Franklin County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Military Records.....SHILLING, Jeremiah Jerdan 1899
Civilwar - Pension Co B 42 Regt VA Infantry 
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Application For Disabled Pension

[OFFICIAL FORM]
APPLICATION OF SOLDIER, SAILOR OR MARINE FOR A PENSION.
I,  J J Shilling, a native of the State of Virginia, and now a citizen of 
Virginia, resident at Roanoke in the city of Roanoke in said state of 
Virginia, and who was a soldier from the State of Virginia, in the war between 
the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under 
the act of the General Assemby entitled “An act to give aid to soldiers, 
sailors, and marines of Virginia, maimed or disabled in the war between the 
States, and to widows of Virginia soldiers, sailors and marines who lost their 
lives in said war in the military service”.   And I do solemnly swear that 
while in the discharge of my duty in the service of the Confederate States, as 
a member of Forty Second Virginia Infantry on or about the 19th day of SEP 
1864 I was wounded in the battle of Winchester on the Berryville Road and that 
from the effects of such wound I was disabled, as follows:  By the loss of the 
upper third of the arm bone with the joint at the shoulder and (?) its use of 
this arm and that by reason of such wound and disability I am now entitled to 
receive, under said Act, the sum of blank annually.  I further swear that I do 
not hold and national, State, or county office which pays me in salary or fees 
over three hundred dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other 
source which amounts to three hundred dollars; not do I own in my own right , 
nor does my wife own, property of the assessed value of more than one hundred 
dollars; not do I receive aid or pension from any other State or from the 
United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers’ home.
I do further swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:
1st.  What is the applicant’s age:  Ans.  59 years
2d.   In what battle or combat, or under what circumstances was the applicant 
wounded:  Ans.  Battle of Winchester
3d.   What was the precise nature of the wound received?  Ans.  I was struck 
in the upper section of arm in a (illegible)
4th.  What limb, if any, did the applicant lose by reason of said wound?  
Ans.  The left arm was wounded
5th.  If no limb or eye was so lost, what is the precise nature of the 
disability occasioned thereby?  Ans.  The left arm was practically totally 
disabled
6th.  Is it total?  Ans. Practically
(a)	Is it partial? And, if so, to what extent does it disable him from 
manual labor?  Ans.
Given under my hand this 11th day of April 1899.  (signed) J.J .Shilling (mark)
I, Jno W. Woods, Judge of the Housing Court for the City of Roanoke do certify 
that J. J. Shilling, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, 
personally appeared before me in open court and having the said application 
read and fully explained to him, as well as the statements and answers therein 
made, the said  J. J. Shilling made oath before me that the said statements 
and answers are true.  
Given under my hand this 11th day of May 1899 (signed)  Jno W. Woods

VIRGINIA:
City of Roanoke wit:  I, Jno W. Woods, Judge of the Housing Court for the City 
of Roanoke do certify that I have carefully enquired and examined into, and am 
fully satisfied from the evidence adduced before me that each and all of the 
facts set forth in the within application are true; that the applicant is the 
identical person named in this application; that the application is for the 
reason approved, and is therefore certified that J.J. Shilling is entitled to 
receive annually from the state of Virginia the sum of Thirty dollars.  
Given under my hand this 1st day of May 1899. 
(signed) Jno W. Woods
Hand written:  “Has use of an arm approved for $15.00” and signed with 
initials “MM”.  This note is crossed out and hand written below is:  “The 
applicant is on housing role from Franklin County for $15.00 and cannot be 
(illegible) on house roll again”. 

Transcribed by Kathie Trent Kingery, UDC Chesterfield Virginia Chapter, 21 FEB 
2010





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