Military Pension Files for Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D. Special Examination by Mark J. Maloney. Deposition A of James Oliver. p. 4

Transcription 2 of X:

enlisted at Boston and was from Canada surprises me. I never knew Sanders to desert, and never knew but one Sanders in my company. I never knew a white man in my Company Except the officers.

I do not know the address of any member of my company except Jos[eph] Rice 1182 Mt. Vernon St[reet] Camden N.J.

I am not interested and am correctly recorded herein.

• James Oliver
• Deponent.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20 day of Nov., 1899, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.

• Mark J. Maloney
• Special Examiner

--(cont'd from p. 3)--

Transcription 1 of X:

but I know nothing of that. I can't swear he did not, but I do not know anything about it. The regiment left Morris Island S[outh] C[arolina] on Thanksgiving day of 1864 and went to Honey Hill where the battle was fought. I was not with the company at this battle, but joined the company at Charleston S.C. in M[ar]ch 1865 and I recall Sanders with it then and I do not know of any wounds he was suffering from or afterward in service.

There was no battle known as Bunker Hill to my knowledge that my regiment was engaged in.

I never knew Sanders was known by any other name. My recollection is he was a Jerseyman and from Burlington, N[ew] J[ersey] and your information that he claims to have

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