CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION - GEORGE T. NEWBILL (1909) Contributed by: John L. Newbill ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Pension Form No. 9 Application of Soldier, Sailor, or Marine for Disability by Reason of Disease or the Infirmities of Age. I, Geo T. Newbill, do hereby apply for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, entitled as act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States while serving as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, and such as served during the said war as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia who lost their lives in said service, or whom death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said services, and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act, and I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the state of Virginia, resident at Gloucester Co in the City of Gloucester. In the said State, and that I have been an actual resident of the said State for two years, and of the said city (or county) for one year next preceding the date of this application, and that I was a soldier (or sailor or marine) of the State of Virginia in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, as a member (here state specifically the command and branch of service to which the applicant belonged and the name of his immediate superior officer) Co C 26th Infantry Capt G B Blarch Gen H R Wise Brigader .................................................................. And that I am now disabled by disease(here state the nature of the disease and the cause from which it resulted) Bronchitis & Asthma and that from the effects of such disease I am now permanently disabled from following my normal and ordinary occupation for a livelihood (in the case of disability from the infirmities of age, strike out all relating to disability by disease, and then proceed as follows:) and that I am now suffering from the infirmities of age, and permanently incapacitated thereby from the following my usual and ordinary occupation, or any other occupation for a livelihood (here state specifically the nature and character of the disability which prevents the applicant from following any occupation for a livelihood) owing to the above disease I am at times totally unfit to work and that during the said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any time deserted my command or voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service, and that by treason of such disability I am now entitled to receive under the said act the sum of ......... dollars annual. And I do further swear that I do not hold any national, State, city or county office which pays me in salary or fees one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employment or any source whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support in value of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or use, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for my wife, estate or property, either real, personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the value of five hundred dollars; nor do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers' home, or of any other public institution; and I do further swear that the answers given in the following questions are true: 1. What is your age? Ans. Born January 21st 1841 2. Where were you born? Ans. King & Queen Co VA 3. How long have you resided in Virginia? Ans. All my life 4. How long have you resided in the city or county of your present residence? Ans. 40 years 5. What is your usual and ordinary occupation for earning a livelihood? Ans. Plasterer 6. How long have you followed such occupation or employment? Ans. 50 years 7. Have you Followed such occupation or employment, or any other occupation or employment, within the last two years? If so, state when and where and the amount of your annual income from the same. Ans. I have followed the above occupation within the last two years when able to work 8. State specifically the nature of your disability or disease. Ans. I suffer with shortness of breath 9. What were the causes which led to the disease which has resulted in your disability? Ans. I cannot tell 10. How long have you suffered from such disease, and when did you first become aware that you were afflicted with the same? Ans. 4 years 11. With what disease or sickness dud you suffer during the time of your service? Ans. None 12. Are you totally disabled because of such disease, or the infirmities of age, from following your usual and ordinary occupation or employment, or any other occupation or employment, by which to earn a livelihood? If not totally disabled thereby, but only partially state the extent of your partial disability. Ans. At times I am totally disabled not able to do anything 13. When and where did you enter the service of Virginia, or of the Confederate States? Ans. June 12th 1861 Gloucester Pt 14. In what command and service were you engaged during the war between the States? Ans. ..... 26th VA Inftry 15. How long were you in the service? Ans. 4 years & 1 month 16. When did you leave the service, and under what circumstances? Ans. I left as a prisoner July 1865 17. If suffering from disease, state what physician or physicians have attended you for the same. Ans. Dr D. O. Clements 18. Give the names and addresses of two or more in the service of your command, if any such be living, and if not, so state. Ans. Capt B D Rowe Rev W E Briath Capt Latos Rowe 19. Give here any other information you may possess relating to your service, or disability, that will support the justice of your claim for aid? Ans. I was .... from the field & wounded. Prisoner was kept in close confinement for nearly 13 months. Returned home after the surrender of Gen Lee. Frequently I suffer from the effects of the wound 20. Is there any camp of Confederate Veterans in the city or county of your residence? Ans. Yes 21. Is there any one living, the residence and address of whom is known to you, either comrade or otherwise, who has knowledge of your service, and of the cause of your disability? If no or not, state. Ans. Yes Witness my hand this 2nd day of Oct 1909 Geo T Newbill I, R C Vaughan a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county of Gloucester, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Geo T Newbill whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my Co aforesaid and having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said Geo T Newbill made oath before me that the said statements and answers are true. Given under my hand this 26th day of Oct, 1909. R C Vaughan, JP (A) OATH OF RESIDENT WITNESSES We, ... H Muse and J ... Bridges, do solemnly swear that we are residents of the County of Gloucester, in the said State, and that we have known personally and well for twenty five years G T Newbill, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, and that the said G T Newbill is a resident of the said county (or city), and is a man of good reputation for truth and honesty, and that we have read the annexed application and its answers to the questions therein responded, made by the said applicant, and verily believe that the said applicant has been truthful in the said statements and answers, and that from our personal observation the applicant is disable ... the character of the disability, and whether it is partial or total: old age & ................................... and that we verily believe the said applicant is justly entitled to aid under the said act, and we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. .......................... J ... Bridges ........ and sworn to before me, a JP for the county of Gloucester, State of Virginia, this ........ day of ........ 1909 R C Vaughan JP (B) AFFIDAVIT OF COMRADES We, (illegible) And J M Stubbs, do solemnly swear that we are residents of the Co of Gloucester, in the State of VA, and that (left blank) whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved April 2, 1909, is personally well known to us, and we have known him well for 40 years, and that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) in the military (or ... services of Virginia, or of the Confederate States, during the war between the United States and the Confederate States, and that the said G T Newbill, who was also a soldier (sailor or marine) in the said service during the said war, was, with us, members of (here state command and immediate superior officers thereof) 26 VA Infantry H A Wise Brigader and that the said G T Newbill was a loyal and true soldier ( sailor or marine) in the said service, an faithful in the discharge of his duties, and that we verily believe he is disabled from the ..... and in the manner in his application stated, and that, his claim is just, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of his claim under the said act. illegible............................... J M Stubbs Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Gloucester, State of Virginia, this 26th day of Oct, 1909 R C Vaughan, JP Note - If only one comrade whose residence and address is known, let him make the above affidavit. If no such comrade is living whose address is known to applicant, then let one or more reputable persons who have personal knowledge of the services of the applicant , and of cause of his disability, make the following affidavit: (C) AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESS, NOT COMRADE We, ........ and ........, do solemnly swear that we are residents of the ......... of ......., in the State of ............., and that we personally know, and are well acquainted with ..........., whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, and that we have known the said applicant for ........... years, and that to our personal knowledge the said ........ was a loyal and true soldier (sailor or marine), in the military (or naval) service of Virginia. Or of the Confederate States in the war between the States, and was faithful in the discharge of his duty, and that we verily believe he is disabled from the causes, and in the manner in his application, and that his claim is just, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of his claim under the said act. ................................ ................................ Subscribed and sworn to before me, a .................. in and for the ............. of .............. this .............. day of .............., 19.. Note - If no comrade in arms or other person has knowledge of the service of the applicant and of the cause of his disability is living, whose residence is known to the applicant, state that fact here. ................................................................................ ............................ (D) CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN I, D O Clements, a presiding physician in the County of Gloucester in the State of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with G T Newbill, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, and that from a personal examination of the said G T Newbill and to the disability stated in his application and the (illegible) by reasons of ( here state specifically the nature of the disability and the cause thereof, and if such disability be total, whether the applicant is deprived thereby of all ability to pursue his usual and ordinary occupation for a livelihood, or any other occupation for a livelihood, and if the disability be partial to what extent the applicant is hindered from pursuing such occupation as aforesaid) Mr Newbill in my opinion is totally disabled by reason of old age ..... which renders him unable to perform any viable labor and that I believe his disability is wholly due to causes .... In the said application, and that he is entitled to aid under the provisions of the said act, and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of the said act, and that I have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under my hand, this 21st day of Oct, 1909. D O Clements MD (E) CERTIFICATE OF CAMP OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS The (illegible) Camp of Confederate Veterans of the County of Gloucester in the State of Virginia, hereby certifies that it has examined into the merits of the annexed application of Geo T Newbill for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, and being satisfied of the justice of his claim, hereby recommends the said Geo T Newbill for aid under the provisions of the said act, and that it has no personal interest of the applicant's claim. H C Bland Commander Note - It there is no camp of Confederate veterans in applicant's city or county, then the certificate of two ex-confederate soldiers, well known and of good reputation, residing in said city or county, should be obtained as follows: (F) CERTIFICATE OF EX-CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS We, ................. and .................. of the ......... of ........... State of Virginia, do certify that we were soldiers (sailors or marines) of Virginia in the war between the States, and that we have examined into the merits of the annexed application of ................. for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909, and that we are satisfied of the justice of his claim, and recommend the said .................. for aid under the provisions of the said act, and that we have no personal interest in the allowance of the applicant's claim. Given under our hands, this ....... day of ........... 19... .......................... .......................... (G) CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISIONER OF THE REVENUE I, W C Stubbs Jr, Commissioner of the revenue, in the County of Gloucester in the State of Virginia, do certify that Geo T Newbill, or his wife, or his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the annexed application for aid under the act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved April 2, 1909 is charged on the land and personal property books of the said County withestate, real, personal and mixed, of the ..... value of $97.10 dollars. Given under my hand, this 18 day of Nov, 1909 W C Stubbs, Jr Filed December 6th, 1909 _________________________________ Gloucester County, No. 32 Name Geo T Newbill Post Office Hayes Store The Circuit Court of the county (or the Corporation or Hustings Court of the city) of Gloucester For an examination of the within application of Geo T Newbill and of the affidavits and certificates therewith filed, and hereto annexed, and of such witnesses as were required and called by the court, being satisfied that the said application is supported by the affidavits and certificates, and oral testimony (if any oral testimony is required by the court) of persons well-known reputation for truth, honesty and integrity, and that the claim of the said applicant is just, and in due form, doth certify the same to the Auditor of Public Accounts, this 5 day of January 1910 Haggett B Jones Judge ______________________________________________ #14907 Amount allowed $36.00 Approved John N Taft, Chairman Pension Board Jan 3 1910