Heard County GaArchives Military Records.....William W Potts February 3 1899 Civilwar - Pension Co E 19th GA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 March 25, 2004, 4:27 pm February 3, 1899 Pension application of William W. Potts of Heard County, Georgia For Use of Applicants who Have Not Heretofore Drawn State of Georgia, Heard County Personally comes W.W. Potts of said Heard County, State of Georgia who being duly sworn says on oath that he was born on the 16 day of August 1840, that he is a bona fide citizen and resident of Georgia and has been continuously since his birth in 1840, that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States on the 23 day of August 1861during the war between the states and served in Company E of the 19th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, Colquitts Brigade and was honorably discharged on the 22 day of August 1864; that whilst engaged in such military service and in line of duty in the State of Virginia on the 12 day of August 1864 he was disabled as follows: While at Petersburg in the ditches he had a severe hemorrhage from the lungs and was carried out to the sick camp and in a short while was discharged on account of said disease. Just prior to that time he marched from Florida through the lakes and ponds of Olkafonaca ? swamps and he there on this march contracted lung trouble and rheumatism. He is now a great sufferer from said disease and has been since his term of service. He can't expose himself, can't plow or hoe, pick cotton, pull fodder or do any farm work. Said condition is now permanent and has been since his term of service in the war. He contracted said disease while in the service of the army as a soldier and it renders him practically incompetent to perform the ordinary manual vocation of life. W.W. Potts Sr. (signature of applicant) Deponent desires to participate in the benefits of the Act approved Oct 24th 1887 and the Acts amendatory thereof and makes application for the pension to which he is entitled for the year thereunder ending Oct 25th 1899. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 3 day of February 1899. Robt G Crain, Ordinary Physicians's Affadavit State of Georgia, Heard County Personally comes before Robt G Crain Ordinary of said County, O.C. Brittain and J. Daniel, both known as reputable physicians of said County who being severally sworn say on oath that they have carefully examined W.W. Potts Sr. and after such personal examination say that the present condition of the applicant is as follows: He is now suffering from a severe lung trouble with both lungs affected. Left lung is badly affected, very little air is passing through it. He has severe hemmorage from lungs. He has severe cough with phlem streaked with blood and he is greatly emaciated on account of said disease and it renders him practically incompetent to perform the ordinary manual vocation of life. Said condition was brought on by exposure. Dr. Brittain treated applicant for hemorrhage from lungs in the Fall of 1865. We have treated applicant professionally for thirty years and his condition is as above stated. O.C. Brittain, M.D., J.W (or N.?) Daniel, M.D. Soldier's Pension for W.W. Potts approved for $50. per annum on 8/23/1890. Richd. Johnson, Comm. of Pensions **************************************************************** Application for Soldier's Pension Under Act 1910 Questions for Applicant to Answer State of Georgia, Heard County W.W. Potts of said State and County hereby applies for the pension provided by Act of 1910 to Confederate Soldiers and submits his sworn statement with his testimony to make out the same and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the questions propounded, answers as follows to wit: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? W.W. Potts Franklin GA Heard County 2. How long and since when have you been a continuous resident citizen of this state? Since Aug 10, 1840 3. Did you enlist in the Army of the Confederate States or the Organized Militia of this State from 1861 to 1865? I did 4. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did you enlist? june 23, 1861 Heard Co. GA Co E 19th GA Regt. 5. How long did you remain in the actual military service with said Company and Regiment? 3 years to Aug 1864 6. When and where was your Company and Regiment surrendered or discharged from service? Greensborrough N.C. 7. Were you actually present with your Command when it was surrendered or discharged? I was not. 8. If you were not actually present state specifically and clearly where you were: At home sick in Heard Co. a. Where was your Command when you left it? Petersburg VA b. When did you leave the Command: Aug 12, 1864 c. For what cause did you leave: Was discharged, had lung trouble d. By those authority did you leave? By Board of Physicians and Commanding Officer e. For how long was your leave granted: Permanent discharge by authority of Commanding Officer and Physician f. Why did you not return to your Command after leave expired? I was not able g. In what way were you prevented? Was sick with Bronchial Trouble h. What effort did you make to return? None, was not able i. Were you captured during the war? Was not j. Was not captured 9. What property of every description was owned, in the use possession and control of yourself and wife and its cash value on the 4 Nov 1908? None 10. What property of any kind have you or your wife disposed of and for what purpose since 4 Nov 1908: None 11. What property of any description of any kind and of any value is now owned and in the use possession and control of yourself and wife: None 12. What annual or monthly income or earnings of yourself and wife and the source derived have you? None except daily labor when I am able 13. Are you drawing a pension of any amount from this State or the United States: Am not 14. Have you ever applied for the Georgia pension and had it refused and for what cause it was not allowed? Have been on pension roll, was stricken by Grand Jury in 1908 when I was on visit to my children in state of Texas. I am now a citizen of GA and claimed GA as my home all the while. W.W. Potts, Sr. (signature of applicant) Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 15 day of August 1910. T.M. Awbrey, Ordinary, Heard County Questions for Witness as to Service State of Georgia, Heard County T.J. Porter of said State and County is hereby presented as a witness in support of the application of W.W. Potts for the pension provided by the Act of 1910 in said state and after being duly sworn true answers to make to the questions propounded answers as follows: 1. What is your name and where do you reside? T.J. Porter Franklin GA Heard County 2. How long and since when have you known W.W. Potts the applicant? Since 1861 3. Where does he now reside and since when has he been a bonafide continuing resident in this state and how do you know? Heard County GA since 1907 4. When where and in what company and regiment did W.W. Potts enlist during the war from 1861 to 1865? June 23, 1861 in Heard Co. GA Co E 19th GA 5. How did you obtain your information of his service? Was enlisted same time and place, was with him in the service. 6. How long within your own personal knowledge did he perform actual military service with this Company and Regiment? from June 23, 1861 to Aug 1864. 7. When and where was his Company surrendered or discharged? April 1865 at Greensborrough N.C. 8. Were you personally present at the surrender? I was present 9. If not, where were you and how came you there? I was present 10. Was the applicant personally prsent with his Command at surrender? He was not 11. If not where was he and how came him there? At home 12. When did he leave his Command? Aug 1864 Where was his Company when he left it? petersburg VA. For what cause did he leave? Was discharged By Whose Authority did he leave: Board of Physicians and Officers How long was he granted leave: Indefinitely How do you know all that you stated is true: I was present with him. 13. In what way was he prevented from returning to his command and how do you know? Was sick; I was with him. 14. What effort did he make to return to his command and how do you know? None, was sick and discharged with Lung Trouble. 15. Was applicant captured and a prisoner? No T.J. Porter (signature of witness) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15 day of Aug 1910. T.M. Awbrey, Ordinary of Heard County Affidavit of Two Freeholders State of Georgia, Heard County Personally before me comes A.J. Hester and R.B. Mooty who on oath says that they are free holders residing in said County and we know W. W. Potts the applicant for pension and we know the property that is now in the use possession and control of himself and wife and its cash value to wit; $10.00 worth of mechanical tools. R.B. Mooty, A.J. Hester (signature of witnesses) Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 27 day of Aug 1910. T.M. Awbrey, Ordinary of Heard County State of Georgia, Heard County Franklin, Georgia The Ordinary's Office, Heard County, Aug 31, 1910 Dear Mr. Lindsey, This W.W. Potts in the same man who was stricken from Roll by recommendations of Grand Jury while as he claims he was on visit to his hcildren in Tex. Also same man that we tried to get back on roll last year. He is now a citizen of GA and has been for twelve months. He is old and not able to make support by his labor. If you can place him on roll as a pensioner again it will I am sure be highly appreciated. He can't possibly live long as he has Consumption. Yours most obediently, T.M. Awbrey, Ord'y. March 15, 1911 (completed a second Application for Pension Under Act of 1910) State of Georgia, Heard County Questions for Applicant to Answer 1. What is your name and where do you reside? W.W. Potts Heard County GA PO Frolona GA Rt 1 2. How long and since when have you been a continuous resident citizen of this State? All my life except one year in Ala since 1840 3. Did you enlist in the army of the Confederate States? Yes 4. When and where and in what Company and Regiment did you enlist? June 1861 Heard Co GA Co E 19 GA Regt Infantry 5. How long did you remain in actual Military Service with said Company and Regiment Co E 19th GA? One month was discharged, reenlisted Spring 1862. 6. When and where was your Company and Regiment surrendered or discharged from the service? April 1865 at Bentonville, S.C. 7. Were you actually present with your command when it was surrendered or discharged? No 8. If you were not actually present state specifically and clearly where you were? At home in Heard County GA sick. a. Where as your Command when you left it? At Petersburg VA; Was discharged August 12, 1864. b. When did you leave the Command: August 12, 1864 c. For what cause did you leave: Was honorably discharged; Comsumption d. By whose authority did you leave: Was discharged by the Officer in Command. e. For how long was your leave granted: Indefinitely f. Why did you not return to your command after leave expired: Sick and not able g. In what way were you prevented? Sick and not able 9. What property of every kind and description was owned in the use possession and control of yourself and wife and its cash value on 4 Nov 1908? No property 10. , 11. 12. What property of any kind have you or wife disposed of and for what purpose since Nov 4 1908? None 13. Are you drawing a pension of any amount from this State or the United States? No 14. Have you ever applied for the Georgia pension and had it refused, and for what cause it was not allowed? Yes. Proof not sufficient. Past years resident was on disabled roll and striken by Grand Jury in 1907. W.W. Potts (signature of applicant) Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15 day of March 1911. T.M. Awbrey, Ordinary of Heard County Letter written by W. W. Potts in February 1911 to the Board of Pension Examiners: Heard County, Georgia " The out brake of the Sivil War 1861. The first Volunteer Company that was mayed up in Heard County was mayed up by one Captain Hix. The Company was called a Minut Company that ment go at a minuts notice. The Company Numbered over one hundred young men all wearing a blue cockade pined on ther hats ready and anctious to go. I was a member of the Company. So Captain Hix receved orders to go to Charleston S.C. with his Company. At the same time Captain Hix was taken sudently sick and dyed in a few days. So that done away with our Minut Company. Then there was a Volunteer Roll formed up for three years or during the War. So me Thomas Hales and William Wood was the first three to inrole our names from that. There was soon a large Company mayed up. When it came to electing a Captain for the Company too men were mentioned, Joe Brown and C.W. Mabrey. Some wanted Brown others wanted Mabrey. This caused a split in the Company and we mayed too Companys of it. Captain Brown was the first to get off with his Company. Soon after Captain Mabrey had his Company ready and was ordered to Atlanta GA. From there we was ordered to the Big Shanties GA. There on the 23rd day of June 1861 we was mustered into servis under W.W. Boyd Colnel of the Regiment. The Regiment was then numbered as the 9th GA Regiment, the letter of the Company was B. So we remained at the Big Shanties and drilled until some time in July. The Regiment receved orders to go to VA at that time. I was sick not able to go with my Command. So I was given papers of Retainment? until able to go to my Command. So I went home very much greved because I could not go with my Company. Soon after I got home I taken Wooping Cough. About the time I was recovering from Wooping Cough I was sezed with Mezels which went hard with me and it was sum time before I was able to go to my Command but as soon as I was able I went back and rejoined my Command which was then in Virginia. By this time the number of the Regiment had been changed from the 9th to the 19th GA Regiment. The letter the Company had ben changed from B to E. The Regiment was then attached to Archers Brigade D. H. (?). with volunters from each State of the Confederacy. There its soldiers in Brigades together the 6th 19th 23rd 27th and 25th GA Regiments was put together which formed Colquitts Brigade. The Brigade was then attached to Hooks Division Stonewall Jacksons Corps after the Battle of Chanclersville VA. We was transfererd to General Buragards Command and was ordered to Kingston NC. After a short stay there we was ordered to Charleston S.C. There we defended Battery ? Wagenor and Fort Sumpter for 6 or 8 months. In February 1864 we was ordered to Floridia. On the 20th February 1864 we fought the Battle of Olesta Station Fla. From there we was ordered to Petersburge VA. Soon after we got there we fought the Battle of Petersburge Hights. Some times called Druries Bluff. From there we was ordered to Cold Harber. After the assalt on Cold Harber which we defeated we was ordered back to Petersburge geting there at night after the yankees had taken the brest works that evening. We was the first troops to get there after the brest works was taken so we was marched out in front of the old ditches that was held by the yankees and formed lines of battle. Every man went to work throwing up brest works. Those that could not get any tools used their baonets and tin plates and so by day light we had prety good best works. So we held this porsison until better works was erected back to our reer nearer Petersburge. Then we fell back to those works under the darkness of night. This was the begining of the sege of Petersburge. There I remained in the ditches with my Command until or or about the 12th of August 1864. Thare and then I was taken out of the ditches with hemorrge of the lungs and carried to the sick camp and honerbely discharged and sent home. So this ended my carer as a Confederate Soldier and I saw no more of the cruel war. This is to sho some mistakes that has bin mayed in regard to my servis in the Confederate army. So several years after the surrender the State of Georgia past a law to pension her disable soldiers. Under this law I was entitled. After some time I sent in my application and receved a pension of fifty dollars per year for four or five years. About 8 or 9 years ago I happend to the misfortun to get broake up, lost three crops in succession from overflows. My children all married and left me, my helth give up, my wife dyed. So I was left homeles no place of ?, stay only with my daughter Mrs. J.A. Dulin. Soon she my daughter with her husband moved to the State of Texas. So I was agane left homeles. After a short time I went to my daughters in Texas expecting to return home in few weekes but unfortunately I was taken down sick and could not get back home and receved my pension but in leaving Texas I left under promise to go back and stay three months which I did. Soon after I went back I saw from the Franklin News that I had bin reported by the Gran Juror as living in Taylor County Texas and was stricken from the pension role. This was rong and was done through malace. Never have I went to Texas only on a visit but alas I came back home in the corse of three or four months in January 1908. I was at Simpson GA at the time. The old soldiers was going to Franklin to sign up papers for their pensions and I was asked why I did not go. I replyed that there was not any use of me going that I had bin stricken from the pension role. Some of them sayed that did not make any deference if I would go I would get my pension. I did not go but writin to Ordanary Crain in regard to it so he replyed at once. Also sent me a notice from the Commissioner of Pensions that I had bin reported to him as living in Taylor County Texas but the time was out when I got this notice. Ordinary Crain stated that he would of notified me sooner but did not no where I was. So last year i sent in my application under the New Pension Law and was turned down on account of a mistake mayed in regard to the time that I was discharged from the servis and it has also bin reported that I spent my pension money in riding on rail roads that is positivly false. Never did I spend my pension for anything but for something that I was compeled to have. I always considered that was give to me by the State as a living and I would not use it in any other way and I can sefely say if there is any of the old soldiers that is entitled to a pension under the Pension Law I am one of them. This is a true and correct sketch of the hole matter. W.W. Potts Questions for Witness at to Service State of Alabama, Cleburne County Personally appeared, J.W. Ferrell who after being duly sworn deposes and says that he was a member of Company E 19th Georgia Regiment and personally know W.W. Potts who was a member of the same Company an Regiment and was with his command until some time during the month of June 1864, after that time I was sick and taken to hosopital and when I got back to my command W.W. Potts was discharged. J.W. Ferrell Sworn to and subscribed bfore mt this 25 day of Feb 1911, G.M. Pirkle, Justice of Peace in said State and County Georgia, Heard County Feb 20th 1911 This is to certify that I, T.J. Jackson serves as a Confederate soldier in Company E 19th Georgia Regiment with W.W. Potts from the early part of 1863 and that W.W. Potts was continuously with his Company until August 1864 and he was then discharged at Petersburge VA on account of bad health on or about the twelfth of August 1864. T.J. Jackson Sworn to and subscribed before me this Feb 20th 1911. M.J. Ridley, J.P. Georgia, Carroll County Personally came J.M. Davis who on oath says he enlisted in March 1862 in the 19th Georgia Regiment Company E and W.W. Potts was a member of same Company and he served until August 1864 then he was discharged. J.M. Davis Sworn to and subscribed before me this Feb 25th 1911. W.L. Craven, J.P. Georgia, Heard County Personally came J.A. Ferrell who on oath says he enlisted in Company E 19th Georgia Regiment in February 1863 and I, J.A. Ferell personally know W.W. Potts to be a member of the said Company and Regiment. I servd with said W.W. Potts in the same Company and Regiment until August 1864, then W.W. Potts was taken out of the ditches with hemorage and bleeding of the Lungs, unable to walk, on or about the 12th day of August 1864 at Petesburg Virginia and was carried to the sick Camp and was honorable Discharged. J.A. Ferrell, X, his mark Sworn to and subscribed before me this March 11, 1911. F.S. Robinson, J.P. Confederate Soldier's Application of W.W. Potts of Heard County, GA approved for 1911. J.W. Lindsey, Commissioner of Pensions. ******************************************************************************* Additional Comments: Civil War service record (abstract) Name: William W Potts Residence: Heard County, Georgia Enlistment Date: 26 June 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Georgia Unit Numbers: 359 359 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 June 1861 Enlisted in Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 26 June 1861. Admitted on 10 July 1863 at Chimborazo Hospl, Richmond, VA Returned on 15 July 1863 Wounded on 12 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA (Severe hemorrhage of lungs) Received a disability discharge Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 22 August 1864 ******************************************************************* 1880 census Heard County, Georgia William Potts, age 39, Georgia, South Carolina, Georgia Viola, wife, age 24, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia William, son, age 4, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia Othela, daughter, age 3, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia Robert, son, age 10 months (born in Aug.), Georgia, Georgia, Georgia ******************************************************************************* 1900 census Heard County, Georgia Franklin Dist. 788 page 93 (Enum. Dist. 75) June 15, 1900 (enumerator: Jos. Blanks) William W. Potts, Aug. 1840, age 59, married 26 years, Georgia, South Carolina, Georgia (Farmer) Viola, wife, July 1856, age 43, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia (mother of 5 children, 5 living) John M., son, July 1881, age 18, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia ******************************************************************************* 1910 census Heard County, Georgia Militia Dist. 761, Texas Dist. page 237 (Enum. Dist. 61) NOTES: Residing with Sanders Formy family in this census) Sanders W. Fornby ?, age 60, Georgia, Georgia, U.S. (married 26 years), Farmer, General Farm Gustie A., wife, age 54, Georgia, Georgia, South Carolina John, son, age 37 (?), Georgia, Georgia, Georgia Sanders, son, age 20, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia Essie, daughter-in-law, age 19, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia William Potts, brother-in-law, age 70, Georgia, Georgia, South Carolina ************************************************************************ NOTES: Heard County, Georgia Marriages: Ola Potts married John Dulin Nov 30, 1894 ****************************************** 1900 census Heard Co. Georgia Militia Dist. 761 page 51 June 26, 1900 John A. Dulin, Apr 1877, age 23, GA, GA, GA (maried 5 years) Farmer Olla V., wife, May 1877, age 23, GA, GA, GA (mother of 2 children, 2 living) Ludie, daughter, Oct 1896, age 3, GA Lee, son, June 1898, age 2, GA *************************** 1920 census Fisher County, Texas Pct 3 page 225 (Enum. Dist. 73) March 5, 1920 John A. Dulin, age 43, GA, GA, GA (Farmer, General Farm) Viola, wife, age 43, GA, GA, GA Melvin, son, age 18, TX Vera, daughter, age 16, TX Emma, daughter, age 14, TX Opal, daughter, age 13, TX W.J., son, age 10, TX Cora, daughter, age 9, TX Viola, daughter, age 2, TX Olen Patterson, boarder, age 18, TX ************************************ This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 24.6 Kb