Palmer, Isaac S. Confederate Pension Records East Feliciana Parish Filed prepared and submitted by Annette Tomb ------------------------------------------------------------------ ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------ Palmer, Isaac S Parish of E. Feliciana No. 5546 Soldier's Application for Pension Isaac S. Palmer P.O. Jackson Company and Regiment E 1st LA Cav. Filed Feb 1st 1911 Date, Place and Nature of Wound Received? Slight ?(unreadable) Disability-Where and How Occasioned? Age and rheumationic Where and when paroled or Discharged? Gainesville Age? 76 SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION 1. When were you born? Answer... Dec. 13, 1835 2. Where were you born? Answer...West Feliciana Parish 3. When did you enlist in the Confederate Service? Answer...When Gus Scott organized his company. 4. Where did you enlist? Answer...Jackson, LA 5. In what command? Answer...Scotts 1st LA Cavalry 6.Give the letter of your company. Answer..."E" 7. Give the number of your regiment? Answer...1st LA Cav. 8.Give branch of service, Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry or Navy.... Answer... Cavalry 9.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...Reg. Jno S. Scott, Jo Nixon, Company G.A. Scott. 1st Lt. Ballard, 2nd James Haygood, 3rd Jos. C. Reily. 10. Were you wounded? If so, in what battles, and if not, state under what circumstances during the war you received injury or injuries. Answer...At battle Chicamauga, recvd slight wound not serious. Questions 11 thru 15 were not answered 16.Where were at the surrender? Answer...Gainsville,Ala 17. I a prisoner, in what camp, and where were you released, and to where sent? Answer...No answer 18.Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? Answer: No 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...Seventy five years years in East Feliciana Parish 21. Are you married, or have you been married? Answer...Yes 22. If so, what is the size of your family? Answer... Wife and three children 23. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Answer... 65,42,38,24 24. How many children have you, and how many of each sex? Answer... Three, 1 male, two females 25. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Answer... No. 26. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer... One hundred forty acres of land, two mules, a pony & Eight Cattle 27. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer...No 28. How have you derived support for yourself, and family if you have one, for the last five years? Answer...Farming 29. What prevents you from earning a living now? Answer... Rheumation & old age 30. Do you use intoxicants to any extent? Answer... No 31. Have you an attorney to look after this application? Answer...No 33. Give names of two or more of your comrades with their post office addresses? Answer... Howell Carter Baton Rouge, LA, A.P. Smith West Feliciana, Cas Palmer Wilson, La 34. Give your post office address and that of the two witnesses? Answer...Jackson, La Witness my hand on this 30 day of January, 1911 I.S. Palmer (Applicant signature) Witnesses: R. S. Austin and W.S. Payne