Filling in the Gaps: Alternatives to the 1890 U.S. Federal Census - The Census of Union Veterans and Widows

The Census of Union Veterans and Widows of 1890 serves as a viable, if partial, census substitute or alternative for the lost 1890 U.S. Federal Census. The Veterans Schedules should be perused for any ancestor that could have taken part in the American Civil War, whether they lived in the North or the South.