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.
It is said that nothing is more important than health. It is said that the dog is man's best friend. A dog is a faithful animal, so it is said to be a friend of man. Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another. It is often said that a good way to lose weight is to stop eating sweets. It might be said that this is the computer age. We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age. It must also be said that spotting what is important in current science is a matter of judgement, one cannot know that one is right.