Johnathan Musslewhite Conf. Pension App.; Rapides, Louisiana From: "Sherry Wilson Manuel" Date: Dec 2001 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** * CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION #694. Filed 21 Nov. 1898 (housed at La. Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.) SOLDIER'S PROOF AS BENEFICIARY. #344. Under act #55 of 1896. Dated 3 Sept. 1897. AFFIDAVIT STATE OF LOUISIANA Parish of Rapides Before me the undersigned authority personally came and appeared Johnathan Musslewhite now residing in Ward #____ in the Parish of Rapides, Louisiana, who after having been sworn by me deposes and sayst that during the late Civil War he enlisted in the service of the Confederate States from the State of Louisiana, where he was at the time of said enlistment and that whilst in said service as a private in Company C of the 27th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, Thomas' I believe brigade, he was wounded by a minnie ball in left arm at Vicksburg, Mississippi during the siege at that place, my arm was broken and a part of the bone taken out which injury permanently disqualified him from the active vocations of life; that he did not subsequently desert from the Confederate service, but served until honorably discharged from said command; is not a beneficiary of the State in the soldiers' home at New Orleans; did not avail himself of the privilege of the acts #96 of the General Assembly! of this state, approved 10 July 1894, and #116 approved 8 July 1896 and he hereby makes this application as a beneficiary under act #35 approved 1896. Signed Johnathan X (His Mark) Musslewhite Before me the undersigned authority also personally came and appeared T.R. Delaney and W. L. Dove now residing in the Parish of Rapides who after having been sworn by me depose and say that they are personally acquainted with the above named applicant and know that he is a person of credibility and good moral standing in the community in which he lives; that they believe the above affidavit as set forth by him to be true and correct in each and every one of its details. Physicians Certificate. Under act # 55 of 1896. Filed 19 August 1897, S. T Meeker, MD (Physicians signature to faded to read) Gun shot wound to left arm middle third carrying away the greater portion of the ulna passing out above the articulation of the carpal bones- resulting in a condition which renders his arm useless for manual labor. 2nd physician John D Everett. SOLDIERS APPLICATION FOR PENSION. Lecompte, Louisiana. Johnathan M. White (M. White scratched through and Musslewhite written at the top.) Filed 23 Nov. 1898. Allowed $5.12 per month. I, Johnathan Musslewhite, a native of Georgia and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Lacompte, in the Parish of Rapides, in said State of Louisiana and who was a soldier from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States army in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under Act 123 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, 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 #123 of 1898, as further shown by my answers to the questions below, which I swear to b! e true and correct: 1.. In what Town, County, State, Country and Year were you born? Born in 1838 in Georgia, Telfair County. 2.. When and where did you enlist and in what command? I enlisted at Camp Prat in 1865, May I think, in Capt. J. T Hatch's, Co. C. of 27th Louisiana Infantry, Col. Marks Regiment. 3.. Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you were serving at the date of your discharge or parole. Capt. Joe Moore Commander the Co. I don't know who was the colonel because there true was commander swapping Brigadier General Thomas was commander the Brigade of that time. 4.. Where you wounded? If so in what battle, and if not, state under what conditions during the war you received injury or injuries. I was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg. Shot lengthwise through the left arm. Shooting below the elbow and coming out at the wrist joint. 5.. What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds if any? It has disabled my left arm. 6.. If you have lost a lime or an eye state when , where and how. I have lost nothing. 7.. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service. I was never discharged. 8.. If discharge or paroled from the army where were you and what did you do until the close of the war? --- 9.. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you? Dr. Cutlief attended my arm. 10.. Where were you at the surrender? I was with my command at Natchitoches, Louisiana. 11.. If a prisoner, in what camp and when were you released, and to where sent: Was captured at battle of Vicksburg and was paroled soon after. 12.. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? Never took it. 13.. If so when where and under what circumstances? Never. 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? I have lived in Louisiana since 1858 continuously. 15.. Are you married or have you ever been married? Been married two times. 16.. If so what is the size of your family? Wife and 5 children. 17.. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Wife 62, my oldest 32- 26- 22- 19- 21. 18.. How many children have you and how many of each sex: 5 children 3 girls and 2 boys. 19.. Are you engaged in any business? Farming a little 20.. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal and what is its value: 120 acres pineland 10 acres cleared. 21.. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal and what is its value? None 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? I am crippled up being and getting old. All my children are married off and gone but a boy 19 years old. 23.. Do you use any intoxicants to any extent? I do not. 24.. Have you an attorney to look after this application? Yes 25.. Give his name address and the compensation agreed between you. Judge H.O. Daigre, Alexandria, Louisiana. I promised to pay him $5.00 out of my 1st pension. 26.. Give names of two or more of your comrades with their post office addresses. Christopher Martin- Hineston, Louisiana. Leonard Shiah??, Boyce La. 27. Give your Post office address and that of the two witnesses. My address is Lecompte, Louisiana. John Perkins and Basil Gray are from Elmer, Louisiana. Witness my hand this 21st day of November 1898. Signed Jonathan X (his mark) Musslewhite. Applicant. Witnesses: John X (His Mark) Perkins. Basel Gray APPLICANT MUST GO BEFORE CLERK OF COURT. State of Louisiana. Rapides Parish, Personally appeared before me C. M. Kilpatrick Deputy Clerk of the district Court of said Parish, the above named Jonathan Musselwhite 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 my hand and seal of office, this 21day of November 1898. Signed C.M. Kilpatrick, Deputy Clerk. If possible the two witnesses as to character would 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 applicants army services. State of Louisiana Rapides Parish. Personally appeared before me C. M. Kilpatrick Deuputy Clerk of the district Court of said parish the above named John Perkins and Basil Gray two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted and known to be citizens of veracity and standing in this community, and who made 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 applicants habits are good and free from dishonor. Witness my hand and seal of office, this 21 November, 1898. C.M. Kilpatrick Deputy Clerk of Court. *Note. Attached to the top of this application is a note stating that Johnathan Musslewhite has 40 acres of real estate assessed