Civil War Pension: Andrew D. MERRILL (1888); Powell Co., KY

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Army of the United States, Certificate of Disability for Dishcarge. ANDREW
D. MERRILL a corporal of CAPTAIN GREEN V. HALL's Company C of the 24th
Regiment of Kentucky Vol was enlisted by Captain Green V. Hall of the 24th
Regiment of Kentucky Vol at Camp William on the 24th day of October 1861, to
serve three years; he was born in Clark County in the State of Kentucky is
45 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, dark complexion, black eyes, black
hair, and by occupation a school teacher. During the last two months said
soldier has been unfit for duty 61 days.
Station: Nashville Hospital No. 4
Date: June 20th 1862
I certify that I have carefully examined said A.D. Merrill of Captain Green
V. Hall's Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a
soldier because of phthysis _____ (tuberculosis).
Signed: JAMES F. WEEDS, Asst Surgeon, USA
Discharged this 21st day of June 1862 at Nashville.
____________, Brig Gen Commanding the Post

Claimant Affidavit; Received by US Pension Office, January 1888; State of
Kentucky, County of Powell
In the matter of claim for LINEAFORD MERRILL widow of Andrew D. Merrill C 24
Kentucky Infantry. Personally came before me a Justice in and for the
aforesaid County and State, Lineaford Merrill 59 years of age, Furnace,
Estill Co., Kentucky, person of lawful age, who, being duly sworn, declare
in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: the first affidavit I made
stating that my husband died on the 21st day of May, AD, 1880 is a correct
statement and the dates I given in my last affidavit was not correct but the
mistake my own the reason I now remember the exact date my husband death is
by a card that one of my sons has that was written him to come home just a
few days before my husband died. And I still remain the widow of the said
husband and I had by my said husband two children now living that was under
the age of 16 years at the death of my said husband. ANDREW N. MERRILL was
borned Sept the 9th 1867. ANNIE E. MERRILL borned July 26, 1870. I was not
previously married until I married the aforesaid Andrew D. Merrill nor my
husband was not previously married.
Lineaford (X) Merrill
Witnesses to X Mark
C.M. VENTERS
G.M. VENTERS
Pension last paid $12 to 4 May 1902, dropped because of death (Lineaford)
July 24, 1902.

National Archives, Vetrans Records; Andrew D. Merrill, Civil War, Claim No.
293.316; Lineaford Merrill, Pension Certificate No. 255578.