14th Regiment, Company G, Georgia Volunteer Infantry
"Yancey's Independents" - Worth County Thomas' Brigade, Pender's-Wilcox's Division, A. P. Hill's Corps Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Pension records of the Soldiers in the 14th Georgia Regiment,
Co. G, Worth County, Georgia
*Jesse Hobby, Private
Pension:
He filed for his pension in Worth Co. on September 16, 1912. M. F. Simpson of Brooks county
served as a witness for him.
*William W. Horn, Private
Pension: He filed
for his pension in Worth County. William A. Harris of Worth County served as a witness
for him.
Affidavit to be made by the Applicant
STATE OF GEORGIA
Worth County
Personally appears W. W. Horn of Worth county, State of Georgia,
who being duly sworn, says on oath the he is a bona fide citizen and resident of
said State, and has been such since the 1st day of February 1846; that he enlisted
in the military service of the Confederate States (or of the State of Georgia) during
the war between the States, and served as a Private in Company G, of 14th Regiment
of Georgia Volunteers Thomas’s Brigade; that whilst engaged in such military service,
at the battle of Hagerstown in the State of Maryland, on the 15 day of June 1863
or 1864, he was wounded as follows: By a fragment of shell which shot out his right
eye and destroyed it entirely – from that time left him blind in said eye.
Commissioned Officer’s Affidavit
STATE OF GEORGIA
Worth County
Personally came before me William A. Harris of the county of Worth State of
Georgia, who being duly sworn, says that he was a commissioned officer in Company
G, of 14th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, and that deponent knows W. W. Horn, and
that he received the wounds (or contracted the disease) in the military service,
as stated in his foregoing affidavit, and that wounds (or disease) permanently disables
the said W. W. Horn, as stated by him in said affidavit. Deponent further states
that said W. W. Horn is a bona fide citizen of this State, and resides in Worth
county.
*James C. Lunsford, Private
Pension: His
wife Mrs. Mary E. Lunsford filed for his pension in Worth County. J. J Ross and
G. G. Ford of Worth county served as witnesses for her.
Questions for
Applicant
What is your name and where do you reside? Mary E. Lunsford in
Doles, Worth Co. Georgia
How long and since when have you been a continuing
resident of the State of Georgia? All my life or 61 years
When, where and
to whom were you married? Jan 4, 1866 to Cator Lunsford in Worth Co., Georgia
When, where and in what company and regiment did you husband enlist as a soldier
in Confederate Army of Georgia Militia? About May 1861 at Isabella, Georgia, Co.
G, 14th Georgia Volunteers
When and where did the Commands of your husbands
surrender or discharge from the army? April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Was your husband personally present at the time of the surrender or discharge
of this Command? He was not
If he was not present state clearly where he
was? At home in Worth Co., Georgia
Where was his command when he left? I
do not know, but think at Cedar run
For what cause did he leave his command?
Wounded
By whose authority did he leave his command? Officer in charge
What was his physical condition when he left his Command? Wounded and could
not walk
What efforts did he make to return to his Command? None, he was
on stretcher for 6 months after surrender
Was he captured by the enemy at
anytime? No
When and where did your husband die? June 23, 1874 in Worth Co.,
Georgia
Have you heretofore been paid a pension by the State? None
Questions for Witnesses
What is your name and where do you reside?
J. J. Ross
How long and since when have you known Mary E. Lunsford? Since
before war
How long and since when has she continuously resided in this State?
Since before war
When and to whom was she married? Jan 4, 1866 to Cator Lunsford.
I was present and saw the married
When, where and in what company and regiment
did Cator Lunsford enlist? When I enlisted in spring of 1862 he was there in service
and served up to date of wound.
Were you a member of the same Company? I
was
How long within your personal knowledge did he perform actual military
service with his company and regiment? From spring 1861 to time of his wound
When and where did his Command surrender and was discharged? I was told at Appomattox
Court House, Virginia. I was in prison at the time
Were you personally present
when it was surrendered? No, I was in Point Lookout, Maryland Prison, captured by
the enemy.
Was the husband of the applicant personally present at surrender?
No
For what cause, if you know of your knowledge was he prevented from returning
to his Command? I do not know, but know his wound afflicted him for life
What is your name and where do you reside? G. G. Ford in Sylvester, Georgia, Worth
County
How long and since when have you known applicant? Since 1860 to present
date
When and to whom was she married? January 4, 1866 to Cator Lunsford
How long and since when did you know Cator Lunsford her husband? Since about
1856
When, where and in what company and regiment did Cator Lunsford enlist?
In June 1861, Isabella, Worth Co., Georgia, Co. G, 14th Georgia
Were you
a member of the same company? I was
How long within your personal knowledge
did he perform actual military service with his company and regiment? From June
1861 to July 1864
When, and where did his Command surrender and was discharge?
I do not know as I was at home in Worth Co. on furlough 30 days extended to 60 days
Was the husband of applicant personally present at surrender? No at home, in
the fall of 1863 he was wounded badly in the foot and was sent to hospital and then
home.
What effort did he make to return to his Command and how do you know
this? I am sure he was never able as he was permanently disabled for life.
*George W. Massey, Private
Pension: He filed
for his pension in Colquitt County, Georgia. J. J Shiver and N. T. Calhoun of Colquitt
County, Georgia served as witness for him.
Questions for Applicant
What is your name and where do you reside? G. W. Massey in Colquitt County, Georgia.
When and where were you born? 1843 in Thomas County, Georgia.
When and
where and in what company and regiment did you enlist or serve? In 1861, Isabella,
Georgia., Co. G, 14th Georgia Regiment.
How long did you remain in such company
and regiment? 4 years
When and where was your company and regiment surrendered
and discharge? 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
Were you present
with your company and regiment when it was surrendered? No.
If not present,
state specifically and clearly where you were, when you left your command, for what
cause, and by whose authority? I was on detail to burn a bridge at a Farmville,
Virginia and was cut off by the Yankees but after Lee Surrender I returned to the
Court House to get my parole.
What has been your occupation since 1865? Farming.
Upon what grounds do you base your application for pension? Infirmity and poverty,
I have not been able to earn support for 4 years. I have Rheumatism and vertigo
of the head caused by a piece of bomb shell striking me on the head.
What
property, real or personal, or income, do you posses, and its gross value? Nothing.
What property, real or personal, did you posses in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898,
1899, and 1900 and what disposition, if any, by sale or gift, have you made of same?
Had none.
In what County did you reside during those years, and what property
did you then return for taxation? Colquitt County, Georgia., returned nothing.
How were you supported during the years 1899 and 1900? By what little I could
do and by the help of my brothers.
How much did your support cost for each
of those years, and what portion did you continue thereto by your own labor or income?
I do not know I contributed very little.
What was your employment during
1898 and 1899? What pay did you receive in each year? I had no employment.
Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support?
Have they a homestead? No family.
Are you receiving pension? If so, what
amount and for what disability? No
Have you ever made an application for
pension before? Yes
How many application have you ever made and under what
class? One
Questions for Witnesses
What is you name and where
do you reside? J. J. Shiver and N. T. Calhoun in Colquitt County, Georgia.
Are you acquainted with G. W. Massey, the applicant ; if so, how long have you
know him? Since 1861.
Where does he reside, and how long and since when has
he been a resident of this State? In Colquitt County, Georgia
When, where
and in what company and regiment did he enlist, and how do you know? May 1861 at
Isabella, Georgia., Co., G, 14th Georgia Regiment.
Were you a member of the
same company? Yes
How long did he perform military duty? 4 years
When
and where was his command surrendered? 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
Were you present when it surrendered? Shiver was not, Calhoun was there.
Was applicant present? No
If he was not present, where was he? He was
detached to burn a bridge at Farmville, Virginia.
When did he leave his command?
For what cause? By what authority he left? How do you know all of this? About 5
days before surrender, he was detailed by orderly sergeant and the Captain. N. T.
Calhoun was present, J. J. Shiver was in prison.
What property, effects
or income has the applicant? Nothing, we are his neighbors.
What property,
effects or income did the applicant possess in 1896, 1987, 1898, 1899, and 1900,
and what disposition, if any, did he make of same? Had no item and has none yet.
Has he conveyed away any of his property in the last four years, if so, why?
No.
What is the applicant’s occupation and physical condition? Farmer when
he does anything.
How was he supported during the years 1898, 1899, and 1900?
By what little he could do and by the help of his brothers.
What portion
of his support for these three years was derived from his own labor or income? I
don’t know, but very little.
Give a full and complete statement of the applicant’s
physical condition that entitles him to a pension under Section 1254, Code? Old
age, poverty, and Infirmity.
What interest have you in the recovery of a
pension by this applicant? Nothing.
*Daniel James McCrannie (or McCraney), Private
Pension: His wife Mrs. Mary A. McCrannie filed for his pension in Telfair County,
Georgia. David Champion of Doughtery County, Georgia served as a witness for her.
Questions for Applicant
What is your name, and where do you reside?
Mary A. McCranie in Milan, Telfair County, Ga.
How long and since when have
you been a continuing resident in the State of Georgia? Near 70 years, all my life.
When, where and to whom were you married? Oct 1, 1865 Worth Co. Georgia to Daniel
J. McCranie.
When, where and in what company and regiment did your husband
enlist as a soldier in Confederate Army or Georgia Militia? March 4, 1862 in Worth
County, Ga. in Co. G, 14th Regiment.
When and where did the Commands of your
husband surrender or discharge from the army? April 1865 at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia.
Was your husband personally present at the time of the surrender
or discharge of this Command? Yes.
Where was his command when he left? Appomattox,
Virginia.
For what cause did he leave his command? Lee Surrendered.
Was he captured by the enemy at any time? No.
When and where did your
husband die? May 1906 in Telfair County, Georgia.
What property of any description
did you own, hold or control for your use and its cash value? Had a small house
and lot in Milan, Georgia, but sold it for $400.00 for support and supplies to live
on.
What property of any description of any value have you now? None.
What are your annual earnings or income and their value? Nothing.
Have
you heretofore been paid a pension by the State? Never been.
Questions
for Witness
What is your name and where do you reside? David Champion in
Albany, Georgia.
How long and since when have you known Mary A. McCranie
the applicant? 50 years.
Where does she now reside and since when has she
been a bona fide continuing resident in the State and how do you know? Milan Ga.,
born in Ga., known her from a child.
When, where and in what company and
regiment did Daniel J. McCranie enlist during war from 1861 to 1865? 1862 – Company
G, 14th Georgia Regiment.
How long within your own personal knowledge did
he perform actual military service with this company and regiment? April 1865.
When and where was his command surrendered or discharged? Appomattox Court House,
Vir. April 1865.
Were you personally present at surrender? Yes.
Was
the applicant personally present with his command at surrender? Yes.
Was
the applicant captured as a prisoner? No.
George W. McCrannie (or McCraney), Private
Pension: He filed for his pension in Dooly County, Georgia. G. W. Hall of Putnam
County, Georgia served as a witness for him.
Question for Applicant
What is your name and where do you reside? George W. M. McCrannie at Cordele, Dooly
County, Georgia.
How long and since when have you been a resident of this
State? All my life only when in service as a soldier.
When and where were
you born? Telfair County, Georgia January 28, 1839.
When and where and in
what company and regiment did you enlist or serve? July 1861 at Isabella, Worth
County, Georgia. Co. G, 14th Georgia Regiment.
How long did you remain in
such company and regiment? Nearly four years.
When, where and under what
circumstances were you discharged from service? I surrendered with my command at
Appomattox Court House, Virginia in April 1865.
What is your present occupation?
I preach when able.
How much can you earn (gross) per annum by your own exertions
or labor? Nothing.
Upon what grounds do you base your application for pension.
Infirmity and poverty, blindness and poverty. I suffer extremely with nervous prostrations,
and near completely exhausted, then my eye sight is very bad. I can’t see to read
or work either if I was able to do so.
What property, effects or income do
you posses, and its gross value? None at all.
What property, effects or income
did you posses in 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1899, and what disposition, if
any, did you make of same? I did own a mule, but had to sell it to pay my debts
for supplies. I own nothing at all except a scantly supply of household furniture.
In what County did you reside during those years, and what property did you
then return for taxation? Dooly County, Georgia., nothing but my household plunder.
How were you supported during the years 1898 and 1889? By my son, who is a poor
man and has a family of his own to support.
How much did your support cost
for each of those years, and what portion did you contribute thereto by your own
labor or income? Probably $50.00, nothing at all.
What was your employment
during 1898 and 1899? What pay did you receive in each year? Had no regular employment.
Have you a family? If so, who composes such family? Give their means of support?
Have they a homestead? Yes, wife, no means of support except her labor. Have no
Homestead.
Are you receiving any pension? If so, what amount, and for what
disability? No.
Questions for witness
What is your name and where
do you reside? G. W. Hall in Putnam County, Georgia.
Are you acquainted with
G. W. McCrannie, the applicant ; if so how long have you known him? About forty
years.
Where does he reside, and how long and since when has he been a resident
of this State? Dooly County, Georgia., All of his life.
When, where and in
what company and regiment did he enlist, and how do you know? At Isabella, Worth
County, Georgia in July 1861, Co. G, 14th Georgia regiment.
How long did
he perform regular military duty, and what do you know of his service as a Confederate
soldier, and the time and circumstances of his discharge from the service? Nearly
4 years he was a good faithful soldier. He surrendered with his regiment at Appomattox
Court House, Virginia in April 1865.
What property, effects or income has
the applicant? He has no property except a scant supply of household furniture.
No income, I have seen all he has.
What property, effects or income did the
applicant posses in 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899, and what disposition, if any, did
he make of same? He owned a mule which he sold to pay his debts.
Has he conveyed
away any of his property in the last four years, if so, why? Nothing but the above
mentioned mule.
What is the applicant’s occupation and physical condition?
He has nervous prostration and his eye sight is very bad, he is nearly blind.
Is the applicant unable to support himself by labor of any sort, if so, why?
He is unable to work by reason of blindness and physical weakness.
How was
he supported during those years? By his son and some little work he done.
What portion of his support for these two years was derived from his own labor
or income? Perhaps about $50.00.
Give a full and complete statement of the
applicant’s physical condition that entitles him to a pension under Section 1254,
Code? Nervous prostration, nearly totally blind and general physical weakness.
What interest have you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? I have
none.
*R. C. McElhannon, Private
Pension: His
wife Francis M. McElhannon filed for his pension in Worth County, Georgia. David
Champion, J. A. Hobby, and Jesse Hobby of Worth County, Georgia served as a witness
for her.
Affidavit to be made by the Widow
STATE OF GEORGIA,
County
of Worth.
In person came before me, the undersigned Ordinary Mrs. Francis
M. McElhannon, who being sworn according to law, says under oath that she is the
widow of R. C. McElhannon, who was a soldier in the service of the Confederate States,
and served as a member of Company G, of the 14th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers;
that he enlisted in said service on or about the 22nd day of March 1862, and was
in the Army up to March 1864. That while in the Army, he was in March 1864: He died
on 22nd day of April 1864 of Pneumonia at Orange Court House, Virginia while in
camp and was a member of Company G, 14th Ga. Regiment, Captain W. A. Harris commanding.
Wounded serveral times in battle and one of the best soldiers in A. P. Hill’s command.
Affidavit of three witnesses
STATE OF GEORGIA,
County of Worth.
In person came before me, the undersigned Ordinary in and for said County, witnesses
David Champion, James A. Hobby, and Jesse Hobby (each known to said Attesting Officer
as truthful, reliable and reputable citizens), who serverally say under oath, that
from their own personal knowledge, Mrs. Francis M. McElhannon of the County of Worth,
State of Georgia, is the widow of R. C. McElhannon, who was a soldier in Company
G of the 14th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, That said soldier enlisted in the
service of the Confederate States (or Georgia Troops) on or about March 1862. That
while in said service, or by reason of said service in the Army, he lost his life
as follows: He was stricken with pneumonia in March 1864and after several days died
and we know this by being in the same company and knowing him during his sickness
until he died.
*Valentine E. Potts, Private
Pension: He filed for
his pension in Worth County. Jesse Hobby of Worth County served as a witness for
him.
Questions for Applicant
What is your name and where do you
reside? V. E. Potts in Worth Co., Georgia
When and where were you born? Born
4th day of September 1831
Did you volunteer in the Confederate Army or in
the Georgia Militia? I volunteered in Confederate army
When and where did
you enlist? Enlisted 4th day of March 1861 at Isabella, Worth Co., Georgia
In what company and regiment did you enlist? Co. G, 14th Georgia Regiment
How long did you remain in that company and regiment? To close of the war
For how long of a period did you discharge regular military duty? From 4th of
March 1861 to close of the war.
When, where and under what circumstances
were you discharged from service? Was discharged from service at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia, the 9th day of April 1865
What is your present occupation?
Farmer
How much can you earn per annum by you own exertions or labor? Not
much
What is your present physical condition and how long have you been in
such condition? I have had piles ever since the war, and I am almost blind.
Upon which grounds do you base you application for pension? Base my application
on each one of the grounds as mentioned above.
Are you married and have you
a family? If so, is your wife living and how many children have you? Give age and
sex of children and their means of support? Have wife and five children. Susan Johnson
age 35, Sarah Fowler age 33, Lorenzo Potts age 29, Holando Potts age 27, and Horatio
Potts age 21 all have to work for their daily support.
Are you receiving
a pension under any law of this State, if so what amount and for what disability?
Not a pension
Questions for Witness
What is you name and where
do you reside? Jesse Hobby resides in Worth Co., Georgia
Are you acquainted
with V. E. Potts, the applicant, if so how long have you known him? Known him 35
years
Where does he reside, and how long has he been a resident of this State?
Resides in Worth County, resident of the state all his life.
Do you know
of his having served in the Confederate army or the Georgia militia? How do you
know this? I know he served in the same company as me (14th Georgia Regiment Co.
G)
When, where and in what company and regiment did he enlist? Enlisted in
1861 at Isabella, Georgia, Worth Co., Co. G, 14th Regiment
Were you a member
of the same company and regiment? Yes
How long did he perform regular military
duty, and what do you know of his service as a Confederate soldier, and the time
and circumstances of his discharge from the service? Served with him in army though
the war, he was a good soldier. We surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
at the close of the war.
What is the applicant’s occupation and physical
condition? Farmer, he is very old. He was injured by tearing up railroad (Orange
and Alexander R. R.) causing him to have hemorrhoids.
What interest have
you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? None
Affidavit of Physicians
STATE OF GEORGIA
County of Worth
Personally came before me T. C. Jeffords
and M. J. Crockett, both known as reputable physicians of said county, who being
severally sworn, say on oath that they have examined carefully V. E. Potts, the
applicant for pension under the Act of 1894, and after such personal examination,
say that his precise physical condition is as follows: He is affected with hemorrhoids
which totally renders him unable to make a living, he is nearly blind and very feeble,
I have known him for 24 years, he is a worthy applicant. We further say on oath
that the physical condition of applicant renders him unable to labor at any work
or calling sufficient to earn a support for himself, and that we have no interest
in said pension being allowed.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
The 10th day of April 1895
J. W. Price, Oridinary
*John J. Ross,
Private
Pension: He filed for his pension in Worth County, Georgia. G. G. Ford
Worth County, Georgia served as witness for him.
Questions for Applicant
What is your name and where do you reside? J. J. Ross in Worth Co., Georgia
How long and since when have you been a resident of this State? All my life
When and where and in what company and regiment did you enlist or serve? March
1862 in Worth Co., Georgia, Co. G, 14th Georgia Regiment
How long did you
remain in company or regiment? 3 years or more
When and where was your company
and regiment surrendered and discharged? Appomattox Court House, Virginia
If not present, state specifically and clearly where you were? At Point Lookout,
Maryland in prison, captured April 2, 1865.
What has been your occupation
since 1865? Farming and carrying the U. S. Mail
Upon what grounds do you
base your application for pension? Age and poverty
Have you ever made an
application for pension before? No
Questions for witness
What
is your name and where do you reside? G. G. Ford in Worth County, Georgia
Are you acquainted with J. J. Ross, the applicant: if so how long have you known
him? Since 1851 or 1852.
Where does he reside, and how long and since when
has he been a resident of this State? In Worth Co., Georgia, all his life.
When and where and in what company and regiment did he enlist? March 4, 1862,
Co. G, 14th Georgia Regiment
Were you a member of the same company and regiment?
I was
How long did he perform regular military duty? 3 years and same months
When and where was his command surrendered? April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court
House, Virginia.
Were you present when it surrendered? No
Was applicant
present? I do not know
If not present, where was he when he did leave his
command? Don’t know
Who composes his family? Wife, five orphan children of
his brothers. All dependant on him, they are without income.
What interest
have you in the recovery of a pension by this applicant? Not one bit
Widow’s
Affidavit
STATE OF GEORGIA
County of Worth
Personally comes before
me Sophia Ross of said County, who, after being duly sworn, on oath says, that she
is the widow of J. J. Ross to whom in the County of Worth, State of Georgia, was
married on the 23rd day of November 1866, and that she remained his wife, and resided
with him to the date of his death in January 18, 1917 and that she has not since
his death remarried. At the time of his death he was a resident of Worth County,
and he was on the Indigent Pension Roll of the State and paid a pension of $70.00
in Worth County for 1917 per annum, on account of being a soldier in Company G,
Regiment 14th Georgia Volunteers of State. Enlisted March 1862.
Affidavit
of Witness to Prove Marriage and to Whom Date of Death of Husband
STATE OF GEORGIA
County of Worth
Personally before me comes J. J. Rouse known to be responsible
and truthful person, residing in said County, who after having duly sworn on oath,
says: that of their own personal knowledge Mrs. Sophia Ross who made the foregoing
affidavit, is the lawful widow of J. J. Ross who died in Worth County in said State
of Georgia on 18th day of January 1917, and that she has not since remarried. That
she became the wife of J. J. Ross on the 23rd day of November 1866, and that the
J. J. Ross was the same man who was on the pension roll of said State Georgia from
Worth County when he died.
STATE OF GEORGIA
County of Worth
I,
S. S. Story, Ordinary of said county, do certify that I personally know Mrs. J.
J Ross, the applicant, and that she is the lawful widow of J. J. Ross, and was on
the Indigent Pension Roll of said Worth county, and was paid a Pension from the
State of Georgia, Worth County for 1916, and at the time of his death on the 18th
of January 1917, there was due to him and unpaid his Pension of Seventy Dollars
from the State of Georgia, and I know J. J. Rouse, the within witness, and he is
a truthful and trustworthy character and entitled to full credit.
The above information was compiled and furnished by Harold K. Daniel, Jr. Mr. Daniel would love to hear from all descendants of the soldiers of the 14th.
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