CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION - VIRGINIA A. DIXON

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: Virginia A. Dixon
Age about 68 as of 1911
Widow of William Thomas Dixon who died on Jan 8, 1911
Resided with two daughters
Married in March 1862 by Rev Mr. Cowthon? 

Pittsylvania County, Va  (Hurt)

Member of: Company B, 22nd Battalion Virginia Infantry, Armistead's battery, 
Walter's brigade

Letter to pension clerk in response to one asking for more detail on husband's 
service:

August 2, 1912, Auditor of publick accounts:

    Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of 10th in regard to my husband Wm. T. 
Dixon.  Just prior to Feb. 1864, he was hit by a spearth ? Ball was carried to 
hospital went before the field March was given papers to go unmolested to help 
to detect people that was sell whiskey and those that forging furloughs etc in 
Richmond Va until the close of the war.  Very resptf. Mrs. Virginia A. Dixon.

Dixon received 25 dollars yearly.