This collection contains five lists of destitute soldiers and families of soldiers from Buckingham County, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The lists were compiled during the war for the purpose of distributing relief to local families in need. Of the five lists, only one is dated (November, 1864). The lists are variously titled (e.g., "List of the Indigent Soldiers and the Families of Such As Have Been Killed and Honorably Discharged, and the Families of Such As Are Now in the Service"). The lists follow different formats, each providing the names of those to be assisted, with some lists including each head of household's age, the number and/or ages of children, and--in one case--the names of the children. None of the lists are specifically identified as being from Buckingham County, but searches on the names listed determined their county of origin.