Schley County GaArchives Military Records.....Z.J. Mott March 5 1889 Civilwar - Pension Co. A, 10th Batt'n Ga. Inf. ************************************************ 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: Harris HillC http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 January 11, 2004, 9:20 pm FOR USE OF APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NOT HERETOFORE DRAWN State of Georgia Schley County Personally appears Z.J. Mott of Schley 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 such since the 15th day of March 1831; that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the states, and served as a private in Company "A," of 10th Georgia Battallion Volunteers, Anderson's Brigade; that whilst engaged in such military service, while in camp at Fort Powerton(?) in the state of Virginia, on the 15th day of May 1864, he was wounded as follows: Accidentaly shot in the left hand by the accidenatl discharge of deponents own gun while in camp as above stated with a minnie ball, said ball entering just where the little or fifth finger joins the hand at the knuckle joint and ranged strait across the knuckle joints of the fourth & third fingers breaking the bones at the joints of the little or fifth finger & fourth finger & third finger which wound caused said fingers to be amputated at said knuckle joints by Dr. Griffin, the Army surgeon at Petersburg on the 16th day of May, which wound caused the loss of said three fingers. Deponent desires to participate in the nenefits of the Act, approved October 24, 1887, and the Act amendatory thereof, approved December 24, 1888, and makes application for the allowance to which he is entitled thereunder for the year ending October 26, 1889. Z.J. Mott Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 5th day of March 1889. R.C. Meadows, N.P. & ex. of. J.P. (Notes: There appear to be no witness statements or physician affiadavits in this file. Later re-filings indicate continuous residence in Georga since 15 Mar 1830, which I would presume to be Z.J. Mott's date of birth. Another filing states 15 Mar 1829 as that date.) This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb