JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - David Tate Travis, Civil War Pension
				  Application
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Contributor's Note:  Here is a letter wherein  A. J. SAWYERS, deposes a 
statement on behalf of my gg-grandfather David Tate TRAVIS and their 
activities in the Civil War.


State of Tennessee
Jefferson Co.

   Personally appears before me, J.H. Bundren, Notary Public, in and for
said County and State,  A. J. SAWYERS, to me well known, and after being
duly sworn deposes and says:

   That he (A.J. SAWYERS) was in the Confederate Army, and belonged to CO.
I, 31st, Tenn., and that he and David T. TRAVIS, enlisted together at
Rogersville, Tennessee, during the Autumn of 1863, and about 12 month's later
was captured at Rogersville, Tennessee, and both he and David T. TRAVIS were
taken to Atlanta, Ga.,  to be exchanged as Prisoners of War, and that he
(A. J. SAWYERS)  was exchanged at Atlanta, Ga., and David T. TRAVIS was not
(reached? OR recorded? ) on the roll call of the 500 prisoners exchanged,
and we were separated there.   I  (A.J. SAWYERS)  was coming back home and
David T. TRAVIS going on to Prison.    This was the Autumn of 1864, and
David T. TRAVIS was regularly in  CO. I, 31st, Tenn., from the time we
enlisted at Rogersville, Tenn., during the Autumn of 1863 till I was
exchanged at Atlanta, Ga., during the Autumn of 1864 as stated above.
    Also, comes Robert PIERCE, who after being duly sworn, states that he
was also a member of   CO. I, 31st, Tenn., and that he was in the same
Company, and Regiment, that is   CO. I, 31st, Tenn., with David T. TRAVIS
during the Autumn of 1863, at Rogersville, Tennessee.

Signed:

A.J. SAWYERS   (his mark)
Robert PIERCE

Sworn to and subscribed before me, Aug. 19, 1907.

(NOTE:   Robert PIERCE above was the brother of Nancy Adaline PIERCE....who
later became the wife of David Tate TRAVIS   above.  They resided at RR2,
Talbott, TN. for many years.   Please share any information that you may
have regarding these families).
Many Thanks!    Debbie Blakley      blakley3@earthlink.net