Pensions were granted to Confederate veterans and their widows and minor children by the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia; these records are in the state archives or equivalent agency.
A dog's is called Man's best friend while cats are not because dogs are much more faithful and understanding. You will mean far more to your dog than to your pet cat. A dog depends on you in a way that cats don't. Contrasted to pet dogs, cats just don't give much of a shit about you. Of course there are exceptions.
For a moment, I'd ask you to think about all the friends you have, and think about the best features of these different friendships. Let's put these best things together and imagine the best friend that you could possibly have. We might call this person the ideal friend, or the perfect friend. Nobody is perfect-that's an axiom of human existence. But we can still try to imagine the perfect friend.