Civil War Deposition, James B ROACH, Forsyth County, Georgia

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Copyright 1999    Marsha Roach

My great-grandfather, James Berry Roach, of Forsyth County, Georgia, fought 
in the Confederacy and was wounded at Baker's Creek, MS in the Battle of 
Vicksburg and died of his wounds within a few weeks.  I recently sent to the 
National Archives for his service record, which I received a couple of weeks 
ago.  It included a lot of valuable information about how and where he was 
wounded.
And it also included a copy of the following deposition made by my 
great-grandmother to claim any money due to him at the time of his death.  I 
thought this deposition might be of interest to a few other Forsyth county 
families because several other names are mentioned.
The copy of the deposition was very faint, so it required a lot of 
imagination, but the names are correct, I believe.

I hope someone else finds this in some way helpful.

Marsha Roach

Transcription of deposition:

Georgia, Forsyth County
On this, the twelfth day of August, 1863 before me, the Subscriber and 
acting Justice of the Peace of said county, personally appeared Mary A. 
Roach who herewith deposes and says that she is the lawfull [sic] wife of 
James B. Roach, deceased of Capt. W. S. Monroe's Company D, 56th Regiment, 
Georgia Volunteers, commanded by Col. E. P. Watkins, in the service of the 
Confederate States in the present war with the United. States.  That the 
deceased James B. Roach entered the service at Campbell [illeg. Word], 
Georgia on the 7th Day of May, 1862, and died at Jackson, Miss. (of wound 
received in the battle at Baker's Creek, Miss) on the 1st day of July, 1863.
That she makes this depposition [sic] for the purpose of obtaining from the 
government of the Confederate States whatever may have been due said 
deceased at the time of his death for services as a private aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed                         Maryan Roach
this before me
Alex. W. Johnston, J.P.
And on this the same day and year before me the same signed Subscriber and 
Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah E. West and 
Charity Moon, who after being sworn according to law deposes and says that 
they are well acquainted with Mrs. Mary A. Roach, the Claiment, and well 
knew for several years James B. Roach the deceased soldier herein mentioned 
and that the statement made in the forgoing affidavit by Mrs. Mary A. Roach 
as to her relationship to said deceased soldier is correct in every 
particular to the best of their knowledge and belief and that they, the same 
Sarah E. West and Charity Moon, are wholly disinterested (?),
Sworn to and subscribed before me                 Sarah E. West
Alex.W. Johnston, J.P.                            Charity Moon

I, Alex W. Johnston, an acting Justice of the Peace of Forsyth County, 
Georgia, do hereby certify that Sarah E. West and Charity Moon are persons 
of truth (?) and veracity (?) and that full faith and credit should be given 
their affidavit.
As such given under my hand and seal.    Aug. 12, 1863
Alex. W. Johnston, J.P.

W. D. Beatty, Clerk Superior Court of Forsyth County, Georgia does hereby 
certify that Alex. W. Johnston whose signature is officialy subscribed is on 
the forgoing affidavit and certificate is a regular acting Justice of the 
Peace of said county, duly commissioned and sworn at the time of signing the 
same, and that full faith and credit should be given his attestations as 
such.
Given under my hand and seal of office, Aug. 12, 1863
W.D. Beatty, Clk,S.C.