State of Tennessee County
of Campbell
Enlisted May 26, 1838, Honorably Discharged June 28,
1838, In service 34 Days.
No 3398 1832-1842 BL No 62318-120-55
No 2380 Indian Wars Calvin Smiddy, Private Agency
Knoxville Rate per month $8.00 Commencing July 27, 1892
Certificate issued May 13, 1893 Certificate issued May
19, 1893
Survivors Service Pension Indian Wars Act of July
27, 1892
Calvin Smiddy, Newcomb, Campbell County, Tennessee Captain
Dossett East Tenn Vols, Cherokee War-----Private Nov
1, 1892 Rate of $8.00 per month Commencing July 27,
1892
Bounty Land Warrant --------applied for Bounty Land
Warrant No 62318 for 120 Acres issued Act of 1855. Declaration
filed Nov 1, 1892.
Recognized Attorney
Name Joel I Pyatt Fee $25.00. Agent to pay P.O. Athans
Tenn Articles filed April 10, 1893
Approvals
Submitted for Admission May 6, 1893 Malcolum M. Moore
Examiner -- Approved for Admission May 10, 1893 -- J.M.
Sturges Legal Reviewer
General Affidavit
I sold my Land Warrant to Wm. Carey, now dead of Jacksboro,
TN. His memory is very defective, but he remembers that
James Dossett, Isaac Duncan, John C. Chiles, and James
Dail were comrades who served with him in Raid Company.
Col. Yocumn (Yocuum), May Julian, Capt. Andrew, and
J. Dossett. Others that he served with and they received
Bounty Land for service under Capt Dossett . Andrew
Dossett-Captain, James Dossett, Isaac Duncan, and James
J. Dail
"It has been suggested to me that formerly my
family name was spelled "Smithers" which may
be recorded that way; but I am told that it frequently
appears both ways, but of late years it is commonly
spelled "Smiddy"." May 93
Declaration for Invalid Pension Oct 1, 1897
Calvin Smiddy age 73 of Newcomb. Capt ----- Andrew Dossetts
Co. of Calo of Okims(that is what it looks like) Reg.
Major Julian Indian Disturbance. Discharged at Ross
Landing now Chattanooga. June or July about 1888. William
L. Lay of Elk Valley has known 40 years. Zebedee Baird
of Elk Valley has known 40 yrs. Oct 1, 1892 Lewis Baird
Notary Public.
Feb 9, 1901 Act Mar 2/95 expl to Jas Smiddy P.A. &
------ of death
March 30, 1901 Dropped Death 3/01 Bills of H.E. Smith
& Co.
