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SOLDIER'S
APPLICATION FOR PENSION
No.
6079
Soldier's Application for Pension
James Davenport
Filed:
March 7. 04
Stamped: Accepted
I,
James Davenport a native of the State
of Tennessee and now a citizen of Tennessee,
resident at La Follette 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 amendments thereto." And I do solemnly swear that, while in the discharge of my
duty in the service of the Confederate or United States
(United States crossed out) as a member of the
60th Tennessee Regiment, Infantry, private
in company "A" I was wounded in the battle or battles
of blank or contracted the following disease or disabilities to wit:
Rheumatism, a pian over the right eye and scurvy,
the result of maliria and typhoid fever, contracted
while in said service. I was treated for said fever
at Jackson, Miss., in Feb. 1863 and that by
reason of such wound or disability 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:
Washington County, Tennessee, December 1844
When
did you enlist and in what command?
Give the names of the regimental and company
officers under whom you serving at date of wound or
other disability.
Answer:
I enlisted in September 1862 as a private in
the 60th Tennessee Regiment, Inf. (Probably
there was a change of the number of the regiment to
66th) John Crawford, Colonel, Frank Blair,
Captain
What
was the precise nature of your wound or disability?
Answer:
I have a pain over the right eye which disables
me from doing manual labor to a great extent. The
physicians tell me is the result of fever. I also
suffer rheumatism and scurvy.
What
limb, if any, did you lose by reason of said wound
or wounds, and, if no limb, state fully your disability,
and if contracted in the service, and to said disability
permanent?
Answer:
Same answer as before and the disability is
permanent.
Were
you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound
or disability incurred?
Answer:
Yes, about four months, when I was in the hospital
at Jackson, Miss.
Were
you discharged from the army by reason of said wound
or disability?
Answer:
No. I was taken prisoner May 17, 1863 and was
paroled Feb. 1865.
If
discharged from the army, where were you and what
did you do until the close of the war?
Answer:
I was not discharged until the war closed. I
was made a prisoner at Big Black River near Vicksburg,
Miss.
What
was the name of the surgeon who attended you?
Answer:
I do not know
How
did you get out of the army, when and where?
Answer:
I got a parol as a prisoner at Point Lookout,
Maryland
Did
you take the oath of allegiance to the United States
Government?
Answer:
Yes.
If
so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer:
At Strawberry Plains, Tenn., we were made to
take the oath
Are
you married, or have you been married?
Answer:
Yes
If
so, what is the size of your family living together?
Answer:
Wife and some children
What
are the respective ages of your wife and the children
living with you?
Answer:
wife, 25 years (2d wife) from 28 down to 12
years respectively
To
what sex do your children belong?
Answer:
3 boys and four girls
Are
not some of your children able to support you?
Answer:
No, they are all poor
In
what business are you now engaged, if any, and what
do you earn?
Answer:
I am engaged in ore digging at about one dollar
per day when able to work. I am unable to work about
half of the time.
What
estate have you in your own right, real and personal,
and what is the value?
Answer:
I have a small house and lot worth about $600.00
on which I owe about $500.00, & house and kitchen
furniture worth about $150.00
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:
By hard labor, and working some times when unable.
Do
you use intoxicants to any extent?
Answer:
No
How
long have you been an actual resident of the State
of Tennessee?
Answer:
All of my life
Have
you an attorney to look after this application?
Answer:
Yes
If
so, give his name and address?
Answer:
Jno. P. Rogers, La Follette, Tennessee
Witness
my hand, this 29th day of
February 1904
James
Davenport
Witnesses:
W.
B. Rose
, Physician.
Thomas
Williams, Witness.
George
Rogers , Witness.
STATE
OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared before
me, Ph. Schlosshan a Notary Public of
said County, the above named James Davenport
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 29th
day of February 1904
James Davenport
STATE
OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared
before me, Ph. Schlosshan a Notary Public
of said County, the above named W. B. Rose
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 James Davenport,
the applicant, and finds him laboring under the following
disabilities:
Rheumatism
of Shoulders and hips & legs. There is stiffness
of shoulders & hips with lack of motion to a notable
degree, also scurvey loss of two thirds of teeth With
pain over rite eye caused by great debility from Rheumatism
& Scurvey, he is totally encapacitated for the
performance of manual labor by reason of above troubles.
To do xxxxx Justice he can't work without great pain
Witness
my hand and seal of office, this 29th
day of February 1904
Ph. Schlosshan, Notary
Public
STATE
OF TENNESSEE )
Campbell
County.
) Personally appeared
before me, Ph. Schlosshan a Notary Public
of said County, the above named George Rogers
and Thomas Williams, 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 they further make
oath to the following facts touching the applicant's
service in the confederate army:
They
were neighbors to the applicant 33 years and twelve
years respectively, and from that we know and believe
that his above statements are true
Witness
my hand and seal of office, this 29th
day of February 1904
Ph. Schlosshan, Notary
Public
J.
N. Russell,
Attorney and Solicitor,
LaFollette, Tenn.
July
13, 1904.
State Board Of Pension Exrs.
Nashville Tenn.
Dear
Sirs:
Mr.
Jas. S. Davenport who is a client of mine desires
me to look after a claim for him that has already
been filed for a confederate pension. Will you be
so kind as to advise me of the status of the claim?
Yours
truly,
J N Russell
J.
N. Russell,
Attorney and Solicitor,
LaFollette, Tenn.
Aug.
18. 1904.
Hon. Frank A. Moses
Nashville Tenn.
Dear
sir:
Can
you give me any information in regard to the claim
of J.S. Davenport. If you remember I wrote you some
days ago in regard to this claim stating that Mr.
Davenport's atty was dead and that he had asked me
to represent him in this matter. Thanking for a statement
of the condition of this claim I am
Yours
truly,
J N Russell
(Envelope
post marked LaFollette Tenn and dated Aug 20 130PM
1904.)
Addressed
to:
Hon.
Frank A Moses
Of the State Board Of pension Exrs.
Nashville Tennessee.
J.
N. Russell,
Attorney and Solicitor,
LaFollette, Tenn.
Aug,
29.1904.
Hon. Frank A. Moses Special Exr.
Nashville Tenn.
Dear
sir:
You
will please recognize J.N. Russell of LaFollette Tenn.
as my attorney in the prosecution of my Claim for
Confederate Pension for the reason that Mr. Ph. Schlosschan
the member of the firm of Rogers & Schlosschan
is now dead and was the attorney whom I trusted to
prosecute the claim. Rogers is giving the claim no
attention, I suppose for that reason.
Yours
truly,
J S Davenport
(Envelope
post marked Jacksboro Tenn Sep 1 1PM 1904)
Addressed
to:
Hon. Frank A
Moses Special Exr
Nashville
J.
N. Russell,
Attorney and Solicitor,
LaFollette, Tenn.
Sept
2 1904
Hon Frank A Moses
Nashville Tenn
Dear
sir,
I
here will enclose for J. S. Davenports letter which
explains his reasons for his course and requests.
Can I have the status of the case.
Yours
truly
J N Russell
#6079
A
HEADQUARTERS
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners
Nashville, Tenn. Sept 6 1904
GEN.
F. C. AINSWORTH,
Chief Record and Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.:
Dear
Sir:
Jas Davenport
who
is an applicant for pension under the
Tennessee Pension law, claims to have been a member
of Company A.
60th Regiment Tenn
Infty C. S. A., and to have been paroled
from prison at Pt Lookout Md in the spring of 1865.
Please
notify this office if the records in your office confirm
this statement.
Respectfully,
George B. Guild
President
Stamped:
MILITARY
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
WAR DEPARTMENT
Dated: Sep. 8 1904
920592
Nashville,
Tenn.,
Sept. 6, 1904.
James Davenport,
Co.
A, 60th Tenn. Inf., C. S. A.
Tennessee
Bd. Of Pension Examiners
By George Giuld, President.
Verification
of service and parolement from prison at Pon?????
Md., of above named, who is an applicant for pension.
WAR
DEPARTMENT
THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
WASHINGTON, September 9, 1904.
Respectfully
returned to
The President.
Tennessee
Board of Pension Examiners.
Nashville, Tennessee.
The
records show that James Davenport, Company A, 60th
(also called 79th) Tennessee Infantry,
C. S. A., enlisted September 5, - - -, at Jonesboro,
to serve for three years; that he was captured at
Big Black, Mississippi, May 17, 1863; that he arrived
at Point Lookout, Maryland, September 26, 1863, and
that he was exchanged February 10, 1865.
F.
C. Ainsworth
The Military Secretary.
Jno.
T. Rogers
OFFICE
OF
ROGERS & SCHLOSSHAN,
Attorneys
at Law and Real Estate Agents.
NOTARY
IN OFFICE
LaFollette, Tenn. Nov 1, 1904.
Col.
Frank A Moses.
Knoxville.
Dear
Sir:
I
am addressing you in behalf of an other "old rebel".
His name is James Davenport. And says my late partner
Ph. Schlosshan, late last winter prepared a declarationfor
him and sent to your board. If it has been filed will
you please so inform me and I will get up his proof
when called for. If it has not been filed please send
me a blank declaration and I will file it for him.
The old man is in great need of his pension, so he
informs me.
Yours
truly,
Jno.
T. Rogers
Jno.
T. Rogers
OFFICE
OF
ROGERS & SCHLOSSHAN,
Attorneys
at Law and Real Estate Agents.
NOTARY
IN OFFICE
LaFollette,
Tenn. Nov. 18, 1904.
Col.
F. A. Moses,
Knoxville.
Dear
Sir:
I
wrote you in behalf of J. S. Davenport, who thinks
he has an application in for pension, which should
have been filed last March, but have heard nothing
of from you. Will you please inform him or me whether
or not a declaration is on file. And if not, send
me a blank declaration to execute and option.
Yours
Truly,
Jno.
T. Rogers.
