Pension application of Joseph Bell, Pike, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/military/civilwar/pensions/jbell. txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ALGenWeb File Manager - Carolyn Golowka ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Charlene Moore, November 2000 State of Alabama, Pike Count Full name: Joseph Bell Present Address: Troy, Alabama Age: 85 years, 9 months 0 days Lived there? always Did you actually serve as a soldier or sailor? yes Enlistment date: July 18 1861 Place: Troy, Alabama Service branch? infantry rank? private company? I Captain? Benjamin Gardner Regiment? 15th Alabama Colonel? James Canty How long did you see actual service? until the surrender Were you ever wounded? yes In what engagements? 2nd battle of Manassas When? August 30th, 1862 In what way? Through the right lung. Were you ever taken prisoner? Yes. If so, under what circumstances? While wounded. Where were you captured? Middleburg, Virginia Where were you confined as a prisoner? paroled. Under what circumstance were you released? By exchange. Were you paroled? yes When? Don't remember. Where? Middleburg, Virginia. Why? On account of wound. If not attached were is you parole? Don' know. Did you take an oath of allegiance to any other government than the Confederate States before April 9th , 1865? no Were you transferred from the company in which you first enlisted? no Have you resided in any other State than Alabama? no Are you married? yes When were you married? 1874 What is the age of your present wife? 64 Names and ages of children? none Was your name taken as a Confederate soldier in the last census? yes Do you belong to a Camp of United Confederate Veterans? yes If so, in which? Camp Ruffin, Troy, Alabama. Have you ever made application for a pension before, in this State and been rejected? no Where are you registered as a voter? Troy, Alabama With whom are you living at the present time? Myself and wife Have you ever been on a pension roll of this state before? no I hereby solemnly swear that I have answered the foregoing questions truthfully and fully to the best of my knowledge and recollection, Signed: Joseph Bell Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of September 1923. signed: J.G.Key a Judge of Probate in the for said State and County Certificate As to Service by a Confederate Veteran Do you know of your own personal knowledge that the above performed actual service as a soldier or sailor of the State of Alabama or Confederate States, and that his command was not an organization only of Home Guards or State Militia? Yes Do you know positively that the above applicant concluded his service as stated? Yes What was your Company and Regiment? "I". 15th Alabama Who was your Captain? Benjamin Gardner Colonel? James Canty Do you draw a pension from this State? Yes Do you draw a pension from any other State? no Do you belong to a Camp of Confederate Veterans? yes If so, give the name and location. Camp Ruffin, Troy, Alabama What is you present post-office address? Curry, Alabama Signed: C.N. Mallett Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th of September 1923 Signed: J. G. Key a Judge of Probate in the State of Alabama, County of Pike Affidavit of Two Citizens of the Precinct Where the Applicant Resides We, J. B. Hilliard and V .A. Gibson our post office being Troy, Alabama, and Troy Alabama, respectively, do solemnly swear that we have known Joseph Bell whose name is signed to the foregoing application 30 years and 30 years respectively, that we consider him to be a truthful and reliable person and do not believe he would make a false statement for the purpose of securing a pension. Signed J.B. Hilliard and V. A. Gisbson