CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION EXTRACT - SCOTT CARTER Copyright (c) 2003 by Janet Putt Neville. [jandneville@yahoo.com] ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************* Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection WIDOW OF A DECEASED SOLDIER, SAILOR OR MARINE FOR A PENSION. Name:: Scott Carter Age 67 as of 1925, Pittsylvania County, Va (Chatham) Member of: Home Guards, transfered to commissary at Hill Grove until surrender. Under C. Martin and Capt. Robert s? Letter in files from headquarters of Pittsylvania Camp, Chatham, Va on June 23, 1913: this is to certify that Scott Carter was a confederate soldier in the civil war of 1861-1865 and a member of Martin's Guards Regiment and is therefore entitled to attend as such at the cost of transportation of Pittslyvania County as provided by the board of supervisors thereof the great re-union to be held on the memorable battlefied of Gettysburg, PA, July 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 1913. by order of Pittsylvania camp, united confederation veterans Signed: John B. Hurt, Commander. Adjutant: Fletcher B. Watson, Aid-de-camp, G. A. Creary Carter was denied pension as he had not enlisted, even though he tried. Because he was nearly deaf, he was given a job in the department; that was not addressed in the pension laws. He later was allowed the pension after S. S. Hurt vouched for his serving in the service under the department.