NARA Digitized Civil War Pension Applications

Question

Several years ago the NARA website had numerous civil war pension applications that had been digitized and I remember looking at several but can't find now. Is there a direct link available to access those? Sometimes their website is challenging and near impossible to navigate and locate records, which is what I'm experiencing now. Thank you.

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Elyse Hill 
 Thank you for posting your question on the History Hub! 
 
 There is no direct link to where every Civil War pension file that has been digitized is available on the National Archives Catalog. Instead, there is a page on the Catalog for each type of Civil War pension, and access to those files in each type that have been digitized is available by clicking on the "Search within this series" button:

Soldier's Originals: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/563386 
 Soldier's Certificates: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300019 
 Widow's and Dependent's Originals: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/567876 
 Widow's and Dependent's Certificates: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300020 
 C- and XC- pension files: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300021 
 
 Sincerely, 
 
 Archives 1 Reference Branch 
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Elyse Hill 
 Thank you for posting your question on the History Hub! 
 If a Civil War pension is not available in digital form, you may order a reproduction of the file by placing your request at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records . 
 Sincerely, Archives 1 Reference Branch [RR1R-25-08176-AB]