Military: Jeremiah Burnett, Confederate Pension Application, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL 32526 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: Microfilm at Shreveport Genealogical Library, Shreveport, LA ................ SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION. I, Jeremiah Burnett, a native of Georgia and now a citizen of Louisiana, resident at Gaars Mill in the Parish of Winn in said State of Louisiana, and who was a soldier, from the State of Louisiana in the Confederate States army in the was 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, 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 No. 125 of 1898, as further shown by my answers to questions below, which I swear to be true and correct: 1. In what town, county State, country and year were you born? Answer: In Monroe County State of Georgia Born 1830 2. When and where did you enlist, and in what command? Answer: Enlisted in the Town of Winnfield La and Sworn into Serarce in Co E 28th La Regiment Infantry at Monroe La about 10th day of May 1862 3. 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: Henry Gray Col. Wm Walker Leut Col Pool Major J. T. Lewis Capt (?) (...?...) Dias 1st Leut Jesse Gulledge 2nd Leut Joe Gulledge 3rd Leut E. K. McGinty Seargeant Major J W Barnes orderly Seargent (Note: Much of the above is very faint, and some of it is impossible to read.) 4. Were you wounded? If so, in what battles, and if not, state under what circumstances during the war you received injury or injuries. Answer: No 5. What are the precise nature of your wound or wounds, if any? Answer: 6. If you have lost a limb or an eye, state when, where and how. Answer: No 7. Were you discharged from the army by reason of wound, wounds, or from the effects of service? Answer: No 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 Natchitoches La after war had closed 1865. Said Parole was brought to me in Winn Parish La in 1865 by J W Barnes 2nd last Capt of Co E 28th La Regiment Infantry 9. What was the name of the surgeon who attended you when discharged? Answer: None 10. Where were you at the surrender? Answer: At Natchitoches La 11. If prisoner, in what camp, and when were you released, and to where sent? Answer: No prisoner 12. Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government at any time during the war? Answer: No 13. If so, when, where and under what circumstances: Answer: 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: Forty (40) years - 2 years in Jackson Parish & 38 years in Winn Parish La with the exception of nearly 3 years while I was in the War 15. Are you married or have you been married? Answer: Yes 16. If so, what is the size of your family? Answer: Myself & wife my children are all married & live separate from me Except one son who is now preparing to move to himself. 17. What are the respective ages of your wife and children? Answer: E. J. 46 Isaac 44 M A 43 Martin 41 Thomas R Burnett 43 years old Children My wife's age is 77 years (Note: Thomas R. Burnett would have been 33 yrs. old, not 43. See Notes below.) 18. How many children have you, and how many of each sex? Answer: (?) 2 Girls and 3 Boys 19. Are you engaged in any business? If so, what do you earn? Answer: Trying to farm do not earn a Support - and have not been able Since the fall of 1874 to do it because a wagon ran over my back in October 1874 and cannot Stoop to work cannot work a whole day & cannot work Somedays on account of being hurt in back by a wagon running over me Said wagon had 2 bales of cotton on it when it ran over me. (In 1880 Winn census, Jeremiah is listed as "Crippled") 20. Have you any estate in your own right, real or personal, and what is its value? Answer: Yes 200 acres worth $300.00 Personal property $100 21. Has your wife any estate in her own right, real or personal, and what it its value? Answer: No 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: My youngest Son has principally Supported Since 1874 by farming on my land 23. Do you use any intoxicants to any extent? Answer: No 24. Have you an attorney to look after this application? Answer: No 25. Give his name, address, and the compensation agreed between you. Answer: 26. Give names of two or more of your comrades with their postoffice addresses. Answer: P. E. Gresham Gaars Mill La Co E 28 La Regiment Infantry J M Wasson Gansville La Co E 28 La Regiment Infantry J C Jordan Hudson La Co E 28 La Regiment Infantry 27. Give your postoffice address and that of the two witnesses. Answer: Gaars mill - Witness R. C. Jones Winnfield La John W Noling Stovall La Witness my hand this 11 day of October 1898 Jeremiah his X mark Burnett Witnesses: B. C. Jones (signature) John W. Noling (signature) APPLICANT MUST GO BEFORE CLERK OF COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA, Winn PARISH Personally appeared before me, Geo W. Becky Dy Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named Jeremiah Bunutt (sic) 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 11th day of October 1898 Geo W Beck (signature) Dy Clerk If possible, the two witnesses as to character should have served with the applicant in the army, and if so, let the, or either, state it in their oath; also any other information regarding applicant's army service. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Winn Parish. Personally appeared before me, Geo W Becy Dy Clerk of the District Court of said Parish, the above named R C Jones and John W Noling, 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 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 my hand and seal of office, this 11th day of October 1898 Geo. W. Beck Dy Clerk of Court ...................................... (Note: I have kept original spelling and punctuation, and those items in parenthesis are my notes. Jeremiah Burnett was my Great Great Grandfather. He married Nancy Raney in Henry Co., AL in 1850. From notes in a family bible, which has since disappeared, we have Jeremiah's birth date as 20 Dec 1830, and the birth date of Nancy as 3 Sept. 1821 in SC. They are buried in the Jeremiah Burnett family graveyard near where their house stood. This graveyard is practically on the Jackson Parish line, between John A. Kelly Rd., #159, and Dark Rd., #160, and N/NE from Harmony Grove Church. Their first child was Elizabeth J., b. 7 Nov. 1851 in Henry Co. AL, who married John T. Young. They are buried at New Hope Cem., Winn Parish. Second child was Isaac, b. 3 Dec. 1853 in Henry Co., Al. He married Francis E. Davis and she is buried at Ogden Cem., Franklin Parish. Third child was Martha A., b. 20 June 1855 in Henry Co, AL. Fourth, Martin, b. 23 Feb 1857 in MS. He married Sarah Adline Davis, and they are buried at Friendship Cemetery, Winn Parish. Fifth child was Thomas R., b. 16 Apr. 1865 in LA, who married Sarah E. Tullos. They are buried in Mt.Vernon Cem., Quachita Parish, LA.)