W. S. Morgan

I, W. S. Morgan, a native of the state of Tennessee and now a citizen of Tennessee, resident at Covington, in the county of Tipton in the State of Tennessee, and who was a soldier from the State of Tennessee, in the war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby apply for aid under the Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, entitled "An Act for the benefit of the indigent and disabled soldiers of the late war between the States, and to fix the fees of attorneys or agents for procuring such pensions, and fixing a penalty for the violation of the same." And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of #rd Tenn Regt. and a Private. In the service of the Confederate United States, and that by reason of disability and idigence I am now entitled to receive the benefits of this Act. I further swear that I do not hold any National, State, or County office, nor do I receive aid of pension from any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable support for myself and family. I do further solemnly swear that the answers given to the following questions are true:

In what county, state and year where you born?
Answer: McMinn County, Tennessee May 2, 1838
When did you enlist and in what command? Give the names of the regimental and company officers under whom you were serving at date of wound or wounds:
Answer: August 1861 under J..C. Vaughan Col. Of the 3rd Regt. of Tennessee
In what battle or battles were you wounded, and, if not in battle, state under what circumstances you received the injury or injuries?
Answer: Tasville Tenn. In the battle on the Shanandore battle of Va. Under Gen. Early and at Vicksburg Miss. I lost my left eye at Mannasas Junction Va. while working on repairing my cap and ball, pistal cap exploded and struck me in the eye.
What was the precise nature of your wound or wounds?
Answer: While in camp at Mannasas Junction Va. In 1861, I was repairing my cap and ball pistal and titching it when I lost my eye on account of a piece of cap striking me in it while discharging pistal. I suffered with eye 8 years and am totally blind in same and have been totally blind in same eye ever since.
Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound, wounds, or service?
Answer: I worked most of the time after returning home but suffered as before stated.
Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound, wounds, or service?
Answer: No Sir. I continued in service until the war closed.
If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until the close of the war?
Answer: I was only discharged at the close of the war at Washington Ga.
What was the surgeon who attended you?
Answer: His name was Blivins
How did you get out of the army?
Answer: Was honorably discharged at Washington, Ga.
Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer: Yes
If so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer: At Washington Ga. The name of the officer who administered it I do not now recollect.
Are you married, or have been married?
Answer: Yes I have been married, my wife is now dead.
If so, what is the size of your family?
Answer: Myself and two delicate sons.
What are the respective ages of your wife and children?
Answer: wife dead, Son Richardson 24, Ped 33
To what sex do you children belong?
Answer: those living with me male
Are not some of your children able to support you?
Answer: No
In what business are you now engaged, if any, and what do you earn?
Answer: Try to farm. But on account of old age being almost blind and having a very serious bladder trouble I am unable to earn anything or to do any kind of work.
What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: have nothing
What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value?
Answer: she is dead   left me nothing
How have you derived support for yourself and family for the last five years?
Answer: Being assisted to some extent by my said sons who farm.
Do you use intoxicants to any extent?
Answer: No
How long have you been an actual resident of the State
of Tennessee?
Answer: All my life except one year in Illinois. I am now 67.
Have you an attorney to look after this application?
Answer: yes
If so, give his name and address?
Answer: W. V. Bringle, Covington Tenn
Witness my hand, this 11th day of April 1905
W. S Morgan   his mark Witnesses: J. H. Hanna  Physician
A. Jon Sivels,  Wm. L. Peeler

 Personally appeared before me, W V. Bringle, a Notary Public of said County, the above named W S. Morgan the applicant, with whom I am personally acquainted, and having the application read and fully explained to him, as well as the statements and answers therein made, made oath that the said statements and answers are true. Witness mt hand and seal of office, this 11th day of April 1905. W.V. Bringle, Notary Public.

Personally appeared before me, W V. Bringle, a Notary Public of said County, the above named J.H. Hanna one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application and who is a physicain of good standing and being duly sworn says that he has carefully and thouroughly examined W. S. Morgan the applicant and finds him laboring under the following disabilities:
This W. S. Morgan is totally disabled to do manual labor. First he is almost totally blind from a cataract in one eye, the other being virtually out. He suffers from an enlarged prostate gland that was a tumor. Wen he could no longer urinate and was compelled to use a catheter. His feet and legs are dropsical from an nidctur?  liver. He is very old and feveble and will never be able to walk around much more. Been in actual practice since 1886.  W. V. Bringle
Personally appeared before me W. V.  Bringle a Notary Public, Tipton County, the above named A. J. Sivels and W. L. Peeler, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing application, with whom I am personally acquainted and known to me to be citizens of veracity and standing in this community, and who make oath that they are personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in this application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim and that said applicants habits are good and free from dishonor, sad Sivels and Peeler, further make oath to the following facts touching upon applicants service in the Rebel Army:
The he was in the army with said W. S. Morgan from May 1861 until the siege at Vicksburg, Miss, some 3 years after. That said Morgan remaining in the service until the surrender as above set out in his statement and during all of his said service with me, he was a good soldier and as brave as could be. He has the very best reputation for truth and veracity and fair dealing and ethicals maintaining a good reputaiton or character in the community in which he has lived. That he has been his good friend and neighbor ever since the war and knows the above facts are true. W. V. Bringle

No 7148 # 1060213
From the War Department , the Military Secretary’s office Oct 11, 1905
Respectfully returned to the President, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners, Nashville
It is shown by the records of this office that one W. S. Morgan, private, Company G, 3rd Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A., enlisted May 7, 1861 at Calhoun, to serve twelve months. The muster roll of the company dated August 31, 1864(last on file) reports him absent on detached service. His name also appears on an undated roll of prisoners of war paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 10, 1863, which shows that he was captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863. No further information relative to his service has been found.  

June 24, 1909

To Postmaster, Burlison, an inquiry regarding pensioner W. S. Morgan, has not sent in his voucher for a year. From Burlison Tenn 6-29-09, Mr. W. S. Morgan has been dead about one year, respectfully yours, H.M. Taylor P.M.