Civil War Pension: John W. BAILEY; Schuyler Co., NY

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

KNOW YE, THAT JOHN W. BAILEY a PRIVATE of captain Silas E Taylor’s Company (G) 
50th Regiment of New York Engineers Volunteers, who was enrolled on the twenty-
fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty four to serve One year 
or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States 
this Thirteenth day of June, 1865, at Fort Barry, Va. by reason of special order 
No.142, Va. Ins. A.P. (No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist.)
Said John W. Bailey was born in Catlin in the State of New York, is eighteen 
years of age, five foot, eleven inches high, light complexion, black eyes, brown 
hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Farmer.
Given at Fort Barry, Va, this Thirteenth day of June, 1865.

Lyplin Church
Lieut. Col. 15th N.Y. Vol. Engineers

Commissary of Muster

(originals in possession of Irene Crout Johnson)

NO 630.030 ACT OF JUNE 27,1890 
ORIGINAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
IT IS HEREBY CERITFIED THAT IN COMFORMITY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, 
ARRILLA BAILEY WIDOW OF JOHN W. BAILEY, WHO WAS A PRIVATE CO G. 50TH REGT. NEW 
YORK VOL. ENGINEERS, is entitled to a pension under the provisions of the Act of 
June 27, 1890, at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the 
eighteenth day of December 1906, and to continue during her widowhood.
GIVEN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
this twenty seventh day of July on thousand nine hundred and seven and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the one Hundred and thirty second.

(signed) Jesse E. Wilson
acting Secretary of the Interior
Countersigned
J. K. Davenport Acting Commisioner of Pensions

on the reverse side of paper- Act of June 27,1890
No 630.030 Arrilla Bailey payable Quarterly by the U.S. Pension Agent at 
Buffalo, N.Y.