Abstract from Bob Barker Civil War records

Culberson, Elisha                                              Pension File W.C. 942979

Private, Company C., Third Tenn. Cav., Union Army Vols., Dec. 5, 1862-June 12, 1865

Post Offices: Wolf Creek, Hot House, Cherokee Co., NC; Hot House, Mineral Bluff and Morganton, Fannin Co.,

Ga; Copperhill, Ducktown and Turtletown, Polk Co., Tn

Filed claim for pension on Jan. 22, 1880 and said he was born in Habersham Co., Ga. Feb. 3, 1845.

Married:  Malinda Hill in Polk Co., Tn, Aug. 15, 1867.

Children:  John Culberson      born                      Apr. 24, 1871

               Edward                                    Jan. 28, 1874

               Arch                                      Apr. 17, 1876

               Rhoda                                     Oct. 16, 1880

               Horace                                    May 13, 1883

               Ranco                                     Aug. 22, 1885

Complaint of John (Jack) B. Fain:

John B. Fain of Wold Creek, NC, wrote the Commissioner of Pensions a letter on Jan. 22, 1894, stating that

the pension of Elisha was a fraud, etc.

Fain waid Elisha went to see his brother.  That Elisha's brother and family had a ketching fever.  That

Elisha ketched it and gave it to his own family, they ketching it from Elisha.

Special Agent A.B. Parkey:

of the Pension Bureau, came up from Atlanta in Feb. 1896 and conducted an inquiry in this case, taking

depositions from Elisha Culberson, David N. Hughes, 63 and James L. Culberson, 50 of Hot House, Fannin Co., Ga.,

Wm. W. Collins, 50 of Letitia and Joel Simonds, 62 of Wolf Creek, Cherokee Co., NC.

Napoleon B. Graham:

Elisha Culberson said he had paide Napoleon B. Graham of Ducktown, Tenn., $10 to write up some evidence for him.

Report:

Special Agent Parkey reported to the Commissioner from Mineral Bluff, Fannin Co., Ga, on Feb. 27, 1896, that his

inquiry showed that the original claim for pension was filed by J.B. Fain of Wold Creek on Jan. 22, 1880, but

that Fain stayed drunk most of the time, so Elisha Culberson took the claim away from Fain and gave it to W. L.

Hunter of Mineral Bluff, who was subsequently sent to the penitentiary for pension fraud in another case.

Parkey said he found no fraud in Elisha Culberson's pension claim and concluded that J.B. Fain was a personal

enemy of Elisha Culberson, Parkey stating in part:

"Mr. Fain originally file this claim but on account of Mr. Fain's drunkeness and unreliablilty, the claim was

taken out of his hands and he tried to get revenge by stopping the pension."

Prisoner of War:

The War Dept. notified the Commissioner that the records showed that Private Elisha Culberson of Co. C, Third Tenn. Cav., was captured by Confederate Troops at Athens, Alabama, Sep. 24, 1864, he being sent to Military Prison at Cahaba, Ala.  That the Rebels released him on parole at Vicksburg, Miss., March ___, 1865.

Pension:

$2 per month from June 13, 1865; $6 per month from Oct. 13, 1881; $10 Nov. 30, 1887; $14 Dec. 19, 1888; $17 June 1, 1904; $18 Dec. 6, 1912; $24 Feb. 3, 1915; $40 June 10, 1918 and $72 per month from Oct. 21, 1921.

Died: Elisha Culberson died at Turtletown, Polk Co., Tenn., Aug 8, 1923 at the age of 78.

Attending Physician:  Dr. A.J. Guinn, MD

Pension to Widow: Malinda Hill Culberson received $30 per month from Sep. 4, 1923 and $40 per month from June 4, 1928.

Died: Widow died Mar. 27, 1935 at Wetmore, Polk Co., Tenn, according to information contained on a post card to the

Commissioner of Pensions from her Dau. Rhoda Tate.