GREENVILLE CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - CIVIL WAR - H.Z. Graham - Widow's Pension

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Greenville, SC - Corp. H.Z. Graham Certificate of Parole, 1865


                      State of South Carolina
                     Adjutant General's Office
                            Columbia

       CERTIFICATE OF PAROLE
                                                    May 29th, 1865

Corp. H.Z. Graham of Co "D" 9th Regiment S.C. Bat., having been this day
surrendered by Col. S.F. Pressley, Commanding Confederate Forces in the
State of S.C. to Col. P.P. Brown, Jr., Commanding United States Forces,
in compliance with a Military Convention made on April 26th, 1865, at
Bennett's House, near Durham's Station, North Carolina, between General
Joseph E. Johnston, of the Confederate Army, and Major General W.T.
Sherman, U.S.A., and having given his individual obligation and parole,
in writing, not to take up arms against the United States Government, 
nor to do any act hostile thereto, until properly released from the affect 
of this obligation in such manner as shall be mutually approved by the 
respective authorities, he is hereby permitted to return to his home in
South Carolina. He will not be disturbed by the United States Authorities
so long as he observes his obligations and the laws in force where he may
reside.
                         By Order of Brig. Gen. Jno. P. Hatch, 
                         Commanding United States Forces, N.D.D.S.

                         George L. Warren
                         Capt. & Pro. Marshal


                                          Columbia, S.C. May 17, 1926

I certify that the above is an exact copy of the original Certificate
of Parole of Corp. H.Z. Graham. The said certificate which is now in
possession of H.A. Graham of Greeville, S.C.

                         Jas. C. Dozier
                         The Adjutant General


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The above Certificate of Parole for Corp. H.Z. Graham can be found in 
the Widow's Pension Application file of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Graham 
dated June 16, 1926 in Wayne County, North Carolina to the State
Auditor's Office - following is her pension application abstract

                       Widow's Application For Pension

State of North Carolina
County of Wayne

On this 16 day of June, A.D. 1926 personally appeared Mrs. Sarah 
Elizabeth Graham, a resident of Goldsboro postoffice and duly sworn
she was the widow of H.Z. Graham who enlisted in Company D 9th
Regiment, South Carolina State Troops in 1864

That she was married to said Soldier before the first day of January 1898

Sworn and subscribed 16 June 1926 - applicant signed the application
J.B. Hooks, CSC

Also personally appeared H.T. Graham residing in Goldsboro postoffice and
Emmett Powell of Goldsboro saying they were acquainted with Mrs. Sarah
Elizabeth Graham, the widow of the late H.Z. Graham of Co D 9th Regiment,
South Carolina State Troops

Sworn and subscribed 16 June 1926
J.B. Hooks, CSC

Pension approved by the County Pension Board
J.B. Hooks
R.H. Edwards
Ross J. Giddens


Source: NC Archives
State Auditor's Office
Confederate Pension Applications