Charles Chaney, Allen Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Sheila Parker Conque


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Confederate Pension Application of Charles CHANEY (1899)
Confederate Military Record of Charles CHANEY (1862-1865) 
Allen, Louisiana; 
Calcasieu, LA; 
Rapides, LA

Source: Copies of original documents from Louisiana State Archives
Submitter:  Sheila Parker Conque
Date:  4 July 2005

The information which follows is transcribed directly from documents on 
file, with copies accessible through microfilm, at the Louisiana State 
Archives, on-line research and order information as follows: 
http://www.sec.state.la.us/archives/gen/cpa-index.htm
OR copies in person or by mail at:  
Louisiana State Archives 
3851 Essen Lane 
Baton Rouge, LA  70809-2137  
Telephone:  (225) 922-1208  
(Costs less to go and make your own copies.)

Information on Charles CHANEY's application is found at the LA State Archives as 
follows:

Reel:  CP1.26 - Microdex 3 - Sequence 18
Target Card:  CHANEY, CHARLES

Applicant Information and Name Variations:

CHANEY, CHARLES
Parish:  RAPIDES - Pages:  4

Soldier Information & Variation:

CHANEY, CHARLES
State:  MS
Unit:  39th REGIMENT
Company:  CO.D

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TRANSCRIPTIONS FOLLOW:  Charles CHANEY's Soldier's Application for Pension, 
along with related
documents

(Application, page 1 - cover)

Read Act and Article on Back
No. 1841

SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
The Board Reserves the Right to Call for Additional Testimony

Quadrate (LA)
Charles Chaney
Filed  Feb 27th, 1899
Allowed (left blank)
Quarterly Allowance, $(left blank)
Allowed from (left blank)
Rejected (left blank)
(left blank), President
E. F. Brian, Secretary, Board of Commissioners
All documentary evidence substantiating your claim should accompany the 
application. All applications should be addressed to the Secretary of the 
Board of Pension Commissioners, at Baton Rouge.
Blanks will be furnished by the Secretary on request.
Regular meetings of the Board second Tuesdays in March, June, September 
and December.

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(Application - inside, p. 1)

SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

I, Charles Chaney, a native of South Carolina and now a citizen of Louisiana, 
resident at Quadrate in the Parish of Rapides in said State of Louisiana, and 
who was a soldier, (sailor or marine as the case maybe) from the State of 
Mississippi in the Confederate States Army (or navy as the case may be) in 
the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply 
for aid under Act 125 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana of 1898; 
and I do solemnly swear that I served for the Confederate States honorably from 
the day of my enlistment until the close of the civil war, (or until discharged 
or paroled as the case may be) as shown by my answers below, and that I remained 
true to the Confederate cause until the surrender and that I am now in indigent 
circumstances, and unable to earn a livelihood by my own labor or skill, and 
that I am not salaried or otherwise provided for by the State of Louisiana or 
by any other State or government, and am entitled to receive the benefits of 
said Act No. 125 of 1898, as further show by my answers to the questions below, 
which I swear to be true and correct:

1.In what town, county, State, country and year were you born?  
Answer: Near Columbia, Lexington Co., South Carolina in 1830

2.Where and when did you enlist and in what command?  
Answer: April 1862, Jackson Miss, Co. "D" 39th Regt. Miss Vols

3.Give the names of the regimental company and officers under whom you 
enlisted and under whom you were serving at the date of your discharge or parole.  
Answer: J. B. Shelby, Col; J. C. McElroy, Capt.

4.Were you wounded? If so, in what battled, and if not, state under what circumstances 
during the war you received injury or injuries?  
Answer: No

5.What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any?  
Answer: ----

6.If you have lost a limb or an eye, state when, where and how?  
Answer:  ---

7.Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of 
service?  
Answer: Never discharged

8.If discharged or paroled from the army, where were you, and what did you do until 
the close of the war?  
Answer:  Released from prison at Ft. Delaware, Del at close of war in 1865

9.What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when discharged? 
Answer: None

10.Where were you at the surrender?  
Answer: At Fort Delaware

((Application - inside, p. 2)

11.If a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you released, and to where sent?  
Answer: At New Orleans, Johnson's Island and Fort Delaware

12.Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time 
during the war?  
Answer: No

13.If so, when, where and under what circumstances?  
Answer: No

14.How long have you been a resident of the State of Louisiana next preceding the 
date of this application? Where have you resided during that period?  
Answer: Since 1870 in Calcasieu and Rapides Parishes

15.Are you married, or have you been married?  
Answer: Have been married

16.If so, what is the size of your family?  
Answer: Have no family, Have married children

17.What are the respective ages of your wife and children?  
Answer: Children's ages 46, 44, 43, 40

18.How many children have you and how many of each sex?  
Answer: 4 3 boys and 1 girl

19.Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn?  
Answer: Farming, earn very little

20.Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value?  
Answer: None

21.Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value?  
Answer: No wife

22.How have you derived support for yourself, and your family if you have one, for the 
last five years, and what prevents you from earning a living now?  
Answer: Farming, old age and rheumatism

23.Do you use intoxicants to any extent?  
Answer: No

24.Have you an attorney to look after this application?  
Answer: No

25.Give his name, address, and the compensation agreed between you?  
Answer: None

26.Give name of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses?  
Answer: Can't answer: Haven't seen or heard from any of them for several years

27.Give your postoffice address and that of two witnesses?  
Answer: J. W. Weeks, Quadrate, La

(Application - inside, p. 3 - Witness Affidavit)
                                                                                             
Witness my hand on this 24th day of February 1899       
(s) Charles Chaney, Applicant

Witnesses: 
(s) Dr. John L Wilson
(s) J. W. Weeks

APPLICANT MUST GO BEFORE CLERK OF COURT

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Rapides PARISH 

Personally appeared before me, C. L. Ransdell, Clerk of the District Court of said 
Parish, the above named Charles Chaney the applicant with whom I am personally 
acquainted, and having the application read and explained to him as well as the 
statements and answers therein made, made oath that the statements and answers are 
true. 

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 24th day of February 1899.
(Signed) C. L. Ransdell Clerk

(If possible, the two witnesses as to character should have served with the 
applicant in the a (torn out) or either state it in their oath; also any other 
information regarding applicant's army service.)

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Rapides PARISH

Personally appeared before me C. L. Ransdell, Clerk of the District Court 
of said Parish, the above named J. W. Weeks and Dr. John L. Wilson, two of 
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am 
personally acquainted, and know to be citizens of veracity and standing in 
this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with 
the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made 
in his application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge 
and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim, and that said 
applicant's habits are good and free from dishonor.

Witness my hand and seal of office, this 24th day of February 1899
(s)C. L. Ransdell, Clerk of Court

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(End of Application)
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(The following information is taken directly from Charles CHANEY's Military 
Records - 
NOTE: The microdex records have two cards per page and card numbers listed on 
the cover card cannot at present be coordinated with actual cards. "Page" 
refers to page of microdex record.)

(Page 1 - cover info)

Chaney, Charles
Co. D, 39th Mississippi Inf
(Confederate)
Private    Lieutenant (promoted)  

CARD NUMBERS

1. 4784  4080
2. 4156
3. 4744
4. 4316
5. 439(7?)
6. 4686  3705
7. 854826
8. 261699
9. 256433
10. 47263743
11. 4634553
12. 36946
13. 5187  6767

Number of medical cards herein 0
Number of personal papers herein 0 
Bookmark (blank)
See also (blank)
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(Page 2 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1  39  Miss.
Charles Chaney
Pvt., Co. D, 29 Reg't Mississippi Volunteers
Appears on Company Muster Roll 
of the organization named above 
for June 30 to Aug 31, 1862
Enlisted:
When:  April 30
Where:  Decatur, Miss
By whom:  J. C. McElroy
Period:  3 years
Last paid:
By whom:  Capt. B. Mickle
To what time:  June 30, 186___
Present or absent:  Present
(Signed) W. A. Brinkman

(Page 2, right side)

(Confederate)
C 1  39  Miss.
Charles Chaney
3rd Lt., Co. D, 29 Reg't Mississippi Volunteers
Appears on Company Muster Roll 
of the organization named above 
for March and April 1863
Enlisted:
When:  April 30, 1862
Where:  Decatur, Miss
By whom:  J. C. McElroy
Period:  3 years
Last paid:
By whom:  
To what time:  
Present or absent:  *not stated (sic)
Remarks:  Recapitulation shows 2nd Bat Lieut present for duty
(Signed) W. A. Brinkman
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(Page 3 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1  39  Miss.
Charles Chaney
1st Lt., Co. D, 29 Reg't Mississippi Volunteers
Appears on
Company Muster Roll 
of the organization named above 
for Nov and Dec 1863
Enlisted:
When:  April 30, 1862
Where:  Decatur, Miss
By whom:  J. C. McElroy
Period:  3 years
Last paid:
By whom:  
To what time:  
Present or absent:  Absent
Remarks:  Captured at Port Hudson, La not yet released
(s) W. A. Brinkman

(Page 3 - right side)

(Confederate)
C 1  39  Miss.
Charles Chaney
1st Lt., Co. D, 29 Reg't Mississippi Volunteers
Appears on
Company Muster Roll 
of the organization named above 
for Jan and Feb 1864
Enlisted:
When:  April 30, 1862
Where:  Decatur, Miss
By whom:  J. C. McElroy
Period:  3 years
Last paid:
By whom:  
To what time:  
Present or absent:  Absent
Remarks:  Captured at Port Hudson, La not yet released
(Signed) W. A. Brinkman
------

(Page 4 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1  39  Miss.
Charles Chaney
1st Lt., Co. D, 29 Reg't Mississippi Volunteers
Appears on
Company Muster Roll 
of the organization named above 
for Nov and Dec 1863
Enlisted:
When:  April 25, 1862
Where:  Decatur, Miss
By whom:  J. C. McElroy
Period:  3 years
Last paid:
By whom:  
To what time:  
Present or absent:  Absent
Remarks:  Prisoner of War captured at Port Hudson, La July 9/64
(Signed) W. A. Brinkman

(Page 4, right side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
E Chaney
Jr. 2nd Lt. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a List of Confederate Officers sent from Port Hudson to New Orleans 
on the 14th day of July, 1863, per Steamer "Suffolk"
List not dated
Where captured:  Port Hudson
When captured:  July 9, 1863
Remarks:  (none)
(Signed) J. W. Welbluison
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(Page 5, left side)

(Confederate)
C  1    39      Miss
C Chaney
Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a List of Confederate Officers, prisoners of war, going North 
on Steamer Clinton, Sunday, September 20, 1863 List dated Department of 
the Gulf, Office of Provost Sheriff, New Orleans, La., September 18, 1863
Where confined:  Custom House
Remarks:  
(illegible) shows List of 50 C. S. officers sent to N. York pr. Str. Clinton 
20th Sept 1863 
(Signed) L. E. Fehl

(Page 5, right side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
C Chaney
Jr. 2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a register of
Prisoners of War
at New Orleans, La.
When arrested _____________________, 186_
By whose order:  General Banks
Where confined:  Custom House
Charges:  Prisoner of War
When committed:  July 15, 186_
Place of sentence:  _______________________
Transferred:
When:  Sept. 20, 186_
Where:  New York
When released:  _________________186_
By whose order:  _____________________
Remarks:  Sent to New York per order Gen Banks
(Signed) J. B. Dowd
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(Page 6, left side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
C Chaney
Jr. 2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a 
Roll of Prisoners of War
at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, received from New Orleans, LA., Sept 29, 1863, and 
sent to Johnson's Island, Ohio, Sept 29, 1863.
Roll dated:  (not dated)
Where captured:  _______
When captured:  ________
Remarks:  _____________
(Signed) J. Jacobson

(Page 6, right side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
C Chancey
2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a 
Roll of Prisoners of War
at Depot Prisoners of War, near Sandusky, Ohio
Where captured:  Port Hudson, Miss
When captured:  July 9, 1863
Joined:  Sept. 20, 1863
Where from:  Memphis, Tenn
Remarks:
Transferred to Point Lookout Mch 21, 1865
Johnson's Island, Ohio, Register No. 2; page 13
(Signed) E. L. Thomson
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(Page 7 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
Charles Chauncey
2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Johnson's Island, Ohio, and 
forwarded to Point Lookout, Md., for exchange, Mch 21, 1865
Roll dated Hdqrs. U. S. Forces, Johnson's Island, O., Mch 21, 1865
Where captured:  Port Hudson
When captured:  July 9, 1863
Remarks:  (none)
(Signed) M. Borbeck

Page 7 - right side)

(Confederate)
C  1    39      Miss
Charles Chancey
2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a 
Roll of Prisoners of War
received at Fort Delaware, Del, from Point Lookout, Md.
Roll :  undated
Where captured:  Port Hudson
When captured:  July 9, 1863
Remarks:  (none)
(Signed) J. W. Wilkinson
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(Page 8 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
Chas Chaney
2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears as signature to an
Oath of Allegiance
to the United States, subscribed to at Fort Delaware, Del.
Place of residence:  Newton Co. Miss.
Complexion:  light; hair:  light
Eyes:  gray; height 5 ft, 0 in. 
Remark:
Released June 12, 1865
(Signed) (A. Krause?)

(Page 8 - right side)

(Confederate)
C 1    39      Miss
Chas Chaney
2nd Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a Register containing Rosters of Commissioned Officers, 
Provisional Army Confederate States
Date of appointment:  Nov 21, 1862
Date of resignation, death, transfer or promotion:  ________________
Remarks:  
Confed. Arch. Chapter 1, File No. 82, page 338
(Signed) C. C. Taylor
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(Page 9 - left side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
C Chaney
Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on an
Inspection Report
of Sears' Brigade, French's Division, Stewart's Corps, Army of Tenn, commanded by 
Brig. Gen. G. W. Sears,
Report dated:  in front of Atlanta, Ga, Aug 20, 1864
Date of muster of organization into service:  _________
Absent commissioned officers accounted for:
By what authority:  Prisoner of War
Date:  July 9, 1863
Remarks:  
Inspection Report H, No. 15; inclosure (sic) 9
(Signed)  W. A. Ruess

(Page 9 - right side)

(Confederate)
C 1     39      Miss
C Chaney
Lieut. 39 Regt Miss
Appears on a
List of absent officers accounted for in French's Division, Stewart's Corps
List not dated
Brigade:  Sears
By what authority:  Prisoner of War
Date:  July 9, 1863
Remarks: 
Inspection report dated Aug 20, 1864
Inspection Report H, No. 15; inclosure (sic) 14
(Signed) J. Funk
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(End of CSA military record of Charles Chaney.)