Submitted Military Records
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WAR
OF 1861
DECLARATION
FOR INVALID ARMY PENSION
State
of Iowa County of Jones on this 8th day of February 1877 personally
appeared before me B. H. White, clerk of the circuit court, within and
for the county and State aforesaid Prosper M. Burlingham aged 38 years,
and a resident of the county of Linn and state of Iowa who being duly
sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Prosper M.
Burlingham who enlisted in the service of the United States at Anamosa
county of Jones and State of Iowa on the 15th day of February 1864 as a
private in Company D. commanded by Captain W. C. Mc Beth in the 5th
Regiment of Iowa Cav. Volunteers in the war of 1861 and honorably
discharged at Davenport, state of Iowa on the 9th day of January 1865.
That while in the service aforesaid, and in the line of duty as a
soldier near the place called Nashville State of Tennessee in the month
of June 1864 from hardships and exposure he contracted diarrhea which
became chronic still continues and greatly unfits him for manual labor.
Received
hospital treatment as follows -1st- General hospital No. 1 Camp Mc
Clellan at Davenport, Iowa and discharged for said disability.
Since
leaving the service he resided mostly at or near Linn Co. Iowa. His
occupation has been Stone Mason when enrolled he was a Stone Mason and
for the purpose of prosecuting his claim he hereby appoints P. H.
Fitzgerald, of Indianapolis, Indiana, his attorney in fact, with full
power of substitution.
His
post office address is Springville, County of Linn, State of Iowa. The
paper ends with his mark X. He signed this pension application with an
X which was witnessed by two men Valentine C. Williston, and Willard J.
Cesoue; so evidently he couldn't write himself.
Springville
is near Viola and Stone City so you might check the Springville
Cemetery for his grave - Prosper Mark Burlingham also his mother and
father might be there.
On
another paper marked Army of the United States Certificate of
Disability for Discharge.
Gives
his birthplace as Solon, (or Solin) New York - date 1839 - 5 feet 8
inches- fair complexion - hazel eyes - dark hair.
Occupation
- farmer. His trouble listed as: Chronic Dysentery and Chronic
Rheumatism, resulting in anemia and great general debility. Has been
under treatment several months without benefit. Is not a proper subject
for transfer into the V. R. Corps. Disability incurred since
enlistment. Is not a case for pension. Discharged ninth day of January
1865 at U. S. A. General Hospital Davenport, Iowa.
Another
paper marked adjutant Generals office Date - Washington D. C. Sept. 29,
1876 states on paper the following: on the muster rolls of Co. D. of
that regiment ( 5th regiment - Iowa Cavalry) He is reported absent with
detachment at Nashville since July 7, 1864 - Sept. and Oct. absent in
Hospital at Davenport, Iowa. Since Sept. 18, 1864 - Jan. and Feb. 1865
reports him discharged at Davenport, Iowa, January 9, 1865 on account
of disability same report on Co. Mo. Roll.
Submitted by: Kreston A. Lane |
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Spear T. Harman, Resident of Mount Vernon, Iowa, enlisted in Company "A," 13th Regiment, Iowa Vol. Infantry, Captain J. Q. Wilis (or Willes), on the 28th day of September, 1861 at the age of 20. He was mustered into the United States service as a private for a period of 3 years on 18th day of October, 1861, at Davenport, Iowa, by Capt. Chambers, U.S.A. Mustering Officer. He was wounded in arm and leg April 6th 1882, at Shilo, Tenn, and was discharged for his wounds Aug 1, 1862. Spear T. Harman was my great-grandfather, and I was told by a family member that when he was well, he went back and served the rest of his time in another company. Submitted by: Laverna E-mail:
lgpeal@aol.com
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R. Douglass ABSTRACT OF WIDOW'S PENSION FILE OF LUCRETIA VESPER DOUGLASS MARSHALL WIDOW OF PVT. HAMILTON R. DOUGLASS, CO. F, 27TH IOWA INFANTRY March 9, 1856: Marriage of Hamilton R. Douglass, age 23, and Lucretia Vesper, age 20, Linn Co., Iowa. John B. McQueen, J. P. Certificate
of Marriage
Click to enlarge image April 25, 1857: Birth of Stewart F. Douglass, son of Hamilton and Lucretia Douglass. Aug. 9, 1858: Birth of Catherine L. Douglass, daughter of Hamilton and Lucretia Douglass. Aug. 14, 1862: Hamilton R. Douglass enlists as a private in Co. F, 27th Iowa Infantry. Oct. 3, 1862: Hamilton R. Douglass mustered in as private in Co. F, 27th Iowa Infantry, at Dubuque. Dec. 21, 1862: Pvt. Hamilton R. Douglass died in hospital at Tallahatchie River Bridge, Mississippi of typhoid fever and pneumonia. [other papers in this file state he died at Holly Springs or Camp Jackson, both in Mississippi; other causes of death given as lung fever or typhoid pneumonia] May 27, 1865: Lucretia A. Douglass admitted to Pension Roll on Original Certificate 143.213, as widow of Pvt. Hamilton R. Douglass, at the rate of $8.00 per month, retroactive to December 22, 1862. At this time Lucretia Douglass was residing at the home of her father, Henry "Harry" Vesper, in Patch Grove, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Nov. 14, 1866: Marriage of Lucretia Vesper Douglass and Warren S. Marshall, Grant Co., Wisconsin. Due to her remarriage, Lucretia was removed from the pension rolls. Feb. 23, 1867: Lucretia A. Marshall (formerly Douglass), citizen of Patch Grove, Grant Co., Wisconsin, mother and guardian of Stewart and Catherine Douglass, files a "Declaration of Minor Children for Pension." June 21, 1867: Affidavit of Alsina C. Vesper and Mary McQueen, citizens of Linn Co., Iowa, attesting that both were well acquainted with Hamilton R. and Lucretia Douglass, that they lived close by the couple and that the Douglasses lived continuously as man and wife since their marriage; that the children of the couple were born in the neighborhood and knew both children. exact date unknown, 1867: Minor Children's Pension #101.999 approved, and Lucretia Marshall, guardian, was paid at the rate of $8 plus $2 each child, retroactive to Nov. 15, 1866. Aug. 24, 1875: Alsina C. Vesper, citizen of Boulder Twp., Linn Co., Iowa, attests that Catherine Douglass was actually born Aug. 10, 1859 not Aug. 9, 1858. Oct. 2, 1875: Lucretia A. Marshall, citizen of Prairieburg, Linn Co., Iowa, testifies that the incorrect date of birth for Catherine Douglass was entered on her pension form, and that she was unaware of the error. That said Catherine was born in 1859, not 1858. Jan. 24, 1876: Lucretia A. Marshall, citizen of Linn Co., guardian and parent of Catherine Douglass, approved for payment of one year, at the rate of $8.00 plus $2.00 for the minor child Catherine Douglass. Source: National Archives and Records Administration Submitted by: Volunteer |
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