ANDREW JACKSON WHEELER
[1831 -1896]
Gibson County, Knox County, Indiana
New Madrid County, Missouri

Father:  Samuel Wheeler
Mother: Nancy Key

    Andrew Jackson Wheeler was born in
1831, the son of Samuel and Nancy Key
Wheeler and grandson of James and Elizabeth
Welch Wheeler of Buckingham County,
Virginia and pioneers of Gibson County,
Indiana. He is listed as Jackson on the 1850
Census with his father.

    Andrew Jackson Wheeler served in
the Civil War from October 1861 to January
24, 1864 as private in 58th Indiana
Volunteers Co. C Commanded by William A.
Downey. He re-enlisted as a veteran and
served under Capt. Augusta Milburn, 58th
Regiment Indiana, Vet. Company C. He
mustered out July 25, 1865 at Loudon
County, Tennessee.

    A "Delclaration for Original Invalid
pension" was made, New Madrid County,
Missouri on August 3, 1895 at age 64. He
stated that he suffered from rheumatism in
back legs and shoulder. His pension claim
number was 955.786.

    The following affidavit was given in
New Madrid County, Missouri, March 26,
1892:

"that he lost his hearing in the
heavy cannonading at
Chattanooga, Tenn., in the fall
of 1863. Source is not due to
vicious habits and is of a
permnant disability.  He
further states that the
instigation was first caused by
the signal cannon of 100#
was fired to advance and then
kept up by artillary firing until
the fight was over, the older I
get the worse my hearing
gets."
March 26, 1892
"I futher declare I never have
applied for a pension since
1891.  I futher declare, I made
application before Dr. Peck of
Vincennes, Ind. and do not
know his report. It was in the
year 1867 and I had to travel
for my health and could not
attend to it."

Witnesses:  1. S. A. Phillips
                 2. J. A. Davis
    Andrew J. [X]  Wheeler



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