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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. 22352 Pensioner No. 8656 SOLDIER'S PENSION CLAIM Form A STATE OF FLORIDA,} County of Okaloosa} On this 1st day of February, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty three, personally appeared before me a County Judge in and for the County and State aforesaid, W. H. Tyner, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 75 years of age, having been born on the 1st day of January, 1848, in the county of Randolph, in the State of Georgia. That he is a bona fide citizen of the county of Okaloosa, State of Florida. That he has resided in the State of Florida continuously since the ____ day of Mch. or April, 1888. That he is the identical person who enlisted at Andalusia, Ala., under the name of W. H. Tyner, on the ____ day of June, 1863, in Company "E" Clanton Battalion of the State of Alabama in the service of the Confederate Army and who was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at near Andalusia, in the State of Alabama, on the ____ day of ____, 1864, on account of war closing. That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the Army in the year 1864, and did not desert the service of the Confederate Army nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States until after the surrender of the Confederate Armies. That I was ordered disbanded at close of war. That my postoffice address is Laurel Hill, County of Okaloosa, State of Florida. W. H. Tyner Attest: (2) J. S. McKinney (1) T. R. James Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of February A. D. 1923; and I hereby certify that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant before swearing; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. T. R. James, County Judge Okaloosa County, Fla. ******************************************************************************* (FORM E) Affidavit to be Made by Comrade State of Florida} County of Okaloosa} Before me, a County Judge in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came J. S. McKinney, of Valparaiso, County of Okaloosa State of Florida who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Andalusia in the State of Alabama on the ____ , in Company (Pension No. 8317) Regiment of the State of ____, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that W. H. Tyner enlisted in Company "E" Clanton Battalion Regiment of the State of Alabama, at Andalusia, in the State of Alabama on the ____ day of June, 1863; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the end of the war, 1864, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of war ending, at Andalusia in the State of Alabama, and did no desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with W. H. Tyner in Company "E" Clanton Battalion of the State of Ala., and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at end of war, in the State of ____, on the ____ day of ____, 1864; by reason of war closing and I did not desert the Confederate States service no take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. J. S. McKinney Late of Company "E" Clanton Battalion Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of February, 1923, and I hereby certify that the above declaration was fully made know to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this declaration. T. R. James, County Judge Okaloosa County, Fla. (FORM F) Affidavit to be Made by Comrade State of Florida} County of Okaloosa} Before me, a County Judge in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came H. E. McKinney, of Tupelo, County of Lee, State of Mississippi, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Andalusia, in the State of Alabama on the ____ day of June 1863, in Company "E" Clanton Battalion Regiment of the State of Alabama, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; that he knows of his own personally knowledge that W. H. Tyner enlisted in Company "E" Clanton Battalion Regiment of the State of Alabama, at Andalusia, in the State of Alabama on the ____ day of June, 1863; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the ____ day of close of war, 1864, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of war ending, at near Andalusia in the State of Alabama, and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with W. H. Tyner in Company "E" Clanton Battalion of the State of Alabama; and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at the end of war in the State of ____, on the ____ day of ____, 1864, by reason of war closing and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the War. H. D. McKinney Late of Company "E" Clanton Battalion. Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of February, 1923, and I hereby certify that the above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this declaration. T. R. James, County Judge Okaloosa Co., Fla. ******************************************************************************* Report of County Commissioners We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Okaloosa Florida, do hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing application of W. H. Tyner for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by us, and we are satisfied that the representation made in the petition and affidavits are true, and that a pension should be granted to the applicant. Witness our hands this 13 day of Feby., A. D. 1923. (1) P. L. Ewing, Chairman (2) D. E. Helton (3) C. C. Steele (4) T. Walter Coleman (5) W. H. Graham County Commissioners. ******************************************************************************* Letter State of Florida Comptroller's Office Tallahassee Feb. 16th, 1923 The Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. W. H. Tyner, claims to have been a member of Co. E, Clanton's Battalion, State of Alabama, C. S. A. and to have been Honorably Discharged near Andalusia on account of the close of the War. If you can furnish me with a record of his service, same will be very much appreciated. Thanking you for your prompt attention to this matter, I am, Yours very truly, Comptroller /B Refer to: #22352 ******************************************************************************* Letter State of Florida Comptroller's Office Tallahassee Feb. 16th, 1923 The Adjutant General, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: H. D. McKinney, who is witnessing a claim for a pension claims to have been a member of Co. E, Clanton's Alabama Regiment, C. S. A. If you can furnish me with a record of his service, same will be very much appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your early attention to this matter, I am, Yours very truly, Ernest Amos, Comptroller ******************************************************************************* Letter War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Feb. 21, 1923. Respectfully returned to Ernest Amos, Comptroller, State of Florida, Tallahassee, Fla. with the information that the name mentioned within has not been found on the rolls, on file in this Department, of the organization to which reference is made, which rolls partly cover the period from Mar. 1, 1863, to Feb. 16, 1864, and that nothing has been found in the official records concerning the service, capture or parole of W. H. Tyner, Co. E, 1 (Clanton's) Ala. Cav. C. S. A. It is deemed proper to remark, however, that the collection of Confederate States Army records on file in this Department is far from complete, and is not fully indexed, and the failure to find the name of any person thereon (or to find his complete record) is by no means conclusive evidence that such person did not serve during some period not covered by the records on file in this Department. Robert C. Davis, The Adjutant General ******************************************************************************* Letter Feb. 26, 1923 Refer to Application on #22352. Alabama Pension Commission, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir: W. H. Tyner, who is applying for pension under the Laws of the State, claims to have enlisted in Co. E, Clanton's Battalion, State of Alabama in June 1863 and furnishes the affidavits of H. D. McKinney and J. S. McKinney, who claims to have served in the same Command with him. The information that I desire is to know if this Command was in the service of the State of Alabama or in the Confederate States Service. Also if you have any record whatever of these soldier's serving in this Command, please advise. Assuring you of my appreciation for your prompt attention, I am, Yours very truly, Comptroller. ******************************************************************************* Letter State of Alabama Department of Archives & History Montgomery In Reply to File No. A-911 March 5, 1923 My dear Mr. Amos: Your inquiry of February 26th, addressed to the Alabama Pension Commission, in re application No. 22352, I regret that we can give you no information with reference to the service of W. H. Tyner, H. D. McKinney and J. S. McKinney. If these men can suggest the company commander's name it is possible that we can help you. Clanton's "Battalion", was really a division, Gen. Clanton being in command of several regiments. I will await your attention, and with good wishes, I am, Very truly, Mrs. Marie B. Owen, Director ****************************************************************************** Claim For Pension by W. H. Tyner of Laurel Hill Postoffice Okaloosa County Late of Co. E. of Clanton Bat. Alabama Regiment Filed in Pension Department Feb. 16, 1923 Approved and Filed in Comptroller's Office March 8, 1923 With pay from Feb. 16, 1923 At the rate of $300.00 per annum Sinclair Wells, Secretary of Board.