PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VA PENSION APPLICATION: G. W. HENDERSON

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



NAME:: G. W. Henderson, age 81 as of 1930, farmer.  Comrade: Alfred Jones. 

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA --Ingram

MEMBER OF: Boy Company under Col. Eaton Coleman and Capt. Chas. Weatherford.

AFFIDAVIT OF OATH IN FILES:  I, G. W. Henderson or Geo. W. Henderson do swear 
that I served 18 months in the Boy Company (I do not know the no. or name) 
Infantry which company was formed at Oak  Level, Halifax County, VA and that my 
Capt. was Wm or Bill Olds and that my Lt. was Charlie Weatherford and further 
that my company engaged the High Bridge Fight between Oak Level and Richmond VA; 
I enlisted the last year of the war and was discharged at Danville, VA after Lee 
surrendered; We were stationed at breastworks at Danville, VA at the time of my 
discharge.  Given under my hand this 18th day of August, 1930.  Witness 
(unreadable) G. W. Henderson. 1930 Aug. 18TH Sworn to before me, E. E. Friend, 
Deputy Clerk of Pittsylvania Circuit Court, VA. by G. W. Henderson.

From H. R.McIlwaine, State Librarian:G. W. Henderson, Private Company H, 31st 
Regt.  VA Infantry under Thomas A Bedford,enlisted in 1861--Died of  wounds, 
1864

War Dept. stated that Col. Eaton Coleman and Lt. Charles Weatherford had not 
been identified: one other George Henderson served as a private in Company I, 
25th VA Cavalry.

***No further document in files to settle the question of Regt. and company, but 
Henderson received $30 yearly.