MILITARY LAND GRANTS
On Sept. 28, 1850 enacted legislation which authorized land grants to all officers, and enlisted men who had served as regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia in the War of 1812, The War with Mexico, or any of the Indian wars since 1790.
The act also authorized similar grants to the widow or minor children of deceased soldiers of wars. Those who were  in
active service for 9 months were authorized 169 acres of land, 4 months were authorized 80 acres of land, those who served one month were authorized 40 acres of land.
  Those entitled to land under the 1850 act were given a warrant from The Dept. of Interior, which could be redeemed at any Federal Land Office for public land in one tract selling for $1.25 per acre. On March 3, 1855 an act was passed by Congress further expanding benefits of the military land grant laws. This act qualified additional military personnel serving in the Navy, as well as some Revolutionary Soldiers & their heirs.
  Military grants were issued starting in 1847 in an effort to attract more enlistments in the U.S. Army. The bulk of the Military grants issued in Covington county were between 1851-1854.  In some cases there are patents were the land was issued to someone else, other than the person earning the warrant,
the name is generally designated by "(ASSN)" for Assignee. The military land grants were discontinued with the enactment of the homestead act in 1862, which included some special provisions for military personal.
   When looking over these Military Land Grants remember that a majority of the land was granted to someone other than the person earning the warrant, It is also known that many residents who received military warrants after 1854 sold them to speculators, because much of the Land in the County at that time could be purchased for 1/10 the value of the warrant.