Confederate Pension Application of John W. Ariail
Invalid Soldier’s Pension
Application
1898
Name-J. M. Ariail
County-Banks
Disability-Disabled Arm
Amount-$50
No. 3054
[notation “Jackson County
1897"]
For Applicants Heretofore Allowed
Pensions
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears J. M. Ariail of
Banks County, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, says on oath that he is a
bona fide citizen resident of said State, and had resided therein continuously
since the 27th day of April 1840; that he enlisted in the military
service of the Confederate States during the war between the States, and served
as a private in Company A, of 2nd Regiment of Georgia Volunteers,
Benning’s Brigade; that whilst engaged in such military service in the State of
Pennsylvania, on the 2nd day of July 1863, he was wounded or
diseased as follows:
Wounded in the left arm with piece
of bombshell at the Battle of Gettysburg Pa. on the 2nd day of July
1863, which resulted in the total disability of said left arm from manual
labor.
Deponent desires to participate in
the benefits of the Act, approved October 24th, 1887, and the acts
amendatory thereof, and makes application for the pension to which he is
entitled for the year ending October 26th, 1898. I have heretofore under said law as a
resident of Jackson county been allowed an invalid pension of $50.00 Dollars,
for the year 1897.
Signed: J. M. Ariail
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this, the 13th day of Jan. 1898.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
I, T. F. Hill Ordinary of said
County, do certify that I am well acquainted with J. M. Ariail the applicant in
the foregoing affidavit, and am well satisfied that the statements made by him
in his affidavits are true, and that I know he is the individual he represents
himself to be and that he resides in this County.
Given under my official signature
and seal, this 14th day of Jan. 1898.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary,
of Banks County.
Notes- Census records indicate
John M. Ariail was born in South Carolina, not Georgia. the affidavit above.
Buried in the Sunrise Cemetery in
Maysville, Ga., his stone reads: J. M. Ariail, April 27, 1840-May 6, 1908. Beside him lie Mrs. Narcissa Ariail, June 20
1834-Sept. 14 1929 and Billie [William Harrison] Ariail, 1867-1934.
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline
King