Confederate Pension Application of John C. Park

Invalid Soldier’s Pension 1907.

Name-Park, J. C.

County-Banks

Co. E Hardee’s Battalion

Disapproved 10/26/1907

“Pension Office, 10/26/1907.

Applicant does not state and prove as the law requires such an injury said in Army as will authorize the grant of this Pension.

J. N. Lindsey

Commissioner of Pension”

For Use of Applicants Who Have Not Heretofore Drawn.

State of Georgia,

Banks County.

Personally appears John C. Park of said Banks County, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, says on oath that he was born on the 23 day of January 1848, that he is a bona fide citizen and resident of Georgia, and has been continuously since the 23 day of January 1848, that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States (or the State of Alabama) on the 1^st August 1864, during the war between the States, and served in Company E of Hardee’s Battalion of Alabama Volunteers ______ Brigade, and was honorably discharged on the 15 day of November 1864 ; that whilst engaged in such military service, and in line of duty in the State of Alabama, on the 15 day of November 1864 he was disabled or wounded as follows:

Varicose veins in both legs-the right leg from foot to body-In November 1864-Also cramps in legs-due to long marching or horseback riding & the severe exposure-The Granulated lids was also caused from exposure while in service-The Piles was causd by long horseback riding in the Cavalry-All the above conditions are permanent and incurable-all renders applicant unable to do any labor to support for self.

Where was command surrendered? Near Selma, Alabama.

Was applicant present? He was.

If not, where was he? [blank]

How come there? [blank]

And by whose authority? [blank]

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 26^th, 190_.

Signed: J. C. Park

Post Office Homer, Ga., Rt. #1

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 27 day of June 1907.

T. F. Hill, Ordinary.

Printed on bottom of application form:

Note-State fully nature of wound or character of disease which causes the disability, and explain particularly the extent of the disability, If claim is based on disease, give full and connected history of disease, tracing it directly to the service.

Note-Do not trouble to mention wounds which do not disable.

Note-The Ordinary will see that all blank spaces are filled when the affidavits are signed.

Notes-

There is a possibility that the pension application was resubmitted and approved at a later date. I have only the initial application which is posted above.

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

Mount Olivet Methodist Cemetery, Banks County, Ga.

John C. Park, 23 January 1848 [Georgia] to 17 May 1925

Mary M. Ragsdale Park, 24 February 1858 to 20 October 1911.

Married 06 August 1884 in Banks County.

Compiled 2006 by Jacqueline King (fammaw51@yahoo.com)