PENSION: Thomas Bastin III's Invalid Pension File, Metcalfe Co., Kentucky All of these pension file emails have been reproduced with the permission of Glenda Bastin. She is the one that submitted the pension files to the Bastin-L list. Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:36:08 From: Glenda Bastin To: BASTIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Thomas Bastin,III - Invalid Pension Here is a copy of the Invalid Pension for Thomas Bastin,III. The spelling is exactly as written on the original. Word of caution: the description of Thomas's injury is a bit gruesome. Glenda ______________________________________________________________________________ Officer's Certificate to Disability of Soldier INVALID PENSION ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES To all whom it may concern. It is hereby certified, That (1) Thomas Bastin late a Private of Captain James P. Sandridge Company B of the 21st Regiment of (2) Ky. Vol. Infty in the War of 1861 was enrolled into the service of the United States at Campbellsville in the State of Kentucky on the 1st day of November A.D. 1861, to serve for the period of three years and was honorably discharged at Madison in the State of Indiana on or about the 20th day of March A.D. 1865, by reason of (3) Surgeon's certificate of disability. He was born in North Carolina, Caswell, Co. is 47 years of age five feet six inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, black hair and by occupation when enrolled a Farmer. That during the service of the said (1) Thomas Bastin he became disabled from performing the duties of a soldier, on or about the 2nd day of September A.D. 1864, in consequence of (4) a shell wound incurred in the service aforesaid, and whilst in the line of his duty, in the manner and at the time and place as follow: (5) On the 2nd day of September 1864, at the battle of Jonesboro, Ga. he was wounded by a shell from the enemy's Battery in the left arm; the Burn(?) of shell striking the elbow joint of the left arm severing the forearm from the elbow joint, save a small piece of skin from which it- the forearm hung. He was afterward sent to the Field Hospital, not far off the battlefield and he is thereby not only incapacitated for military duty, but in the opinion of the undersigned is (6) totally disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor. That the said soldier was in good health at the time he entered the service, and the disability above referred to affected him while in the service and at his discharge as follows:(7) Rendering him unfit for service - his left arm being amputated above the elbow joint. This certificate is based upon official information and personal knowledge of facts. That the undersigned is disinterested in making this certificate of facts. Officer's Signature, Rank and Attachment Signed: James P. Sandidge, Capt. Co. B. 21st Regt Ky VVI Given at: Bull's Gap, East Tennessee Date March 27th 1865 ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading.