Civil War Pension Application for Jean William Domingue. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by J C Nolan ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Civil War Pension Application Jean William Domingue, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Following is transcribed from the Soldier's Application for Pension for Jean William Domingue From microfilm at the Louisiana State Archives. Page 1 of file Read Act and Article on back. Lafayette 769 No. 15218 Soldier's Application for Pension The board reserves the right to call additional testimony. Lafayette Jean W Domingue Filed Jan 18th 1899 Co A 26th La Inf. Allowed 3.90 10.00 Quarterly Allowance, $ 13.90 Pension Allowed from (blank) Rejected (blank) -- illegible--, President -- illegible--, Secretary Board of Pension 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. Page 2 of the file SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION. I, Jean W. Domingue, a native if Louisiana and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Lafayette in the Parish of Lafayette in said State of Louisiana, and who was a soldier, (sailor or marine as the case may be) from the State of (blank) in the Confederate States army (or navy as the case may be (this is crossed out)) 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 the Confederate States honorably from the date 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 125 of 1898, as further shown 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: Lafayette, Louisiana, born in 1829 2. When and where did you enlist, and in what command? Answer: Lafayette, Company A, 26 La. Vol. On March 27 1862 2. Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you enlisted, and under whom you were serving at the date of your discharge or parole. Answer: Col. DeClout, Lt. Col. Cage, Major Hall, Capt. Eraste Mouton, 1st Lt. N Eastin, 2nd Lt. W. Campbell 3rd F. Martin. When paroled it was Col. Hall, Crow was Major, Capt. E. Mouton, N. Eastin, W. Campbell. 3. Were you wounded? If so, in what battles, and if not, state under what circumstances during the war you received injury or injuries. Answer: Not wounded 4. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any? Answer: No wound 5. If you have lost a limb or eye, state when, where, and how. Answer: No loss 6. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service? Answer: No discharge 8. If discharged or paroled from the army, where were you, and what did you do until the close of the war? Answer: Paroled at Vicksburg. Returned home, then returned to my regiment at Alexandria, La, and remained in my regiment until the end of the war. 9. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when you were discharged? Answer: I was not discharged 10. Where were you at the surrender? Answer: Mansfield, La. 11. If a prisoner, in what camp, and when were you released, and to where sent? Answer: Mad [sic] prisoner at Vicksburg and released there on parole and went home. 12. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? Answer: I never did take the oath. 13. If so, where and under what circumstances? Answer: No place 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: All my life time, always resided in La 15. Are you married or have you been married? Answer: I am married for the second time 16. If so, what is the size of your family? Answer: Two girls of the 2nd wife and nine of the 1st wife 17. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Answer: My wife is 34. The children are 10 and 9 years old of my second wife, and of the first wife are 40, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31 respectively. 18. How many children have you, and how many of each sex? Answer: Two children girls of 2nd wife, and 1st 9, 8 boys and 1 girl. 19. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Answer: No business, nothing. 20. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: No estate real or personal, except a horse. 21. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: No estate of any kind. 22. How have you derived support for yourself, and family if you have one, for the last five years, and what prevents you from earning a living now? Answer: Working on share. Too old to work in the field or on share and earn a living. 23. Do you use intoxicants to any extent? Answer: I do not. 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 names of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses. Answer: Alexandre Martin, Emanuel Albarado Lafayette La. also A. J. Moss Lafayette. Also Hilaire Savoy 27. Give you postoffice address and that of the two witnesses. Answer: Lafayette, Louisiana Page 4 of the file Witness by my hand this 16 day of January 1899 Jean W. Domingues (his mark) APPLICANT MUST GO BEFORE CLERK OF COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Lafayette PARISH Personally appeared before me, Ed. G. Voorhies Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named Jean W. Domingues the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him as well as the statements and answers therein made, made oath that the statements and answers are true. Witness by my hand and seal of this office, this 16 day of January 1899. Ed. G. Voorhies, Clerk (If possible, the two witnesses as to character should have served with the applicant in the army, and if so, let them, or either, state it in their oath; also any other information regarding the applicant's army service.) STATE OF LOUISIANA Lafayette PARISH Personally appeared before me, Ed. G. Voorhies Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named Emanuel Albarado and Hilaire Savoy, two of the subscribing witness to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted, and known 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 by my hand and seal of this office, this 16 day of January 1899. Ed. G. Voorhies, Clerk Page 5 of the file STATE OF LOUISIANA Parish of Lafayette I, Cedalise M. Domingues, whose Post Office address is Lafayette, La, do hereby certify that I am identical to the person whom (whom changed to whose and the following is written in:) husband Jean Domingue, now dead, a pension was granted by the Board of the State of Louisiana, as shown by my application finally number 769, that my circumstances and physical condition have not materially changed since I obtained the pension, that I now make application for the (fractional is written in) quarterly allowance for the quarter ending Dec 31 (scratched out, 3 written in) Amounting to $17.00(scratched out $11.90 written in), and for that purpose I do hereby authorize PAUL CAPEDEVILLE, Auditor of Public Accounts, to forward to me, at the above address, a check to cover said allowance, and this shall be his authority for so doing. $11.55 Sworn and subscribed before me on this the 1st day of February 1912 illegible handwriting, Clerk of Court Cidalise McDaniel Widow Jean W. Domingue (her mark) Paid Feb 3rd 1913 This application can be signed before Clerk of Court, Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace or other office authorized to administer oaths. Return to Secretary of Board of Pension Commissioners, Baton Rouge.