MILITARY RECORDS for Paul Brooks, Hardin Co., KY Copyright © 1999 by Lena. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. cpeters@colby.ixks.com ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Military recrods of Paul Brooks: 1861-1865--MEMORANDUM FROM PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS NO. 363 Brooks, Paul, Rank P, No. of Reg't 12, State of Kentucky, arm of Service C, Co. G. Captured at Rye Valey Va Dec. 16, 1864; brought from Salisbury, N. c. and confined at Richmond, Va. Feb. 24, 1865. Paroled at cove's Wharf Va March 10, 1865; reported at CYB md March 14, 1865 sent to Camp Chase Ohio March 15,/65. reported thre March 21, /65 Co. March 14/65 Furloughed March 21, 1865 for 30 days; returned --no later record--record of prior captain--enrolled as Paul Brooks, C G 12 Ky _Vol. Sen case 640373 _____________ [Excerts from a copy of the original] Pass N. 699 DEPOT QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, TRANSPORATION DEPARTMENT Cincinnati, o. 24 Mch, 1865 Sir: In compliance withGeneral Orders No. 88, War Department, Series 64, I have this day furnished transportatio from Cincinnati, O. to Louisville, Ky for Pvt. Paul Brooks of your Company, who is on furlough. In compliance with said order, the amound of one Dollars -centes is to be charged to him by you, and reported to the Paymaster, to be deducted from his Pay. Very respectfully, your obedient servants, ____ Hunt, captain and A. Q. M. Commanding Office Company G of 12' Regiment Ky Cav. [Excerts from a copy of the original] 12 CAV. KY Paul Brooks Pvt., Co. G 12 Reg't Kentucky Cavalry. Appears on Company Muster Roll:[ many forms showing following dates] Company Muster-in Roll--Owensboro, Ky, Nov. 17, 1862 *Enlistment to Dec. 31, 1862 Present *Mch & Apl, 1863 Present *May & June 1863 Present *Sept &Oct, 1863 Present *Nov. & Dec. 1863 Present *Jan & Feb, (year missing from copy) *March and April 1864 Joined for duty and enrolled Aug. 20, 1862, Hardin Co. Ky Period 3 years. Present *July & Aug 1864 Present *Nov. and Dec. 1864 Absent *May and June 1865 Absent *Pvt., Co. G. Age 38 years. Appeared on Muster-out Roll, dated Louisville, Ky Aug 23, 1865, last paid to Oct 31, 1864 Note: Captured Dec. 15, 1864 returned to duty Aug 5, 1865 [Excerts from a copy of the original] 1898--Certificate No. 555974 Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, C. D. January 15, 1898. Name Paul Brooks Sir: In forwarding to the pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterly payment please favor me by returning this circular tohim with replies to the questions enumerated below. very respectfully, _______, Commissioner of Pensions. First. Are you married? Yes If so please state your wife's fullname and her maiden name. Answer. Yes my wife name is Lucy E. Brooks, formerly {Kelley or Kilby? [difficult to read]} Second. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer. I was married Feb. 22, 1894 in Hardin Co. Ky by W. H. Green Third. What record of marrige exists? Answer. Lichfield Grayson M. Ky Fourth. Were you previously married? If so please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer: My former wife's name was Amanda W. Corbin and died in Shelby Co. Ky, August 29, 1853. Fifth. Have you any children livng? If so please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer. Yes Gerome was born Dec 14, 1848 Eliza E. was born Nov. 6, 1851, Millburn W. was born Jan 19, 1859, Paul Rusaw was born Oct. 21, 1861. {signed Paul Brooks), Date of reply, July 5, 1898. Pensioner Dropped: Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions Mary 28, 1920, Certificate o. 830234, Class Act April, __, 1908, Pensioner: Lucy E. Brooks Sir: I have the honor to report that the name of the above-described pensioner who was last paid at $25, to Feb. 4, 1920 has this day been dropped from the roll because of death Apr. 1920. Feb. 4, 1920 May 12, 1920 To the Chief, Finance Division You are herebynotified that check # g47452 for $75 dated May 4, 1920 in favor of Lucy E. Brooks, Post office Certificate # 830234 Baldwin Park, California, Sec. 5 has been returned to this office by the postmaster with the informaton that the pensioner died April, 1920 and said check has this day been canceled. Very respectfully, Guy ____" [Transcribed from a copy of the original] 1902--STATE OF KENTUCKY, COUNTY OF HARDIN In the Pension Claim of Paul Brooks, Pvt. 12 Ky Cav , Cert No. 555 974 I Paul Brooks on my oath state that I am the claimant. that I make this application for the purpose of re opening my claim under the General Law. That my attorney in the claim is S. E. Adler, of Ottumwa, Wapello Co. Iowa to complete and prosecute my claim. My Post Office address now is Meeting Creek, Hardin Co., Kentucky. [signed Paul [his mark] Brooks] Witnesses: M. s. Green S. __ Green . subscribed and sworn to before me by the said paul Brooks this 8 day of Nove. 1902. I have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. Wm H. Green, Notary Public Paul Brooks Certificat 3 555974 Company G, 12th Ky Cal Vol A claim for penson under General Law on this the 2nd day of Dec. 1902 personally appeared before me a notary public in and for the county of Hardin and stated of Kentucky duly authorized to administer oaths Paul Brooks, aged 76 years, a resident of the county and state above mentioned and state as follows: I voluntered in 1862 into the above company and regiment and served faithfully and was never in a hospitle until I was captured. I was taken as prisioner in Rye Valley via on the 16 day of Dec. 1864. I remained in rebel prison untill March 1865. There was 16 captured when I was and only one lived besides myself to get out and he is dead know and is to the others that way there they was from other states and do not know anything of them at this date. As for my comm9issioned officers, in concerned do not no wheather any of them is living or not as to comrads of my compnay I suppose there is some of them yet alive but it would be a very difficult matter for me at this late a date when if i nowd their whereabouts to get an affidavit from them showing tot he fact that I was never in a hospital and was never treated by the regimental Doctor nor hospitle_____I was only barley alive when I got out of the reble prision so was very soon discharged and sent home and was not with my company but very little _______. Consequintally I contracted all of my disabilities while I was i reble prision soI am now old and let down and not able to work nor hunt proof. I am not ale to travel over the world to hunt my comrads, you see when I got out of prision I got a furlough home as was treated by Docter White of Breckenridge Co. ky untill I was able to be mystered out. Therefore I consider myself unable to furnish teh Proof that the Commissioner has required of me as Dr. White who treated me is dead. All of the above is the resons why I can not furnish the proff, I do not thiing that I ought to be ranged out my govt wrights because i was taken a prisoner and deprived of being with my command. [signed Paul {his makr} Brooks] Attest: W. S. Green & c. L. Green {Stamped Pension office Dec. 8, 1902) [From a copy of the original] 1907--DECLARATION FOR PENSION, ACT OF FEBRUARY 6, 1907. State of Kentucky, County of Hardin. On this 12 day of March A. D. One thousand nine hundred and seven personally appeared before me a notary public within and for the county of State aforesaid, Paul Brooks, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 80 years of age, and a resident of Meeting Creek county of Hardin, State of Kentucky, and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at Owensborow under the name of Paul Brooks on the 20th day of August, 1862 as a private in Company G 12 Regt, Ky CV, Vol in the service of the United States, in teh Civil war, and was Honorably Discharged at Louisville, on the 23 day of August, 1865. That he is not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: height, [cant read] feet, 5 inches; complexion, fair; color of eyes, gray; color of hair, light; that his occupation was farmer; that he was born July 20, 1826 at House in Shelby Co. Ky. That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: first came to Hardin County Ky after ___discharged; then went to the state of Iowa; then came back to Hardin County Ky where he has remained. That he is [checked] a pensioner. That he as --aplied for pension the No. of my penson certificate is 533974. That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of February 6, 1907. That his post-office address isMeeting Creek, County of Hardin, State of Kentucky. [Signed Paul {his mark} Brooks Attest: S. H. Reed and L. E. Brooks Also personally apreaded S.H. Reed, residing in Meeting Creek, Ky, and L. E. Brooks, residing in Meeting creek, Ky persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say tha they were present and saw Paul Brooks, the claimant, sign his name (or make his mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant and their acquaintance with him of 35 years and 40 years, respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. [signed S. H. Reed and L. E. Brooks] Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12 day of March, a. d. 1907 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc., were fully make known and explained to the applicantand witnesses before swearing. W. H. Green, Notary Public H. D. [From a copy of the original] 1916--DECLARATION FOR WIDOWS PENSION, [stamped Sep 8, l916.] State of Califoria, county of Los Angeles On this 14 day of September, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and sixteen personally appeared before me a notary public within and for the County and State aforesaid, Lucy E. Brooks, aged sixty eight years, a resident of Baldwin Park, County of Los Angeles, State of California, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain pension under the provisions of the Act of congress approved Sep 8, 1916. That she is the widow of Paul Brooks who was a private under the name of Paul Brooks at Hardin Co., Ky on the twentieth day of August, 1862 as a private in Company G, 17th Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry and honorable discharged August 23, 1865 having served ninety days or more during the late civil war. That he also served None. That she was married under the name of Lucy E. Milburn, (maiden name ________) to said soldier at Meeting Creek, Hardin Co. Ky on the 22 day of February, 1894 by H. _____, a Minister that there was no legal barrier to the marrige; that she had been previously married; that the soldier had ___(Blank checked) been previously married claiment previously married to Joseph Milburn who died sept. 16, 1882; soldier previously married to Matilda Corbin, who previously died at date unknows to claimant, and that neither she nor said soldier married otherwise than as above stated. That the soldier died Sept 8th, 1910 at Hardin Co. Ky that she was not divorced from him, and that she was not remarried since his death.................................... Claimants signature: Lucy E. Brooks [Excerts from a copy of the original]