Confederate Pension Application
Transcribed by Rick Chambers
SOLDIER'S
APPLICATION FOR PENSION
No. 9164
Henry Maupin
Filed: May 20. 07
Statement Oct 15. 07
Statement May 26. 10
Statement Nov 17. 10
Stamped: Rejected
I, Henry Maupin
a native of the State of Virginia and
now a citizen of Tennessee, resided at Vasper
in the County of Campbell in the State
of Tennessee, and who was soldier from the State of
Tennessee, in the war between the United
States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for
aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Tennessee,
entitled "An Act for the benefit of the indigent and
disabled soldiers of the late war between the States,
and to fix the fees of attorneys or agents for procuring
such pensions, and fixing a penalty for the violation
of the same."
And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of,
Captain Owens Company, 2nd Tennessee
Cavalry, under Col Ashby. in the service of
the Confederate or United States (United States crossed
out), and that by reason of disability and indigence
I am now entitled to receive the benefits of this Act.
I further swear that I do not hold any National,
State, or County office, nor do I receive aid or pension
from any other State, or from the United States, and
that I am not an inmate of any soldiers' home, and that
I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself
and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers
given to the following questions are true:
In what County, State,
and year were you born?
Answer: Albemarle
County, Virginia in 1826, and was brought to Tennessee
in 1828, as I have been informed by my parents.
When did you enlist and
in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company
officers under whom you served.
Answer: in May 1863.
Capt - Owens was my Captain and - Ashby was Colonel
of my Regt.
In what battle or battles
were you engaged, and, if not wounded, state what disabilities
did you receive, if any?
Answer: Skirmished
from Knoxville Tenn to Chickamauga in battle at Chickamauga
about Sept1863 and at siege of Knoxville,after which
in Dec 1863. I was given sick furlough to come home.
I took sick at Chickamauga Battleground.
What was the precise nature
of your wound or disability, if any?
Answer: Bowel trouble,
was feeble but stuck to the command, hardly able to
ride most of the time.
Were you incapacitated
for service by reason of said wound or disability?
Answer: Yes. I never
became able for duty.
Were you discharged from
the army by reason of said wound or disability incurred?
Answer: I was taken
before Provo Marshall while at home on furlough and
compelled to take oath of allegiance.
What was the name of the
surgeon who attended you?
Answer: Dr. John
Jones, at home. I was treated in army but don't remember
names.
How did you get out of
the army, when and where?
Answer: In Dec 1863.
I came home on sick furlough and was taken before U.
S. Provo Marshall at Jacksboro Tenn and was required
to take oath of Allegiance. I had to do this before
I could be turned loose.
Did you take the oath of
allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer: Yes I had
to do as above stated.
If so, when and under what
circumstances?
Answer: as before
stated
Are you married, or have
you been married?
Answer: Yes. Wife
is dead.
If so, what is the size
of your family living together?
Answer: Myself &
Daughter and Grand son
What are the respective
ages of your wife and the children living with you?
Answer: Daughter
47 yrs, and child 17 yrs, this boy is an invalid, helpless.
To what sex do your children
belong?
Answer: I have other
children who have families of their own to take care
of
Are not some of your children
able to support you?
Answer: Yes if they
felt inclined to do so, but they are looking after their
own children
In what business are you
now engaged, if any, and what do you earn?
Answer: None.
What estate have you in
your own right, real and personal, and what is the value?
Answer: Only one
horse, and about $700.00 personal property this is the
amount due me for land I sold. I also have $1200.00
in Notes.
What estate has your wife
in her own right, real and personal, and what is the
value?
Answer: none
How have you derived support
for yourself and family for the last five years?
Answer: I have supported
myself. Kept boarders until my house burned down a year
ago.
Do you use intoxicants
to any extent?
Answer: only in medicine
for Rheumatism & c.
How long have you been
an actual resident of the State of Tennessee?
Answer: 79 years,
was 2 years old when brought here from Va. As before
stated
Have you an attorney to
look after this application?
Answer: No.
If so, give his name and
address?
Answer: blank
Witness my hand, this 18
day of May 1907
Henry Maupin
Witnesses:
W. R. Irish
, Physician.
Sylvester Cooper, Witness.
Robert Dossett
, Witness.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, )
County. )
I, blank Trustee of said County, certify that blank
and his wife blank are assessed with blank acres, valued at $ blank , and with $ blank , of personal property.
Witness my hand, this blank day of blank 190 blank_ blank Trustee.
STATE OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared
before me, J H Miller Deputy Clerk of County Court
of said County, the above named Henry Maupin
the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted,
and having the application read and fully explained
to him, as well as the statements and answers therein
made, made oath that the said statements and answers
are true.
Witness my hand and seal
of office, this 18 day of May
1907
J H Miller, Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared
before me, J. H. Miller Depty clerk of the County Court of said County,
the above named W R Irish one of the subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing application, and who is a
physician of good standing, and being duly sworn says
that he has carefully and thoroughly examined Henry
Maupin, the applicant, and finds him laboring
under the following disabilities:
Asthma of long standing;
Rheumatism or mylaria involving especially the left
leg; Has had the gripps all winter from all of which
he is incapacitated from performing any manual labor
at all.
W. R. Irish, M.D.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this 18th
day of May 1907
J H Miller Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared
before me, J. H. Miller Deputy clerk of County Court of said County,
the above named Robert Dossett and Sylvester
Cooper, two of the subscribing witnesses to
the foregoing application, with whom I am personally
acquainted, and known to me to be citizens of veracity
and standing in this community, and who make oath that
they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant,
and that the facts set forth and statements made in
this application are correct and true, to the best of
their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest
in this claim, and that said applicant's habits are
good and free from dishonor. And ______ further make
oath to the following facts touching the applicant's
service in the __________ army:
State here what witnesses
know of their own knowledge.
Said Dossett states that
said soldier lived on his land as a renter and soldiers
family lived there while he was in the Army. Witness
Cooper states that he knows said soldier and was present
when he was paroled before John Peterson U. S. Provo
Marshall in Jacksboro, Tenn about Dec 1863, and they
both state that their evidence is given from the appearance
and their acquaintance with said soldier. Said witnesses
state their ages as follows Cooper 80 yrs. Dossett 83
yrs.
Witness my hand and seal
of office, this 18th day of May
1907
J. H. Miller Deputy Clerk
Henry Maupin
No. 9164
La
Follette R1
Nashville,
Tenn. Oct 15 1907
Dear Sir:
The Board of Pension Examiners
have considered your application, and it stands disallowed,
with these endorsements, by the Board on the specifications
following:
Service in the Army.
Endorsed Proven
Wound received, injury
sustained, or disease contracted while in service and
in line of duty.
Endorsed blank_
Extent of Disability arising
from such wound, injury, or disease.
Endorsed Proven
Indigency.
Endorsed Not proven.
Must have certificate of Trustee
How applicant got out of
the army.
Endorsed Not satisfactory
Took oath in Dec. 63. No proof of condition at that
time, and until close of war
Character as a soldier
and citizen.
Endorsed Proven
The specifications not
satisfactory to the Board may be corrected by proof,
but no prrof will be considered unless taken before
an officer using a seal. Board meets second Tuesdays
in February, May, August and November.
Respectfully,
Jno. P. Hickman,
Secretary.
Must Return This Statement
With Proof
Stamped: Received Oct 11
1907
9164
LaFollette, Tenn. RFD
No. 1.,
Hon. Frank Dibrill, Controller.
Dear Sir,
About last May I sent
you my application for Pension as a Confederate Soldier,
will you please let me status hereof, and if there is
anything for me to do about it please advise fully and
confer a favor upon me, for which I am very thankful.
Awaiting reply I am
Respectfully,
Henry Maupin
9164
LaFollette RFD No. 1,
Tennessee.
May 24, 1910
John P. Hickman, Secretary
Dear Sir,
I write to request that
my rejected claim for Pension be reopened for further
proof and that proper blanks and instructions be sent
me for this purpose or if that can not be done will
you please send me proper blank application for Pension
so that I may file a valid claim. I hope you will do
this as sickness and feeble condition prevented me from
attending to my claim before. I am awaiting
Yours & c.
Henry Maupin
Henry Maupin
No. 9164
La
Follette R1
Nashville, Tenn. May
26 1910
Dear Sir:
The Board of Pension Examiners
have considered your application, and it stands disallowed,
with these endorsements, by the Board on the specifications
following:
Service in the Army.
Endorsed Proven
Wound received, injury
sustained, or disease contracted while in service and
in line of duty.
Endorsed Proven
Indigency.
Endorsed Not proven.
Must have certificate of Trustee
How applicant got out of
the army.
Endorsed Not satisfactory.
Went home on furlough,
in Dec. 63. took oath and remained home.
Character as a soldier
and citizen.
Endorsed Proven
The specifications not
satisfactory to the Board may be corrected by proof,
but no proof will be considered unless taken before
an officer using a seal. Board meets second Tuesdays
in February, May, August and November.
Respectfully,
Jno. P. Hickman,
Secretary.
Must Return This Statement
With Proof
In the matter of pension
claim of Henry Maupin late of Col. Ashby's regiment
C. S. Army
State of Tennessee)
personally appeared before me Wm Campbell
County ) Roach a notary public of said County Dr. J. D. McPhetridge Aged years
Whose postoffice address
is LaFollette R no. 1
Whom I Certify to be
a regular practiceing physition in good standing who
testafy in the above stated case as follows
I have been the above
named claimant physician
for some time he has been a
suffer from Rheumatism & Asthma since
I have known him for the last
17 or 18 yrs. He is totally & permanently
disabled by reason of the above
named disabilities & age from performing
manual labor.
J D McPhetridge M. D.
Sworn to and subscribed to
(the rest is missing)
State of Tennessee )
in the pension claim of Campbell
County ) Henry Maupin late of Col.
Ashbys regiment C. S.
Army. Personally
appeared before me Wm Roach
a notary public of said county Mary
Chavis Aged, 72 years whose postoffice address is LaFollette Tenn
R #1 and after being
duly sworn depose as
follows I am personally acquainted with
claimant have known him for 60 years.
I was at the home of the claimant in to winter of 1863 when he come home on furlough he was very sick and the union soldiers taken him off the next day and made him take the oath to support the Constitution of the United States he remained at
home and continued to be sick for some
time
her
Mary X Chavis
mark
witness
Julia Hamlton
Cynthia Bonebright
Sworn to and subscribed
to before me this 31
day of May 1910 and I certify that the affiant
is a credible person Wm
Roach notary public
State of Tennessee )
in the matter Campbell
County ) of pension Claim of Henry Maupin late of Col. Ashby's regiment of the C. S. Army. Personally appeared before me Wm Roach a notary public of said County. Elizabeth Smith Aged 79 years whose postoffice Address is R. F. D. no1 LaFollette Tenn and
after being duly sworn depose as follows I am personally acquainted with Henry Maupin have known at least 65 years.
I remember that at some
time During
the Civil war he come home sick in company with my Brother and the Union soldiers taken them and made them take the oath to support the United States I don't no just how long he remained sick.
My knowledge of the above facts were gained by living in same community
Elizabeth Smith
Sworn to and subscribed
to before me this 31st Day
of May 1910 and I certify that affiant is credable person Wm Roach notary public
State of Tennessee )
I do Campbell County )
hereby Certify
that I am the trustee of
Campbell County Tenn and
have possession of the tax books
of said County and
that it appears of record that
Henry Maupin paid Seven
Dollars and seventy five Cents
$7.75 tax on real Estate
for the year 1909 My
post office address is Jellico
Affiant futher states
that the record
shows that Henry Maupin was
paying tax on five acres of land in two lots valued at $4.75.
Geo. W. Ellison Trustee
Sworn to and subscribed
to before me
this the 31st Day of May 1910
And I Certify that affiant
is a credible
person and
that he is the trustee of Campbell County
Wm Roach
Notary public
State of Tennessee )
in the matter Campbell
County ) of pension claim of Henry Maupin late of Col. Ashby's regiment C. S. Army personally appeared before me Wm Roach a notary public of said County Bettie
Parrott aged 65 years whose postoffice
address R. F. D. #1 LaFollette Tenn.
who testifies in the above case As
follows. I am personally acquainted with Henry Maupin
have known him
for 60 years. I
remember that he come home From
the Southern Army some time during
the Civil War very sick and
he remained sick for some time.
And the Union Soldiers taken him and made him take
the oath to support the United States Government. My knowledge Of the above facts was gained By living in the same community With the claimant Bettie Parrott Sworn to
and subscribed to Before
me this 31st Day of May 1910 and I certify that affiant is a credable person.
Wm Roach
Notary public
State of Tennessee )
pension claim of
Campbell County ) Henry Maupin late of Col. Ashbys regiment C. S. Army personally came before me Wm Roach a notary public
of said County A. J. Bonebright and
Sythia Bonebright and after being Duly
sworn depose as follows. We are personally
acquainted with Henry have known
him for 8 and 35 years respectfully we
in sight of claimant and know of our own knowledge that he is totally unable to perform manual labor
he has only got a small
town lot some
thing like three acres including the ground
on which the house stands
and yard and
lawn.
Affiants futher states
that the income from
said lot of land is wholley inadaquatt to support the claimant and his daughter who lives with him our knowledge of the above facts were gained by liveing in speaking distance of the claimant
A. J. Bonebright
Cynthia Bonebright
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 31st
Day of May 1910 and I certify that the affiants
are cerdable persons
Wm Roach Notary public
R. F. D. no. 1 LaFollette
Tenn
Mr. Frank A. Moses
Knoxville Tennessee
My Dear Sir
Some time in May I sent
to the Confederate pension Board what we thought to be sufficient to allow me a small pension. I have never heard
from the Board not
even acknowledging
the receipt of the affidavits I am now in my 85 year and in needy circumstances and by course of nature I will not be here
long as I am
totally disabled
To do anything with
no one but a lone daughter who is very weakley
herself to
supply my wants. So
I ask That you take up my case and if I am intitled to anything et me
have it at
any rate I think I
am intitled to have a pension.
Respectfully
Henry Maupin
Capt Owens Co.
Col. Ashbys
regiment
C. S. Army
R. F. D. no. 1 LaFollette
Tenn
Jan. 28th 1908
Mr. John P. Hickman
Nashville Tenn
Dear Sir
In your communication
of Oct. 15th 1907 notafying me of the rejection of my claim for pension you make the impression that
I could yet succeed
in getting a pension by making the nessasy proof now I am 82 years old not able to
do anything and
I feel that I am justley
intitled to a pension.
So if you will send me the nessary blanks telling me just what is needed in by case I will try to
get up the evidense.
I taken the oath
but am able to prove
that I was forced to do so. Please give the nessary instructions so I will no what to do
Respectfully Henry Maupin
No. 9164 A
HEADQUARTERS
Tennessee Board of Pension
Examiners
Nashville, Tenn. June 7 19110
Gen. F. C. Ainsworth
Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Henry Maupin Who is an applicant for Pension under the Tennessee Pension law, claims
To have been a member of
Company D. Second (Ashby's) Regiment Tenn Cav. C. S. A., and to have been (blank)
Please give us the record
of this soldier.
Respectfully,
George B Guild
President
Stamped:
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Jun 9 1910
1662679
1662679
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, June 10, 1910
Respectfully returned to
the President, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners.
Nashville.
The name Henry Maupin has
not been found on
the rolls, on file in this office, of Company D, 2d (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate States Army, and no record has been found of the capture or parole of a man of this name and organization. A record dated March 12, 1864, shows that Henry Moppin, said company and regiment, enlisted March 18, 1863, and that he absent without leave.
F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General.
*There is one more letter
from Henry Maupin.
Only thing legible is the
pension number - 9164, and the date of Nov. 15 1910.
