Confederate Pension Application: R. H. HALE - Menifee Co (Part 1-3) ------------------------------------------------------- Contributed to the USGW Kentucky Archives by: Roberta Whitacre "RWhita5761@aol.com" 2 Feb 1999 ------------------------------------------------------- (Part 1 of 3) 1912 I, R.H. Hale am a citizen of Kentucky, resident at Mariba in the County of Menifee in said State of Kentucky, and was a soldier from the State of Va. in the war between the United States and the Confederate States and I do hereby apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Kentucky, entitled "An Act granting pension to disabled and indigent Confederate soldiers." And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of Co. F. 4th Va. Infantry in the service of the Confederate States, and that by reason of disability and indigence I am now entitled to receive the benefit of this Act. I further swear that I do not receive aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldier's home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:; In what County, State and year were you born? I was born in Grayson Co. Va. June 16th 1845 When did you enlist and in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you served? I enlisted March 12th 1862 Co. F 4th Va. infantry 1st Va. Brigade-General Stonewall Jackson-Cols. Reynolds, Terry &Gardner, at different times-Capt. Peyton Hale How did you get out of the army, when and where? I was exchanged at mouth of James River Va. and started back to my command Feb. 20 and 21st 1865 but before I got to my command Gen. Lee surrendered. Were you ever in prison? If so, state what prison and when released. I was captured at Spottsylvania Court House Va. May 11th 1864 and was taken to Point Lookout Md. and held there and then to Elmira N.Y. until I was exchanged 13th of Feb. 1865 Were you paroled? If so, when and where? I was paroled at Elmira Ny. Feb. 1865 Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government? Only to respect my parole after Lee's surrender We had to take the oath after the surrender to restore our citizenship ------------------------------ (Part 2 of 3) In what business are you now engaged, if any, what do you earn? I am not engaged in any business . I try to farm a little but can't earn anything. What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is its actual cash value? None Whatever What estate has your wife in her own right? I have no wife living. State the net income of yourself and your wife from all sources for the past year. None Do you use intoxicants to any extent? No How long and since when have you been an actual resident of the State of Kentucky? Every since Feb. 28th 1868 Have you an attorney to look after this application? Yes Witness Affidavits: Personally appeared before me, G. W. Buchanan, Notary Public of said County, the above named R.B. Kash one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, and who is a physician of good standing, and being duly sworn says that he has carefully and thoroughly examined R. H. Hale the applicant, and find him laboring under the following disabilities: Unable to earn a support by manual labor. "He has a broken thigh-(femur) which has shortened his leg considerable, which also incapcitates him from earning a living for him self by manual labor, he has rheumatism and bronchitis. I consider him absolutely unable to earn a living by manual labor. 19th Aug. 1912 ------------------------------ (Part 3 of 3) Affidavit of Levi Hale: Levi Hale makes oath to the following facts touching the applicant's service in the Confederate army. Witness Levi Hale further states that he is the uncle of the applicant R. H. Hale and knows he served in the Confederate army all through the war from the time of his enlistment about the end of the first year of the war. Witness was not in the same command with applicant but frequently saw him while in arms and knows he was gone from home in the war up to the close and after Lee's surrender. Witness has no interest in this claim- Witness Joe Hale states that he personally knows the applicant R.H. Hale and knows he is the identical soldier referred to in transcript from Agts. office at Washington (R. H. Hale is Rufus H. Hale) Claim approved Rufus H. Hale enlisted March 12, 1862 at Elk Creek Va., was captured at Spottsylvania Courthouse Virginia May 11, 1862, paroled at Elmira, New York February 9 1865 and exchanged at James River, Va. Feb. 20-21 1865. ============================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.