesselhoeft was the primary attorney.
In response to appellant's separation action, her husband brought a counterclaim for dissolution. The Halvorsen action went to trial in December 1977 and January 1978. Although the dissolution trial encompassed numerous property and custody issues, the focus of the instant appeal is the disposition of what was the bulk of the Halvorsen property: two corporations owned by the husband at the time of his marriage to Mary Catherine and two wholly owned subsidiaries of those corporations.
Appellant's husband had been engaged in the towing of logs