PENSION: William M. Bastin'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: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:47:12 From: Glenda Bastin To: BASTIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Wm. M. Bastin - Declaration for Invalid Pension Today, I received from the National Archives the Pension File on William M. Bastin. As you may recall, William is the eldest son of Thomas "Tommie" Bastin, III. William M. Bastin was a Private in Co. E, 3rd Ky. Vol. Infantry. Following is his Declaration for Original Invalid Pension. Glenda -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECLARATION FOR ORIGINAL INVALID PENSION STATE OF: Kentucky COUNTY OF: Metcalfe On this 16th day of April, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty three personally appeared before me a Deputy Clerk, of the Metcalfe County Court, a court of record within and for the County and State aforesaid, William M. Bastin, aged 41 years, a resident of Centre, County of Metcalf, State of Ky., who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical William M. Bastion who entered service under the name of William M. Bastion on or about the 17 day of Aug. 1861 as Private in company "E" of the 3 regiment of Ky. Inf. Vols. commanded by Capt. Jas. A. Riousaw and was honorably DISCHARGED at Louisville Ky., on or about the 8 day of Oct., 1864, by reason of Expiration of term of service that his personal description is as follows: Age, 41 years; height, 5 feet 6 inches; complexion, fair; hair, auburn; eyes, hazel. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty at battle of Peach Tree Creek, in the State of Ga., on or about the 20 day of July, 1864, he received gunshot wound of Right leg below the knee. That he was treated in hospitals as follows: In a field Hospital on the Battlefield near Peach Tree Creek for five or Six days, then was taken to a Hospital at Nashville Tennessee. That he has not been employed in the military or naval service otherwise than as stated above. That since the 8 day of Oct., A. D. 1864, he has not been employed in the military or naval service of the United States. That since leaving the service this applicant has resided in the Town of Centre, in the State of Ky. and his occupation has been that of a farmer. That prior to his entry into the service above named he was a man of good, sound, physical health, being when enrolled a farmer. That he is now In Part disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor by reason of his injuries above described, received in the service of the United States; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension roll of the United States. He hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, George E. Lemon, of Washington, D.C., his true and lawful Attorney to prosecute his claim. That he has received pension Ctf No. 224 837. That his Post-office Address is Centre, county of Metcalf, State of Ky. Signed William M. Bastin Claimant's Signature Tow witnesses to Claimant's Signature sign here: (1) J. B. Lane (2) W. T. Pace ========================================================================= 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.