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All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************************* CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE: I have no relationship to anyone mentioned in the below file. ******************************************************************************************* Application No. A11976 Soldier's Application for Pension State of Florida,} Manatee County} On this 19 day of April, 1904, personally appeared before me, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said county and State, S. B. Carver who being duly sworn, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted on the ____ day of Spring of 1862, in Captain P. Byrd Company, county of Duval, in the State of Florida and that while in actual service in said company C 10 Inf. Regiment, of the State of Florida and in line of duty as such soldier, ____, State of ____ on or about the ____ day of ____, 186_, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of my service on the surrender of the army in Wilmington, State North Carolina. I during such service in the fall of 1862 I had a severe case of malaria fever lasting several weeks which left me in a very feeble state of health, have since the war accidentally crippled my shoulder and three years ago had an almost fatal attach of typhoid fever, since which time I have been almost totally incapable of manual labor. I will be 65 years old Aug 2, 1904. On account of the infirmities above enumerated and the services rendered I conscientiously believe that I am entitled to help from my native state of Florida. I have, with the exception of one year, resided in Florida since birth. Before enlisting in the above Company & Regt. I served during 1861 in Capt. W. P. Pillan's Co. 2 Fla. Regt. and that as the direct result of said injuries, thus received in line of duty during the war, I am now unable to gain a livelihood by manual labor; that I have continuously since January 1st, 1885, been a citizen of Florida; that neither I, nor my wife, nor both combined, own real and personal property to the value of $800 in this or any other State, and have not purposely disposed of our property for the purpose of availing ourselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida; that I am not otherwise enabled, or in a position to earn and have no income from any source sufficient for a livelihood by manual labor, and that I never deserted the Confederate service, and that I receive a pension from no other source. S. B. Carver P. O. Address: Sarasota Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of April 1904. Robt. H. Roesch Clerk Circuit Court Manatee County By H. C. Stancliff, Deputy Clerk I do solemnly swear that I was born on the 2nd day of August 1839 in Columbia county, State of Florida and that I am now almost the age of sixty-five (65) years; that I was a bona-fide citizen of this State on January A. D. 1885, and have continuously resided in this State since that date; that I do not own property, real or person, or real and personal, to the value of eight hundred dollars ($800), and that I am by reason of age incapable of providing a living by manual labor for myself. S. B. Carver P. O. Address: Sarasota, Florida Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of April 1904. Robt. H. Roesch Clerk Circuit Court Manatee County By H. C. Stancliff, Deputy Clerk We do solemnly swear that we personally knew S. B. Carver the above applicant for pension during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865, that we served with him in Capt. P. Byrd's Company C 2nd Fla. Regiment, and know of our own knowledge that he did receive the injuries set forth in the above application at the time and place claimed, and that the disability therefrom claimed to exist, does exist, and that he never deserted the Confederate Army. J. N. Rogers Late of P. Byrd's Co. 2 Fla. Reg. Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 day of April A. D. 1904. F. M. Carlton Notary Public We do solemnly swear that we are familiar with the value of all the property owned by S. B. Carver and his wife, directly or indirectly, in this or any other State, and that the actual combined value thereof does not exceed $800; that the have not disposed of any property for the purpose of availing themselves of the provisions of the pension laws of Florida, and that he is not physically or otherwise able, or in a position to earn a livelihood, by manual labor. Alex C. Roesch, Tax Collector P. O. Address: Bradenton, Florida H. S. Clark Tax Assessor P. O. Address: Bradenton, Florida Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of April, 1904. John ? Clerk Cir. Court We, the undersigned physicians, residents of the State and county aforesaid, do solemnly swear that we have carefully examined S. B. Carver, who is personally known to us to be the person above applying for a pension under the laws of Florida, and find that his condition is debilitated and from his aged appearance believe that he is physically incapacitated from earning a living. Upon physical examination find him generally debilitated with heart dilalation [sic], valvulor murmur disabling him from manual labor to any great extent & cannot earn a living thereby. J. C. Pelot, M. D. Residence: Manatee, Florida ?, M. D. Residence: Bradentown, Fla. Sworn and subscribed before me this 14 day of May, 1904. Alex C. Roesch Notary Public I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of respectability and good reputation, and that their statements are worthy of belief; that the attesting officers are duly authorized to attest said affidavits, and that their signatures thereto are genuine so far as same apply to persons residing in Manatee Co., Fla. Robt. H. Roesch Clerk of Circuit Court We, the undersigned County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, do hereby certify that we have carefully investigated the above application for pension made by S. B. Carver and are satisfied that the conditions and alleged facts therein stated are true and correct, and that he is legally and justly entitled to the pension provided by the act, approved May 3, 1901. J. B. Wyatt, Chairman A. F Hull W. A. Durrance M. C. Davis Walter Baxter County Commissioners By the County Commissioners, Attest: Robt. H. Roesch Clerk Circuit Court ******************************************************************************************* I do solemnly swear that I personally knew S. B. Carver, the above applicant for pension during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865; that I served with him in Capt. P. Byrd's Co. C 2d Florida Regiment and know of my own knowledge that he did receive the injuries set forth in the above application at the time and place claimed, and that the disability therefrom claimed to exist, does exist, and that he never deserted the Confederate Army. Joseph Rodgers Late of P. Byrd's Co. C 2 Florida Regiment Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th day of April A. D. 1904. L. Y. Ellis Notary Public ******************************************************************************************* 4050 Claim For Pension By S. B. Carver Of Sarasota Manatee Co. Late Of 10 Fla. Inft. Filed In Executive Department June 14 1904 Approved April 5 1907 Jefferson Bell, Secretary of Board Filed In Comptroller's Office April 5, 1907 Pay from April 5 1907 $96.00 per annum ******************************************************************************************* State Board of Pensions No. 11869 Governor Comptroller Treasurer Department Of Pensions State of Florida Tallahassee February 17, 1909 Hon. F. C. Ainsworth, Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: S. B. Carver, who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida, claims to have been a member of Company K, 10th Florida, Regiment, Confederate States Army. Please furnish me with the record of this soldier. Yours very truly, W. V. Knott Treasurer ******************************************************************************************* War Department The Adjutant General's Office Washington Feby. 20, 1909 Respectfully returned to the Comptroller, State of Florida, Tallahassee The records show that S. B. Carver, private, Company D, 2d Battalion, Florida Infantry, Confederate States Army, enlisted March 18, 1863. This battalion was broken up about June, 1864, and Company D, with other companies, was transferred to the 10th Florida Infantry. The records that S. B. Carver, private, Company K, of the last mentioned regiment, deserted November 13, 1864. He was one of a number of deserters received at Washington, D. C., November 25, 1864, where he took the oath of allegiance - date not stated - and remained in Washington. Other records show that he was transferred to St. Augustine, Florida. F. C. Ainsworth The Adjutant General ******************************************************************************************* Pension file - C February 23, 1909 Mr. S. B. Carver, Sarasota, Fla. Dear Sir: I have to advise you that your name has been stricken from the pension roll of this state on account of your desertion from the Confederate States Army. Yours very truly, Secretary ******************************************************************************************* Singletary & Reaves, Attorneys-At-Law Bradentown, Florida July 13, 1911 Board of Pensions, Tallahassee, Fla. Gentlemen: We are writing in behalf of Mr. S. B. Carver who drew pension number 4,050 from April 5, 1907 until February 23, 1909, on which date you advised him by letter that his name had been stricken from the roll on account of his desertion from the Confederate Army. Mr. Carver assures us that he never deserted the Army and that there is some mistake about the matter. We think it possible that the records confused Mr. Carver with some other soldier of the same name. We would thank you to look the matter up and advise us in detail from what source the information "that he deserted the Army" is obtained and what Mr. Carver may do to disprove that charge. Thanking you in advance for your attention to the matter, we are, Yours very truly, Singletary & Reaves OKR/AC ******************************************************************************************* July 21, 1911 Singletary and Reaves, Bradentown, Florida Gentlemen: Replying to your recent letter relative to Mr. S. B. Carver's claim for a pension, I quote you as follows from a transcript of record furnished by the Adjutant General and which is the source of information upon which the Board of Pensions acted: "The records show that S. B. Carver, private Company D 2d Battalion Florida Infantry, Confederate States Army, enlisted March 18, 1863. This batalion [sic] was broken up about June 1864, and Company D, with other companies was transferred to the 10th Florida Infantry. The records show that S. B. Carver, private, Company K, of the last mentioned regiment, deserted November 13, 1864. He was one of a number of deserters received at Washington, D. C., November 25, 1864, where he took the oath of allegiance - date not stated - and remained in Washington. Other records show that he was transferred to St. Augustine, Florida." I think any further effort of Mr. Carver to obtain a pension would be fruitless. With best regards, I am, Yours very truly, Comptroller ******************************************************************************************* E. F. Wilson Attorney at Law Palmetto, Fla. Dec. 19th, 1914 Hon. W. V. Knott, Tallahassee, Fla. Dear Sir: In Re Pension Claim #7505 of 1906 (Real Claim #4050 of 1907). I attach affidavit of S. B. Carver, who seems to have been on the pension rolls for some time and was dropped for the cause of his being a deserter. The affidavit attached will fully explain matters to you, and I do hope you will use your best efforts to get this old man reinstated if you could see him as I did this day your would squeze [sic] a point and pass his application. It is out of the question for him to get up the other application for the reasons he has lost track of all comrades, in fact he says they are all dead. I wish you would look this matter up. It seems to me that there is some mistake from the numbers of his pension, and let me know as soon as possible. Yours truly, E. F. Wilson State of Florida,} County of Manatee,} Before me the undersigned authority, personally came, S. B. Carver, who on being duly sworn says; That he is a resident of Manatee County, Florida, and was born and raised in the State of Florida; that his early home was in Taylor County, Florida, at Perryville, now called Perry; that he joined Capt. Pillans Company and went from Jacksonville, Florida to Virginia and was attached to Gen. Lee's Army and remained in Lee's Army until he was captured in front of Petersburg on picket and was taken from there to the City of Washington, D. C. He remained there as a prisoner about one week; was almost naked, half starved and in a pitable condition; He had his choice either to remain there a prisoner or take the oath of allegiance to the United States; he told them that he would not take the oath, as he did not wish to do any thing of the kind; He then told them that if they would let him out and give him some work and not require him to raise arms against the South and his Country that, under the circumstances, he would take the oath. They told him that they did not desire that he should fight against his Country; he then took the oath and was let out and remained in the City of Washington until some time in 1866; at which time he came back home to his Florida home; that he was a faithful solider in the lost cause for over four years and that he, being an ignorant man and without education he did not think he was doing wrong or that he could be called a deserter. Deponent further states that he made application for pension under the Laws of the State of Florida, and was granted a pension to date from April 5th, 1907, under pension certificate No. 4050, that he drew his pension up to about 1909, his last voucher closing with somewhere about December 31, 1908; That he then received notice form the Department of Pensions that his pension was discontinued for the reason that he was a deserter; He is 76 years old last August; that he has a wife; that he has no comrades in the Army by which he can furnish other proof, they being dead; that he has property to the value of about $1000.00; that he is now and always has been a good faithful citizen of the State of Florida and that he was faithful soldier during 4 long years of the War; that he has furnished sufficient proof in a former application for pension and the fact that it was granted under the Law should be sufficient evidence of his services as such soldier. Deponent further says that it is impossible for him to furnish other evidence of his services for the reason as stated above, that all his comrades are dead; that his [sic] a member of the CONFEDERATE VETERNS ASSOCIATION in good standing; IN witness whereof he has set his hand and seal this the 19th day of December, 1914. S. B. Carver (SEAL) Subscribed and sworn to before me, this the 19th day of December, 1914. Edward F. Wilson ******************************************************************************************* January 18, 1915 Mr. S. B. Carver Palmetto, Florida C/O Mr. E. F. Wilson Dear Sir: Your pension claim with the affidavit recently forwarded has been considered by the State Board of Pensions and not allowed on account of your having taken the oath of allegiance to the United States prior to the close of the war as stated in your affidavit. Yours very truly, Secretary #4050 of 1907.