Confederate Pension Application of William C. Brown
April 29 1891 allowed to W. C.
Brown for Disability from Disease in the amount of $50.00 in Banks County,
Georgia.
For Use of Applicants Who Have Not
Heretofore Drawn.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears W. C. Brown of
Banks County, State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he is
a bona fide citizen and resident of said State, and has been continuously since
the 1st day of October 1843; that he enlisted in the military
service of the Confederate States during the war between the States, and served
as Private in Company E of 11th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers
Longstreet’s Brigade (he thinks); that whilst engaged in such military service,
in the State of Virginia, on the [blank] day of [blank] 1862, he was disabled
as follows:
Contracted fever at Winchester
Va. Was confined a long while with
fever and before recovery from it was attacked with rheumatism in pretty much
all parts of the body. The fever and
rheumatism worked along together for a long time. Had also bloody piles.
Resulted in heart disease, Dyspepsia.
Very troublesome and painful affliction of all the bones and muscles of
the body. His kidneys and bladder also
became afflicted. The diseases together
came very near resulting in death. Was
sent home eventually and confined to the bed and to the room for a long time,
several years in fact elapsed before he was able to be up and about, but has
never been able to work except a little at a time since the war. The pains and other diseases all grew worse
and worse, until now he has been confined to bed principally all the time for
more than a year, and is in a helpless condition and is dependent upon his wife
and friends almost entirely.
Deponent desired to participate in
the benefits of the Act, approves October 24th, 1887, and the Acts
amendatory thereof, and makes application for the allowance to which he is
entitled for the year thereunder, ending October 26, 1891.
Signed: W. C. Brown
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 28th day of March 1891.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.
Affidavit For Witnesses.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears before me, the
undersigned Ordinary in and for said County, Miss Myra Brown, W. T. Bell and J.
E. Strange each of whom, being duly sworn according to law, severally say,
under oath, that they are personally well acquainted with W. C. Brown whose
application is herewith presented for a pension, and that they served with him
in the army, and from our personal knowledge he was injured by the service as
follows: (Give full statement, and tell us in your own language how badly
applicant is disabled from work. If he
does any labor, or can do any, state what.)
Myra E. Brown swears he is not
able to do any kind of work whatever and has to be cared for as a child. He is entirely helpless. He has been diseased ever since he came home
from the army. Came home in this
condition and has gradually grown worse.
He is my brother, and I nursed and cared for him and know positively
that he was confined to his room and to the bed most of the time for more than
3 years after he came from after the surrender in 1865. He had fever in the army and it resulted in
rheumatism, bloody flux, piles and other diseases from which he has never
recovered. W. T. Bell and J. E. Strange
have lived near neighbors to applicant for 18 or 20 years. Say that he has been a diseased man ever
since they knew him. He has been so
diseased that he has not been able to do any kind of labor. We have always heard him say that the
diseases he now suffers from were contracted while in the army and they fully
corroborate his statements of Miss Myrna Brown, his sister, so far back as they
have been acquainted with him.
Applicant has been permanently
disabled, and has been so to our certain knowledge ever since 18_.
We have no interest in the
recovery of a pension by him.
Signed: Mira E. Brown, J. E.
Strange, W. T. Bell.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 28th day of March 1891.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.
Power of Attorney
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Know all Men by these Presents,
That I, W. C. Brown of Banks County, in said State, do hereby appoint T. F.
Hill of Homer, Ga., my true and lawful attorney in fact, for me and in my name,
to receive and receipt for whatever amount of money I many be entitled to from
the State of Georgia by reason of the injury received aforesaid in the military
service of the Confederate States (or of this State), 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 [blank] day of March 1891.
Signed: W. C. Brown
Executed in the presence of us:
J. E. Strange, W. F. Hill J. P.
Direction.
If allowed, send amount to Thomas
F. Hill to me at Homer Ga., and oblige,
W. C. Brown
Transcribed 2006 by Jacqueline
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