Confederate Pension Application of James C. Allan
For Use of Applicants Who Have Not
Heretofore Drawn.
State of Georgia
Banks County.
Personally appears James C. Allan
of said Banks County, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn says on oath that
he was born on the 7th day of November 1844, that he is a bona fide
citizen and resident of Georgia, and has been continuously since the 7th
day of November 1844, that he enlisted in the military service of the
Confederate States (or the State of Georgia) on the 3rd day of April
1861, during the war between the States, and served in Company A of 2nd
Regiment of Georgia Volunteers Benning’s Brigade, and was honorably discharged
from Point Lookout Military Prison on the 22nd day of June 1865;
that whilst confined in such military prison, and in line of duty in the State
of Maryland, in November 1864 he was disabled or wounded as follows:
Was afflicted with rheumatic pains
and stiffness of limbs some months before being taken a prisoner of war, and a
short while after Confinement in prison-in November 1864-was suddenly partially
paralyzed in left shoulder, arm and leg and suffered much pain and became
greatly ematiated [sic] and debilitated, and when discharged from prison-22nd
June 1865-Could not walk without assistance.
Have suffered continuously from the above stated troubles ever since the
war and they have grown worse rendering applicant unable to perform any labor
whatsoever.
The above stated troubles are the
direct result of hardships and exposures in Camp and prison.
Deponent desires to participate in
the benefits of Section 1250 of the Code, and the Acts amendatory thereof, and
makes application for the pension to which he is entitled for the year
thereunder, ending October 26th, 1900.
Signed: James C. Allan, Post
Office-Yonah
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 7th day of February 1900.
T. F Hill, Ordinary.
Affidavit for Three Witnesses.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears before me, the
undersigned Ordinary in and for said County, J. M. Ariail, William M. Ash and
Thomas V. Forbes personally known to me to be trustworthy citizens, each of
whom, being duly sworn according to law, severally say, under oath, that they
are personally and well acquainted with James C. Allan whose application is
herewith presented for a pension, that he has resided in this State
continuously since the 7th day of November 1844, that he served in
Company A of the 2nd Regiment of Benning’s Brigade, and from our
personal knowledge, he, while in the line of duty, was injured by the service
as follows:
We know that the said J. C. Allan
was suffering from Rheumatism pains previous to his being taken a prisoner of
war in October 1864-and that when he was paroled and returned home in July
1865-he was in a very poor state of health was much ematiated [sic] and
debilitated and that he was suffering from partial paralysis-Rheumatism and
great stiffness of Joints. We know him
to be partially paralyzed in left shoulder, arm and leg at this present time
and that he is totaly [sic] unable to perform any labor whatever. We have lived near him ever since the war
and know that the above stated troubles have grown worse.
We personally know the above
stated facts. We were with him in the
army and have known him ever since. He
was honorably discharged or retired from the service on 22nd June
1865. Applicant is permanently disabled
as stated and has been so to our certain knowledge ever since 1865. We have no interest in the recovery of a
pension by him.
Signed: J. M. Ariail, William M.
Ash, Thomas V. Forbes
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of February 1900.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary
Note-The Pension Office, on
7/20/1900 returned the application with a note stating that “ the applicant should
show medical treatment for all these years of suffering. 36 years is a long time-if he is so
afflicted with no medical attention will not justify its grant of a Pension”
Additional Affidavit
Georgia, Banks County.
Pernsonally appeared before me, T.
F. Hill, Ordinary in and for said County, William Boling, James H. Boling and
John W. Parker who being duly worn say on oath that they are personally
acquainted with J. C. Allan and have lived neighbor to him since the ending of
the Civil War; that they saw said Allan when he arrived at his home from
Military Prison at Point Lookout, Maryland, in August 1865, and that he was in
a much debilitated condition and was suffering from Rheumatism and partial
Paralysis in left arm, side and leg, and that he was immediately treated for
said trouble by Doctor A. D. Chenault, a Physician in good standing, and
continued under said Cheanult’s treatmint up to the time of Chenualt’s death
which occurred in June 1885. They
further states that it is known to them to be the fact that since the time of
said Chenault’s death that the said J. C. Allan has been taking treatment
continuously for the above stated troubles and that he has not been able to
perform manual lab or and is at present totally unable to perform manual labor
of any kind.
Signed: John W. Parker, William
Boling, J. H. Boling
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Oct. 5th 1900.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary, Banks County
Note-James Charlton Allan is
buried alongside his wife, Martha Burns Wynn Allan, at the Wynne/Wynn family
cemetery in Banks County, Ga. His stone
reads “born Nov. 7, 1844-died May 8, 1912"
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline
King