CIVIL WAR PENSION: Mark SUMNER, West Virginia Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Fran M. Roen ************************************************************************ 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 *********************************************************************** Mark Sumner b. 1815 Whitley Co., KY s/o Mark Sumner and Lydia Matthew d. May 10, 1867 Wright Co., Mn. Married Charlotte White b. 181 Knox Co., KY d/o Hendrick White and Peggy Newton. They married Nov 4, 1832 Whitley Co., KY. Mark Sumner enlisted August 10, 1861 and served as a private in Co. F 5th Reg’t WV. He was hospitalized at Fairfax Station during Aug and Oct. of 1862. In June of 1863 he was transferred to the 66th Co. 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps. He was discharged at Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 15, 1864 and being disabled by Disinter. There are over 80 pages in Mark’s pension record. In a statement from his son-in-law, Nathaniel Chaffins, Mark “suffered greatly”. He was in “much pain, at other times he was bloated very bad”. On the way to Minnesota from West Virginia they had to stop often to allow Mark time to rest and take of his many physical needs. According to Nathaniel, Mark “had diarrhea accompanied with a great deal of pain . . . his bowels seemed to be loose with frequent discharge.” When Mark would be confined to bed “for three or four days at a time, being unable to work.” “From what he said and done we knew he was still suffering from the same complaint. From Sept 1866 to the date of this death May 10, 1867. We met with Mr. Sumner more frequently before and helped take care of him during his last sickness and we know that he had the diarrhea very badly when he died.” Dated March 15, 1889. A statement from his son: William S. Sumner. “I Wm. S. Sumner so do say and swear that Mark Sumner was taken sick near Cedar Mountain VA after the Battle or about the 13th of August 1862 and was never able for service with his Regiment no more and was transferred to Company (66) 2 Batt of Bet. Reserve Corps at Gallo place Ohio and remained there till discharged in further state. That said Mark Sumner was a stout hasty man and never had a doctor with hin to the best of my knowledge. Till that time and after the was he was never able to do any heavy work. I served in the same Co. and Regiment with him from Sept., the 10th 1861 till August or there about, the 13th. 1862 and after the war i was with him the most of the time till his death. The reason I no this is because I was with him in his first sickness and the regimental doctor Randalle, called it the chronic diarrhea and he always bothered with it after that.” Dated Aug 16, 1888 Statement from his son: James M. Sumner “I James M. Sumner do testify in regard to Mark Sumner’s sickness . . . at the Fairfax Hospital in 1862 and found him very sick with sick with what was called chronic diarrhea. . . . I further state that said Mark Sumner, before the war was a stout hardy man and there was no man in that part of the country could do more work then he could but after the war he could never stand to do any hard work.” Dated Aug., 16, 1888 ================================================================================ So Div. W H H Exr. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR No. 309,715 PENSION OFFICE Mark Sumner Co. F, 5 W. Va. Inf June 8, 1886 Sir: I have the honor to request that you will furnish from the records of the War Department a full report as to the service, disability, and hospital treatment of Mark Sumner, who, it is claimed, enlisted in Co. F 5 Reg’t W. Va, also in 66th Co. 2 Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps and was discharged at Columbus Ohio Sept 15, 1864 from Co F 5 Reg’t W. Va. He was disabled by Chronic diarrhaea and was treated in hospitals of which the names, location, and dates of treatment are as follows: regimental Corps Very Respectfully, ????? Shack.