No. 11.314

M. F. Smith

Filed June 12.09

Allowed

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To Applicants for Pension:

I, M. F. Smith , a native of the State of Tennessee and now a citizen of Tennessee, resident at Modoc, Dist No 4, P. O. R.#1 Indian Mound in the County of Montgomery 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 pensions , and fixing a penalty for violation of the same." And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of 14^th Tenn, W. A. Forbes Colonel, Ed Hewett, Capt when organized, W. A McCombs Col, A. C. Collins Capt, when disbanded in the service of the Confederate or United States, and by reason of disability or 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 soldiers’ home, and I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:

In what County, State, and year were you born?
Answer State of Tennessee, Montgomery County, August 4^th 1842

When did you enlist and in what command? Give the name of the regimental and company officers under whom you served?
Answer 14^th Tennessee, W.H. Forbes, Col, Ed Hewitt, Capt.
I enlisted before regiment was organized
I don’t remember the date

In what battles were you engaged, and if not wounded, state what disabilities did you receive, if any?
Answer I was in all the battles that the 14^th Tenn engaged until I was wounded & captured at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

What was the precise nature of your wound or disabilities, if any?
Answer a grape shot penetrated my right leg & mangled up the leg to the hip joint.

Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound or disability incurred?
Answer I was.

Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound or disability?
Answer I was taken prisoner & paroled & then furloughed by Gen. Wynder

If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until the close of the war?
Answer I was under parole from Yankees & furloughed by Gen. Wynder

What was the name of the surgeon that attended you?
Answer I don’t remember, I was under treatment in prison

How did you get out of the army, when and where?
Answer Paroled at Chester, Pa. & furloughed at Richmond, Va.

Were you ever in prison? If so, state what prison and when released.
Answer I was. Chester, Pa. About Sept. 1863

Were you paroled? If so,, when and where?
Answer I was. Chester, Pa. Sept. 1863

Did you take an oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer I did not.

If so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer

Are you married, or have you been married?
Answer married

If so, what is the size of your family living together?
Answer 5 children and wife

What are the respective ages of your wife and children living with you?
Answer Wife 52. Children, oldest Girl 16, 4 boys 7 to 14 years

To what sex do your children belong?
Answer 1 Girl & 4 boys

Are some of your children able to support you?
Answer they are not

In what business are you 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 I have no estate

What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer 20 acres very poor land, worth $300.⁰⁰
belonging to my wife, I have no property whatever

How have you derived support for yourself and family for the last five years?
Answer by working on shares with my neighbors

Do you take intoxicants to any extent?
Answer I do not

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 I have not

If so, give his name and address.
Answer

Witness my hand this 14th day of April 190 9 .
M. F. Smith

WITNESSES
, Physician P. O. Indian Mound
W. H. Bryant , Witness Stewart County, Tennessee
J. T. Jenkins , Witness R. R. No. 1

Montgomery County. ý I, H. C. Stafford Trustee of said County,

Certify that M. F. Smith and his wife Blanche are assessed

With 20 acres, valued at $ 300.00 , and with $ No of personal property.

Witness my hand this 23 day of April 190 9 .

A. C. Stafford Trustee

Montgomery County. ý Personally appeared before me, Alex Baynham
Notary Public of said County, the above named M. F. Smith
The applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him, as well as the statement and answers therein made, made oath that the said statement and answers are true.

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 14^th day of April 190 9 .

Alex Baynham

Montgomery County. ý Personally appeared before me, Alex Baynham
Notary Public of said County, the above named P. F. Bellamy
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 M. F. Smith, applicant , the
applicant, and find him laboring under the following disabilities:
Indigestion, Weak Heart, and several infirmities of age, Rheumatism

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 8^th day of June 190 9 .

Alex Baynham P. F. Bellamy, M. D.
N. P

Montgomery County. ý Personally appeared before me, Alex Baynham
Notary Public of said County, the above named W. H. Bryant
And J. T. Jenkins , two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, and with whom I am personally acquainted, and known 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:

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 23 day of April 190 9 .

Alex Baynham