Schley-Marion County GaArchives Military Records.....John W. Rigsby March 2 1894 Civilwar - Pension Co. E, 63rd 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 Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 February 18, 2004, 8:52 am This pension was transferred from Marion County in 1893. FOR APPLICANTS HERETOFORE ALLOWED PENSIONS State of Georgia Schley County Personally appears John W. Rigsby of Schley County, State of Georgia, who being duly sworn, says on oath that he his a bona fide citizen and resident of said state, and has resided therein continuously ever since the 28th day of Dec. 1858; that he enlisted in the military service of the Confederate States during the war between the states and served as a private in Company E, of 63rd Regiment of Ga. Volunteers, Mercer(?)'s Brigade; that whilst engaged in such military service at the battle of Thunderbolt in the state of Georgia, on the 1st day of January 1864, he was wounded as follows: That while engaged in the Confederate service, at Thunderbolt, was detailed to mount cannon & while doing said work was ruptered so that it renders me essentially, substantialy and totally unfit to follow the mormal avocations of life. I drew in 1893 in Marion County, Ga. Deponent desires to participate in the benefits of the Act, approved October 24th, 1887, and the acts amendatory thereof, and makes application for the allowance to which he is entitled for the year ending October 26, 1894. I have heretofore been allowed a pension of fifty dollars, for the year 1893. J.W. Rigsby Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 2nd day of March 1894. T.B. Myers, Ordy. Add'l Info: John W. Rigsby is buried in Union Cemetery in Marion Co. His stone data relects no dates. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb