Confederate Pension Application of John N. Addington
Application for Allowance-1889
Applicant, John N. Addington
General Disability-bodily injury
County, Banks, Amount $50.00
Date of Warrant, Feby. 28 [1889]
Entered on record, Feby. 28, 1889
For Applicants Heretofore Allowed Pensions.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears Jno. N. Addington of Banks county,
State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he is a bona fide
resident citizen and resident of said State, and has been continually since the
28th day of June 1845; that he enlisted in the military service of
the Confederate States during the war between the States, and served as a
Private in Company G, of 16th Regiment [ “Regiment” struck through]
Battalion [handwritten] of Georgia Volunteers, Vaughan’s Brigade; that whilst
engaged in such military service, at the battle of Zollicoffer in the State of
Tennessee, on the [blank] day of [blank] 1863, he was wounded as follows:
Horse reared up and fell backward upon him bursted
breast-bone, and mashed hips out of place which resulted in a disease of the
spine and nervous system, Epileptic fits and total disability to perform the
ordinary manual avocations of life.
Cannot go without the use of stick and often need two sticks. Also has to be constantly attended by some
person on account of said Epileptic condition.
Deponent desires to participate in the benefits of the
Act, approved October 24, 1887, and the acts amendatory thereof, and makes
application for the allowance to which he is entitled for the year ending
October 26, 1890. I have heretofore
been allowed a pension of Fifty dollars.
Signed: J. N. Addington
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the Third day
of Feby. 1890.
W. F. Hill J. P. 265th District G. M.
Power of Attorney
State of Georgia
Banks County.
Know all men by these presents, That I, Jno. N.
Addington of Banks county, in said State, do hereby appoint Thomas F. Hill of
Homer Ga. my true and lawful attorney in fact, for me and in my name, to receive and receipt for what
ever amount of money I may be entitled to from the State of Georgia by reason
of the injury received as aforesaid in the military service of the Confederate
States as stated in the foregoing affidavit; hereby authorizing my said
attorney to receipt in my name for any Warrant that may be issued by the
Governor, or for any sum of money which may be coming to me for the reason
aforesaid.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this 3rd day of February 1890.
Signed. J. N. Addington
Executed in the presence of us:
B. E. Lord
W. F. Hill J. P.
Direction.
Send money to me as follows, by T. F. Hill to Homer P.
O. Banks county.
Signed: J. N. Addington
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King