Huntingdon-Philadelphia County PA Archives Military Records.....Goodman, Benjamin F. March 21, 1870 Civilwar - Letters Co. K 22 Reg't .Pennsylvania Cav. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: S. M. (Sana) McGhee sana_mcghee@yahoo.com and Allen Nickol June 13, 2005, 6:05 pm Letter (reproduced From The Nat'l Archives) John R. Nagle & Co. 630 Arch Street, Philad’a. State of Pennsylvania County of Huntingdon On this 21 day of March, A.D. 1870 personally appeared before me the Prothonatary (?), a duly authorized officer of a Court of Record in and for the county state of aforesaid Benjamin F. Goodman who being duly sworn according to law, declares: that he is the identical Benjamin F. Goodman, who enlisted in the Military Service of the United States as a Private in Company K commanded by Capt. J. H. Bo__g in the 22nd Regt. Pa. Cav. Vols. that he enlisted at Hollidaysburg Pa on the 19 day of September A. D. 1864: and was honorably discharged at Cumberland M. D. on the 30th day of May A. D. 1865 by reason of Special Order No. 77 C. . from A. that his personal description is as follows viz: Age 26 years height five ft. five inches, Complexion Dark, Eyes, Hazel, hair black: that while in the service of foresaid and in the line of his duty he received the following injury: while the Regiment was encamped at New Creek West Va. on or about the 26th day of December A D. 1864 he was detached as a guard to a foraging train his horse jumped over a gutter in the road and fell with him, breaking his leg close to the right ankle joint: that he was taken to the U. S. A. Gen. Hos. At New Creek West Va. Where he remained until discharged that his leg is weak and he is much disabled in consequence, that he has resided in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania and is by occupation a laborer: That he was not paid in any branch of the civil service of the United States from the 3rd day of March 1865 to the 6th day of June 1866 for any portion of time: That he hereby appoints W. H. Woods of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, his attorney to prosecute his claim: that he has not received or applied for pe__ion That his residence is Mill Creek, Huntingdon County Pa and his post office address if Mill Creek, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Benjamin F. Goodman Also personally appeared D. Kinkead, residing at Mill Creek Pa and John J. Wilson residing at Greenwood Furnace Pa persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn say: They were present and saw Benjamin F. Goodman the claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaration: that they have every reason to believed from the appearance of the Claimant, and their acquaintance with him that he is the identical person he represents himself to be: that they were both Members of the same Company and Regiment and know from their own personal knowledge, David P., Kinkead being orderly Sergeant at the time and made a detail to carry in the said Benjamin F. Goodman at the time he was hurt that the said Benjamin F. Goodman was hurt. While in the line of his duty as stated in his declaration above and that they have no interest in this claim direct or indirect. D. P. Kinkead (Dead) Late 1st Srgt Co” K 22nd P___y John J. Wilson Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of March A.D. 1870 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known to claimant and witnesses before signing, and that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. M. M. McNeil Prothy This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb