Crawford County IL Archives Military Records.....Adams, Zachariah November 12, 1890
Civilwar - Pension Company H.  11. Missouri Volunteers
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Letter Commissioner Of Pensions
Robinson Ill.
Nov 12, 1890
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir,
   Replying to your call for my different P.O. addresses
&c as per inclosed Circular
I will day that when I was 
discharged I came to Hutsonvill Ill where I lived to
1872 when I moved to Casey Clark Co Ill. where I lived
till 1880 when I moved to Marshall
Clark Co Ill. wehre I lived till
187 when I moved to Robinson
Ill where I now reside

I dont know that I can gave any
fuller account of the origin of my 
disability.  my nervousness is the 
result of over heat & excertion at the
Battle of Corrnith Miss oct 3rd or 
4th 1862.  My chronic diarrhea was 
contracted at Camp Cape Girardeau
Mo during the winter of 1861 & 2

I think my Rheumatisn is the
result of great exposrue to very bad
weather during the campaign aganist
Island No 10 Mo in the early Spring
of 1862, and at different places notably at
New Madrid Mo and Duckport La.
It is hard to tell Just when one contracts
Rheumatism but I Know that it
was during my service.  on account
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of sore eyes (which were very much
inflamed) I was left at Duck-
port La for about one Month in
the Spring of 1863.  about this time
I was also Suffering greatly
with diarrhea.

This is about as well as I
can state the matter

I am a badly broken down 
man and that I lost my 
health while in the Service
and hope you will grant me
a pension.  as my record will
show that I done my whole
duty toward putting down the
rebellion.

as my eyes is very bad I have not written this letter myself
but the language is my own

Yours very truly
Zackariah Adams
Late 1st Sargt Co H
11 Mo vols

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