Early 1899 Confederate Pensions from Union Parish Louisiana Submitted by: T. D. Hudson Date of Submission: 11/2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Early 1899 Confederate Pensions from Union Parish Louisiana From the "Gazette", published in Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana Issues of 11 January & 15 February 1899 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== ================================================================================== "Gazette" Issue of 11 January 1899, page 3 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== The following citizens of Union parish - ex-Confederate soldiers - have been awarded pensions by the State Board of Pensions of Louisiana: Rev. Henry Archer J. J. Britton J. A. Meeks J. J. Auld, Sr. J. W. Auld Dan Tucker J. R. Shultz J. A. Dean and Stephen Beaird The monthly amount each receives ranges from three to five dollars. There are doubtless others who have been granted pensions, but we have not been favored with their names. ================================================================================== ================================================================================== "Gazette" Issue of 15 February 1899, page 2 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Confederate Pensions. __________ The following persons in Union parish have been granted pensions as Confederate veterans: Class 1 - James Jones, Farmerville James E. Stewart, Marion Class 2 - Riley Agerton, Carroll Stephen J. Beaird, Farmerville John J. Britton, Shiloh Cicero M. Fuller, Hico B. F. Platt, Marion Daniel W. Tucker, Farmerville Class 3 - Henry Archer, Farmerville John J. Aulds, Farmerville John O. Buckley, Spearsville J. M. Aulds, Farmerville [sic - this should be J. W. Aulds] James A. Dean, Farmerville Alfred Honeycutt, Farmerville Robt. E. Horton, Point J. W. Meeks, Farmerville [sic - this should be J. A. Meeks] Martin B. Phillips, Oakland Wm. D. Reagan, Carroll John R. Shultz, Farmerville Griffin C. Triesly, D'Arbonne R. H. C. Turnage, Farmerville ############################################################# File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/union/newspapers/articles/1899csa-pensions.txt