Pension: Civil War: William Thompson: Coal Bluff, Washinton Co, PA

SUBJECT: Civil War Pension: William Thompson 
SUBMITTER: Wm Leyda Jr. 
EMAIL: Bleyda@aol.com 
SURNAMES: Thompson 

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT

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State Penna County of Washington in the matter of William Thompson on the
18th day of October 1902. Personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace in and of foresaid county duly authorized to administer oaths came
William Thompson a resident of Coal Bluff, PA, known to me to be a
respectable entitled to credit and tho duly sworn declares in relation of
foresaid case as follows. I William Thompson of Coal Bluff, PA, since the
year of 1862 have had pain in left side and shoulder and small of back, lump
in right side and small of back, vericose veins of right-leg and ankle and
both swollen cause campaign under Pope in Virginia and under McClellan in
Maryland marching to Burnsides to Fredricksburg. I was hurt on South Mountain
by our artillery galloping through our ranks. I was laid up at Dr. Kady's a
branch of the Spring Hospital which is the cause of vericose veins of the
right leg and cartridge belt rubbing so on left shoulder gives me great pain
in said shoulder and side and caused the left shoulder to sink scaring the
waist and cartridge belt where they were crossed caused a lump on small of
back. In 1865 I took stomach trouble it came from poisonous gasses in the
mines in the year 1866 I became trobled with piles. I know no cause unless
they came from Army service. In the year of 1881 I drove a team 40 miles
through snow and sleet after I returned home I got laid up with the grippe so
when I got better it left a pain in back of neck, dizziness, and a roaring
noise in head and nervous prostration. My eyesight and hearing failed me also
and have been in this state since the year mentioned. About six years ago I
took rhumatism the cause I cannot tell unless its from working in water in
the mines and I believe these disabilities are permanent in character and
they are not due to liecevious habit. From the 21st day of April to August
the 13th 1902 I have not been treated by any physician for my own told me
they was uncurable and since the 17th day of September 1902 I am totally
disabled for manual labor.

William Thompson

The above statement sworn and subscribed me this 18th day of October 1902.

Thomas Williams, J.P.







GENERAL AFFIDAVIT

State of Penna, County of Alleghany. In the matter of pension claim of Wm
Thompson late Private of Company G 1st BGT (100th) PA INF. On this 20th day
of July A.D. 1889 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and
for the aforesaid county, duly authorized to administer oaths (G. H.
Galbraith) age 58 years a resident of Natrona in the County of Allegheny and
state of Penna. Well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and
who being duly sworn, declares in relation to aforesaid as follows.

I have known William Thompson since 1866, I have attended him from 1866 to
1882. I have known that he was injuried in the Army on he told me that he was
injuried in the Army by being run over by artillery injuring his right leg,
together with hard marching at the time of the battles of South Mountain and
Antietam. He also has a lump on his back that was probably caused by the
belts of his cartridge bags. I have just examined him. I find that the
vericose veins of his right leg and lump on his back are much larger than
when I last saw them six years ago. He was also trobled with a severe pain in
his left side, this also originated while in the Army and is increasing in
severity so that he cannot do any hard work and is often totally unable to
work. I advised him to apply for a pension more than ten years ago. I have
practised medicine 26 years.

His Post Office address is Natrona Allegheny Co. PA. He further declares that
he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosecution.

G. H. Galbraith, M.D., Co. B 15th

(signed)

William Thompson was born November 17, 1839 in Dublin Ireland (Durry). He
died September 9, 1927. He is buried at the James Chapel Stone Church in
Washington Co. In 1859 he came to America to work as a miner near Tarentum.
On August 31, 1861 he enlisted as a Private with the "Roundhead Regiment"
100th. Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G to fight in the Civil War.