Pension File # 14412
State of Tennessee
SOLDIER’S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
NAME E. E. Hawkins
Co. B & A 12 Tenn Inf. Rgt.
Filed May 27, 1914
Allowed _______
FILE IS STAMPED RejectedSOLDIER’S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
I, Eligah E. Hawkins a native of the State of Tennessee and now a citizen of Tennessee, resident at Friendship in the County of Crockett in said State of Tennessee, and who was a 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 indigent and disabled soldiers of the late war between the States, and to fix the fees of attorneys or agents for procuring such pension, and fixing a penalty for the violation of the same.” And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of Company “B” 1st (12th Tenn Infantry) and later on consolidated with Company “A”. This company was Commanded by Marion Walker. in the service of the Confederate or United States, and that by reason of disability and indigence I am now entitled to receive the benefit 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 soldier’s 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: New Leury? County, South Carolina, 1834
When did you enlist and in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you served.
Answer: 1864 – Co. Russell’s Command, Walker’s Company
In what battle or battles were you engaged, and, if not wounded, state what disabilities did you receive, if any?
Answer: No particular battle
What was the precise nature of your wound or disability, if any?
Answer: __________
Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound or disability incurred?
Answer: __________
Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound or disability?
Answer: __________
If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until the close of the war?
Answer: Discharged, Corinth, Miss. Served in Calvary
What was the name of the surgeon who attended you?
Answer: __________
How did you get out of the army, when and where?
Answer: Honorable discharge, Corinth, Miss.
Were you ever in prison? If so, what prison and when released?
Answer: No
Were you paroled? If so, when and where?
Answer: __________
Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer: Yes
If so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer: Took oath to keep from being imprisoned.
Have you applied for pension before this? If so, about when?
Answer: No
Are you married, or have you been married?
Answer: Yes
If so, what is the size of your family living together?
Answer: Myself and wife, raised ten children.
What are the respective ages of your wife and children living with you?
Answer: Wife age 60
To what sex do your children belong?
Answer: Four boys and six girls
In what business are you now engaged, if any, and what do you earn?
Answer: Farming
What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: About 80 acres land, value land $1500.00
What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: None
State the gross income of yourself and your wife from all sources for the past year. This must include all money received either from wages, rents or interest on loaned money, if any. Also family supplies raised or received from rents and used by your family.
Answer: Unable to farm and receive about $4.00 per month on all income.
How have you derived support for yourself and family for the past five years?
Answer: By existing on the above small income
Do you use intoxicants to any extent?
Answer: No
How long have you been an actual resident of the State of Tennessee?
Answer: Since 1849
Have you an attorney to look after this application?
Answer: No
If so, give his name and address.
Answer: __________
Witness my hand, this 13th day of Oct 1913
(Signed) Elijah E. Hawkins
WITNESSES:
(Signed) John L. Powell, Physician, Postoffice Address: Friendship, Tenn
(Signed) __________, Witness, Postoffice Address: __________
(Signed) __________, Witness, Postoffice Address: __________
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County
I, John F. Peal, Trustee of said County, certify that Elijah E. Hawkins and his wife _____________ are assessed with 78 acres, valued at $ 750.00 and with $ No of personal property.
Witness my hand, this 20 day of May 1914
Signed John F. Peal
If applicant and his wife have no property, the Trustee must so certify.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me, C. E. Sweatt, a Notary Public Court of said County, the above named Elijah E. Hawkins, 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, this 13 day of October 1913
(Signed) C. E. Sweatt, Notary Public
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Crockett County
Personally appeared before me, C. E. Sweatt, a Notary Public of said County, the above named Dr. John L. Powell 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 Elijah E. Hawkins, the applicant, and finds him laboring under the following disabilities:
General senile debility, arcus senilis, chronic interstitial nephritis with a concornitant chronic cystitis and prostatitis, also valvular cardiac lesions with some failing compensation.
Witness my hand, this 13th day of October 1913
(Signed) C. E. Sweatt
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Dyer County
Personally appeared before me, J. H. Bessent, Notary Public of said County, the above named Asa R. Biggs and T. J. Rice, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, 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:
and the applicants service was as is stated in this application & he made an ideal soldier; further he is now unable to make a living and is in need of assistance.
Witness my hand, this 14 day of October 1913
(Signed) J. H. Bessent, Notary Public
Typed letter in file, on Business Men’s League (“Bigger and Better Friendship”) letterhead:
Friendship, Tenn. May 25, 1914
Sec’y Pension Board,
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith please find application of E. E. Hawkins, with proof attached, asking for aid by pension. You will note the application is dated back some time but the reason for this is that the applicant on or about the date secured the testimony of the attesting witnesses and afterwards decided to defer the making of application but now upon finding that he is unable to get about in the usual persuits has decided to forward same to you for your careful consideration. The applicant is worthy in every way of your careful consideration. I trust that you will be in position to aid him.
As a friend to the applicant I am handing to you herewith his applicantion.
Very truly,
(Signed) C. E. Sweatt
Typed letter in file:
HEADQUARTERS
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners
Nashville, Tenn. June 24, 1914
E. E. Hawkins, No. 14412
Mr. E. E. Hawkins
Friendship, Tenn.
Dear sir:
Is there anyone living who knows of his own knowledge that you were discharged as you claim two months before the close of the war? If so, send me his affidavit, or give me his name and address and I will write him and get the proof.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Frank A. Moses
Special Examiner
Typed letter in file:
STATE OF TENNESSEE
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Personally appeared before me, E. A. Ferguson a Notary Public in and for said state and County, L. C. Harwell who makes oath in due form of law that he knows E. E. Hawkins, of Friendship Tenn., who has made application for pension, that he knows him to be the same E. E. Hawkins who served in the Civil War in Company B. under Capt. Pete Moore whose Company was in the 14th Regiment under Col. Russell in Genl. Forrests Cavalry, he further states that he was a member of this same Company and Regiment at the time the said E. E. Hawkins joined, he further states that the said E. E. Hawkins did serve in said Company and Regiment about eighteen months and was honorably discharged at Corinth Miss, on account of Siatic Rheumatism, about two months before close of war.
(Signed) L. C. Harwell
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 29th day of June 1914.
E. A. Ferguson
Notary Public
Handwitten at bottom of page:
P. S.
L. C. Harwell the above, P.O. address is Halls, Tenn, if you need him further.
(Signed) E. E. H.
Typed letter in file:
August __, 1914
E. E. Hawkins, 14412
Mr. E. E. Hawkins
Friendship, Tenn.
Dear Sir;
We received the affidavit of L. C. Harwell in your pension case, and it was considered by the Board of the last meeting. Mr. Harwell has himself filed an application for pension sometime ago, and has never yet been able to satisfy the Board about how, when, and where he got out of the Army, and I shall have to ask you to send me the affadavit if possible of some other person who knows that you were discharged as you claim.
Yours truly,
(Not signed)
Special Examiner
Typed document in file:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1914
Respectfully returned to the
President, Tennessee Board
of Pension Examiners,
Nashville
The name E. E. Hawkins has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any company of the 12th Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army, and no record of capture or parole of a man of this name and organization has been found.
The records show that E. E. Hawkins, private, Company E, 15th (Stewart’s) Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted July 3, 1863, at Friendship. On the only company roll on file, covering the period from July 3 to August 20, 1863, he was reported absent with leave “at date of order of July 27, 1863.” It is shown that the members of this company who were thus reported were present on day of enlistment and were cut off from the command by the sudden and rapid evacuation of West Tennessee by Colonel Richardson. No later record of him has been found.
(Signed) —-? Anderson
The Adjutant General.
Typed letter in file:
June 13, 1914
Elijah E. Hawkins, 14412
Mr. Elijah E. Hawkins,
Friendship, Tenn.
Dear sir;
I can find no record at Washington were such records are kept of your service after July 27, 1863. You say you served in Cav. during the latter part of the war. Where were you when the war closed in May 1865. If not with your command, what command were you with, and how long had you been away from your own command.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Frank A. Moses
Special Examiner
The following was typed at the bottom of the above letter:
My dear Sir:
Replying to the above I will say that 1863 I joined the Cavelry in Col. Russells’ regement and being in Tennessee. Serving in this Cavelry until about two months before the close of the war in 1865 at which time I was honorbly discharged. I was at my home at this place at the close of the war. I desire to say that I served from the beginning to the close of the war except the two later months when I was honorbly discharged, and the reason for my discharge at that time was that I was suffering from Rheumatism badly.
Trusting that this information will help you, I am
Very truly,
(Signed) E. E. Hawkins