FANNIN - BANKS COUNTY, GA - MILITARY CIVIL WAR PENSION Brown, W.C. 1891

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Confederate Pension Application of William C. Brown

April 29 1891 allowed to W. C. Brown for Disability from
Disease in the amount of $50.00 in Banks County, Georgia.

For Use of Applicants Who Have Not Heretofore Drawn.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.

Personally appears W. C. Brown of Banks County, State of
Georgia, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he is a
bona fide citizen and resident of said State, and has been
continuously since the 1st day of October 1843; that he
enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States
during the war between the States, and served as Private in
Company E of 11th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers
Longstreet’s Brigade (he thinks); that whilst engaged in
such military service, in the State of Virginia, on the
[blank] day of [blank] 1862, he was disabled as follows:
Contracted fever at Winchester Va.  Was confined a long
while with fever and before recovery from it was attacked
with rheumatism in pretty much all parts of the body.  The
fever and rheumatism worked along together for a long time. 
Had also bloody piles.  Resulted in heart disease,
Dyspepsia.  Very troublesome and painful affliction of all
the bones and muscles of the body.  His kidneys and bladder
also became afflicted.  The diseases together came very near
resulting in death.  Was sent home eventually and confined
to the bed and to the room for a long time, several years in
fact elapsed before he was able to be up and about, but has
never been able to work except a little at a time since the
war.  The pains and other diseases all grew worse and worse,
until now he has been confined to bed principally all the
time for more than a year, and is in a helpless condition
and is dependent upon his wife and friends almost entirely.
Deponent desired to participate in the benefits of the Act,
approves October 24th, 1887, and the Acts amendatory
thereof, and makes application for the allowance to which he
is entitled for the year thereunder, ending October 26,
1891.

Signed: W. C. Brown
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of March 1891.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.

Affidavit For Witnesses.
State of Georgia,
Banks County.
Personally appears before me, the undersigned Ordinary in
and for said County, Miss Myra Brown, W. T. Bell and J. E.
Strange each of whom, being duly sworn according to law,
severally say, under oath, that they are personally well
acquainted with W. C. Brown whose application is herewith
presented for a pension, and that they served with him in
the army, and from our personal knowledge he was injured by
the service as follows: (Give full statement, and tell us in
your own language how badly applicant is disabled from work.
If he does any labor, or can do any, state what.) Myra E.
Brown swears he is not able to do any kind of work whatever
and has to be cared for as a child.  He is entirely
helpless.  He has been diseased ever since he came home from
the army.  Came home in this condition and has gradually
grown worse.  He is my brother, and I nursed and cared for
him and know positively that he was confined to his room and
to the bed most of the time for more than 3 years after he
came from after the surrender in 1865.  He had fever in the
army and it resulted in rheumatism, bloody flux, piles and
other diseases from which he has never recovered.  W. T.
Bell and J. E. Strange have lived near neighbors to
applicant for 18 or 20 years.  Say that he has been a
diseased man ever since they knew him.  He has been so
diseased that he has not been able to do any kind of labor. 
We have always heard him say that the diseases he now
suffers from were contracted while in the army and they
fully corroborate his statements of Miss Myrna Brown, his
sister, so far back as they have been acquainted with him.
Applicant has been permanently disabled, and has been so to
our certain knowledge ever since 18_.

We have no interest in the recovery of a pension by him.

Signed: Mira E. Brown, J. E. Strange, W. T. Bell.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28th day of March 1891.
T. F. Hill, Ordinary.

Power of Attorney
State of Georgia,
Banks County.

Know all Men by these Presents, That I, W. C. Brown of Banks
County, in said State, do hereby appoint T. F. Hill of
Homer, Ga., my true and lawful attorney in fact, for me and
in my name, to receive and receipt for whatever amount of
money I many be entitled to from the State of Georgia by
reason of the injury received aforesaid in the military
service of the Confederate States (or of this State), as
stated in the foregoing affidavit; hereby authorizing my
said attorney to receipt in my name for any Warrant that may
be issued by the Governor, or for any sum of money which may
be coming to me for the reason aforesaid.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal,
this [blank] day of March 1891.

Signed: W. C. Brown
Executed in the presence of us:
J. E. Strange, W. F. Hill J. P.
Direction.
If allowed, send amount to Thomas F. Hill to me at Homer Ga., and oblige,
Signed: W. C. Brown