Carroll County GaArchives News.....Aged Veteran Brought to Roanoke Hospital - R. M. Wilson :
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"The Roanoke Leader" -- Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama :

NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, March 21, 1923

AGED VETERAN BROUGHT TO ROANOKE HOSPITAL

Last Thursday, Dr. R.C. Haynes and other citizens of Graham community were in 
Roanoke to arrange to have Mr. R.M. Wilson of Graham, a Confederate Veteran, 
79 years of age, whose right arm was shot off while fighting in defense of the 
South, placed in the Knight Sanitorium for an operation. Notwithstanding his 
age and his disabled condition, Mr. Wilson has made a crop every year until 
now. He lives alone with his aged wife.

Mr. Wilson was operated on Monday. No charges were made by the surgeons and 
the Sunday schools of the town kindly agreed to take care of the necessary 
hospital expenses during the stay of the old hero on Roanoke.  The length of 
his illness and his final recovery, is, in the nature of the case, very 
uncertain at best.  Dr. Haynes, Mr. J.E. Sherard and Mr. W.E. Phelps came down 
Monday to be with the aged veteran.  They state that Mr. Wilson is a highly 
respected citizen who moved last year to Graham from near BOWDON, Georgia.  
Due to his change in residence he is not at this time getting a state pension. 
His neighbors have been helping him, we are informed.


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