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Civil War military
record for John Scott
125th Regiment, Company H, U. S. Colored Troops
Civil War Pension
Application of Delpha Scott, widow of John Scott
More than 3 dozen
names of Greensburg
residents, both black and white, are
contained in these documents. Many
names are confirmed in the 1870, 1880, and 1900 censuses.
The Civil War USCT
enlistment papers of John Scott (black)
document that he was a slave of John
Scott (white) of Greensburg, who applied for compensation to the U. S. War
Department because he had not consented to his slave joining the military. Scott was a private in the USCT from
enlistment at
The widow’s pension
documents mainly date from January 1, 1890
to
Delpha Gaines was born
in Green County March 1829 and died there
The names of
|
Document |
Date |
Place |
Notes |
John Scott (white) |
Proof of Ownership,
Compensation Claim, |
|
Green
Co, KY |
|
John Lewis
witness (B) |
Marriage License and
Certificate of John Scott (black)
& Delphia Gaines (black) |
|
Green Co, |
|
A.J. Perkins
clerk (W) B.J. Hamilton
clerk? (W) W.H. Milby
attorney (W) |
Verification of
above |
-- |
Green Co. courthouse |
|
|
Army Certificate of
Disability for Discharge for John Scott |
|
Army Post, Cairo, IL |
|
F.J. Taylor, 60 (W) |
Affidavit for the
widow’s claim |
|
Green Co |
Made Scott’s
coffin |
Alfred Scott, 74 (B) |
Affidavit |
|
Green Co |
Knew Scott
personally |
Belle Henry, 43 (B) |
Affidavit |
“ |
Green Co |
Knew Scott
personally and witnessed death |
Lewis Phillips, 38 (B) |
Affidavit |
“ |
Green Co |
Knew Scott
personally |
Charles Marshall, 72 (B) |
Affidavit |
|
Green Co |
Also 125th; in Cairo IL; witnessed Scott’s illness |
A.S. |
Affidavit |
|
Green Co |
Verifies Scott’s illness and death on his return to Greensburg |
B.B. Scott, MD (W) |
Affidavit |
1890 |
Green Co |
Treated John Scott, “an old family
servant” |
Matt Cowherd, 65 (B) |
Affidavit |
|
Green Co |
Also in 125th;
in Cairo |
Charles Marshall, 54 or 56 (B) George W. Lewis, 47 (B)
Washington
Lile, 62 (B) Margie Allen
(B) |
Affidavit |
|
Green Co |
All also in 125th,
in Cairo |
Lucien Durham, 46 (W) |
Affidavit of Delpha
Scott’s poverty and living arrangements |
|
Green Co |
|
William Smith, 46 (W) |
Affidavit confirming
Delpha Scott’s poverty and
living arrangements |
|
Green Co |
Says he is
“well-acquainted with the claimant.” |
W.H. Milby
Accepting Agt Chas. D. Allen witness
(W) R. L. Foster
witness (W) |
Articles of
Agreement |
|
Green Co |
Milby agrees to
represent Delpha Scott in her application, for free. |
|
Court declaration by
Delpha Scott |
|
Green Co |
Repeat of Delpha’s testimony, age 50. Said Scott contracted "diseases of lung and diarrhea" at Camp Burnsides, KY, fall 1865 |
|
Widow’s Pension
Application |
|
Pension adm. |
First claim rejected |
L. Durham
witness (W) J.L. Hamilton
witness (W) H.T. Larimore
clerk (W) |
Court declaration by
Delpha Scott |
|
Green Co. |
Delpha, 52, affirms
all of previous testimony. |
|
Widow’s Pension
Application |
|
Pension adm. |
Claim approved for $8/month commencing 2/27/1892. |
B.W. Penick
clerk/witness (W) Alex Milby
witness (W) |
Affidavit by Delpha |
|
Green Co |
Delpha affirms above
testimony, but has no other required records of Scott’s illness or
treatment. |
|
Statement of John
Scott’s service |
|
War Dept. Washington, D.C. |
Scott on rolls
4/22/1865 to 2/1866, present March & April, absent sick [rheumatism]
in Post Hospital, Cairo, IL since 4/12/1866. Vitals and description. |
|
Report of hospital
record |
|
Bureau of Pensions |
“Disability from
disease of lungs and diarrhea, no treatment alleged, discharged for
‘old age and its infirmities (54 years)’, chronic nephritis and an
old fracture of left arm—all contracted before enlistment.” |
C. H. Noggle
attestor (W) |
Letter from Delpha Scott to Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. |
|
|
Asks for a pension
increase from $12 to $20/month. Gave
her birth month/year. |
|
Pension Office Drop
Report |
|
A federal office |
Drops Delpha because of her death Sept 25, 1929 |
21 Jul 2004 . 21 Jul 2004
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