Lewis C. Bass, Soldier's Application For Pension
Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Chere Lee
Date: April 3, 2012

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15. What was the name of the surgeon wh attended you when?
    discharged?
    Answer: Dr. T. Maxwell was my attending physician at
    hospital.
16. Where were you at the surrender?
    Answer: At Taylor Hospital Natchitoches Louisiana
17. If a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you released,
    and to where sent?
    Answer: Was never a prisoner
18. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States
    Government at any time during the war?
    Answer: No
19. If so, when, where and under what circumstances?
    Answer: [blank]
20. 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: 71 years old, have never resided out of the state
21. Are you married, or have you been married?
    Answer: yes
22. If so,, what is the size of your family?
    Answer: Two, ,yself and wife
23. What are the respective ages of your wife and children?
    Answer: My wife is 68 years old, my childrens ages are
    respectively one daughter 45 years, one son 39 years, one
    son 34 years and one son 32 years. all have families of
    their own.
24. How many children have you, and how many of each sex?
    Answer: Four living, one daughter and three sons
25. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn?
    Answer: I am trying to farm, but not able to employ any help
    more than what I am able to do myself.
26. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and
    what is its value?
    Answer: What estate I own is valued by the assesor at $ 300
    or $400 dollars
27. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal,
    and what is its value?
    Answer: She has none
28. How have you derived support for yourself, and family if you
    have one, for the last five years?
    Answer: Trying to farm
29. What prevents you from earning a living now?
    Answer: Old age and worn out constitution. Also afflicted
    with Rheumatism and Ruptured
30. Do you use intoxicants to any extent?
    Answer: None at all
31. Have you an attorney to look after this application?
    Answer: No
32. Give his name, address, and the compensation agreed between
    you?
    Answer? [blank]
33. Give name of two or more of your comrades with their 
    postoffice addresses?
    Address: Adam Ray is the only one living that I know of
    his brother Washington Ray who is now dead was a comrade
    he was on the roll at time of his death. Adam Rays P.O. 
    address is Elmer La.