Putnam Co, IN Civil War Pension Application


Author: Sharon Bryant  SharonBryant@worldnet.att.net

Pension Application of Elijah C. Wilkinson

State of Indiana
County of Putnam

On this 23rd day of March A. D., one thousand eight hundred and seventy one,
personally appeared before me, the clerk of the Circuit Court, a court of
record within and for the county and state aforesaid, Elijah C. Wilkinson aged
78 years, a resident of Greencastle, Putnam County State of Indiana, who being
duly sworn according to law, declares that he was married, that his wife's name
was Elizabeth Hixon to whom he was married at Highland County, State of Oh8o on
the 15th day of August 1813, that his said wife died at Putnam County State of
Indiana, on the 26th day of April 1866; that he served the full period of sixty
days in the military service of the United States in the War of 1812; that he
is the identical Elijah C. Wilkinson who enlisted in Captain Jones' Company, in
the 1st Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Colonel McCarty, at Highland
Co., OH, on the 3rd day of April 1812, and never was discharged from the
service aforesaid for the following reason, to wit: that he was captured at
Detroit Michigan, on the 16th day of August 1812, and was paroled by the enemy
and remained on parole during the entire war; that he never engaged in any
other battle or skirmish than at said Detroit where he was captured that he
heretofor applied for and received a land warrant, for 160 acres of land; that
he respectfully refers to the records on file at Washington for full and
complete history of his military service; that he at no time during the late
rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the cause of
the enemies of the government giving them aid or comfort; or exercised the
functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in
hostility to the United States; and that he will support the Constiution of the
United States; that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act;
that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension
roll of the United States, under the provision of the act approved February
14th 1871; and he hereboy constututes and appoints with full power of
substitution and revocation, John S. Jennings, of Greencastle, Indiana, his
true and lawful attrney to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension
certificate that may be issued; that his post office is at Greencastle, Putnam
County, State of Indiana, and his place of abode is said Greencastle, Putnam
County, State of Indiana.

His

Elijah C. Wilkinson

mark

Attest: Thomas Robinson, Maggie Burress


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