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John,
The veterans and their widows would have filed for a pension in the state that they lived in. The states typically offered pensions from the 1880s until the 1930s. For example, a soldier living in Texas could file for a pension based on service in a Mississippi unit. Federal (Union) pension applications are much more detailed and often include Bible transcripts, etc. These are available from the National Archives in Washington. Confederate pensions are usually more scant, but may offer the name of a spouse or child.
If the soldier was living in Mississippi when he filed his pension application, the state archives in Jackson has the Confederate pension applications. They are filed under either the soldier's name or that of his widow. Check their website for ordering copies, I believe they are $15:
http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/arlib/refreq_guides.html
For Texas (I saw you had posted a similar query in Texas), the pension applications are available from the Texas state archives. Their website includes an online index of the applications at this website:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/pensions/index.html
Hope this helps,
Scott
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