Confederate Pension Application of Thomas A. Carlan

Invalid Soldier’s Pension, 1905.

Name-T. A. Carlan

County-Banks

Co. (B) 29^th Regt.

Disability-Useless Leg

Amount-$50

Pension okayed for 1906.

For Use of Applicants Who Have Not Heretofore Drawn.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally appears T. A. Carlan of said County, State of Georgia, who being sworn, says on oath that he was born on the 27^th day of March 1839, that he is a bona fide citizen and resident of Georgia, and has been continuously since birth 27^th day of March 1839, that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States (or of the State of [blank]) on the 1^st day of Oct. 1861, during the war between the States, and served in Company B of 29^th Regiment of Ga. Volunteers Wilson’s Brigade, and was honorably discharged on the 17 day of Jan. 1865; that whilst engaged in such military service, and in line of duty in the State of Tennessee, on the 7^th day of Dec. 1864 he was disabled or wounded as follows:

“At Murfreesboro in Tenn. I was wounded in the right thigh between the knee and thigh joint which caused the thigh to perish away. The Doctors in attendance said the ball that inflicted wound was a poisoned one. Since the 1^st of April last I have had to resort to Artificial means to walk with the aid of crutches to walk at all, the above wound the cause of my total disability, the thigh above mentioned becoming weaker each year.”

Where was command Surrendered?

At Greensboro, N. C., April 26^th 1865.

Was applicant present?

Was not.

If not, where was he?

At home on furlough.

How come there?

Was wounded and sent home.

And by whose authority? State fully.

Was sent home on 60 days furlough by officers in charge.

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 entitled for the year thereunder, ending October 26^th, 1902. [This is a form from 1902 used over the years.]

Signed: T. A. Carlan,

Post Office R. D. 2 Homer, Ga.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 10^th day of Aug. 1905.

T. F. Hill, Ordinary

Power of Attorney.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

I, T. A. Carlan hereby authorize L. J. Ragsdale of Banks Co. to receive and receipt for the pension allowed and request that he remit same to him by hand at Homer, Ga.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunder set my hand and seal, this 10^th day of Aug. 1905/

Signed: T. A. Carlan

Executed in the presence of T. F. Hill, Ordinary.

Note-Reference “Cemeteries and Deaths in Banks County, Georgia” by Richard J. Chambers:

Carlan Cemetery [highly endangered!]

Carlan, Thomas Andrew, 27 Mar. 1839-10 Feb. 1928, Co. B 29^th GA INF CSA [stone in danger of falling down]

Carlan, Lousea A. (Wife of Thomas) 1838-3 June 1907 “Mrs. T. A. Carlan died at her home, ten miles east of here, very suddenly Monday night. She was 69 years old and had suffered with heart trouble for some time.”- Banks County Journal, issue date June 6, 1907.

Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline King