TAYLOR COUNTY  MILITARY COMPENSATION - Abigail Forshee

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State of Georgia
Taylor County

On this the 2nd day of February, 1864, personally came before me, Thomas R. King, Justice of the Peace, in 
and for the said County, Abagail Forshe, who, after begin sworn  according to Law deposes and says that she 
is the widow of Elisha Forshe, deceased, who was a Private in Captain Jordan Wilchar's Co. F. in the 
Twenty-seventh Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, commanded by Col. Levi B. Smith, in the service of the 
Confederate States, in the present war with the United States: that the said husband, Elisha Forshee, was born 
in the County of Houston, in said State, on the tenth day of July in the year 1832, entered the service at Griffin 
County, Spalding, and State, aforesaid, on the ninth day of September, 1861, and was killed in the Battle of 
Sharpsburg, in the State of Maryland, on or about the seventeenth day of September, 1863.  That she makes 
this deposition for the purpose of obtaining from the Government of the Confederate States whatever may 
have been due the said Elisha Forshee, at the time of his death for pay, bounty, or other allowances, for his 
services as private aforesaid.


Abagail Forshe (her mark)

Sworn to and subscribed before me
Thomas R. King, J.P.

                         

2nd Document 

Lake City, Fla.

February 18th/64

Mr. W.S. Taylor,  2nd Auditor
Richmond, Va.

Sir, enclosed I hand you Claim of Elisha Forshee, with Power of Attorney authorizing me to collect said Claims 
as Atty for his Widow.  You will discover the company and Regt to which said Forshee was attached by 
reference to accompanying papers.  Please forward Certificate of said Claim to my address at Butler, Georgia.

Respectfully,
Smith Turner



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