Military Pension Files for Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D. Special Examination by A.J. Green. Deposition B of Alfred Buckner. p. 25

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I don't know of any disease or complaint said William Gibson ever had at any time. I have no interest in his claim and I am not related to him. I have understood your questions. I have heard you read my deposition and it is correctly recorded herein. I have nothing further to say except if he gets a big pension I am going to make him give me some of it.

• his mark X Alfred Buckner, Deponent.

Attest:

• B.H. [TBD]
• John [TBD]

Sworn to and subscribed by me this 11th day of March, 1899, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.

• A.J. Green, Special Examiner.

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I don't know that he ever went by name of John Sanders in army but I think he once told me something about it but his name is Bill Gibson and his fellow servant was John Sanders that yallow boy I told you about. I don't know what is in my affidavit.

Q[uestion]: Did this Wm Gibson have any sickness on his return from War of Rebellion?

A[nswer]: Not a bit - he was healthy, but I just seed him on Sundays.

Q: Did he then tell you of or show you any wounds he got in the army?

A: He did not tell me about any wound he got in the army - did not even say he was in battle, just said he had come out the service - did he tell you he had got a wound in the army? I have lived in Madison 20 years.

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Yes, Gip Mallory had a slave named John Sanders - John is dead, I think - died at Indianapolis, Ind[iana]. He was a little yallow boy - waited at table - Dine room servant. There were Harry and Joe Beard, and Henry and Frank Robinson - both in War of Rebellion and they the Robinsons were my nephews. Henry died in the army and I don't know what became of Frank. After W[illia]m Gibson came from the army he lived around Hanover right smart, which cant mind how long, and then he went away again, and can't mind how long he was gone, and he came back again and has lived here at Hanover - got married - ever since.

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some eight or nine years before the war to Canada. His father had him concealed and got him into hands of abolitionists and would not let his white people catch him. Now, I knew that boy from his childhood. We called him Billy Buster because he was such a big little boy. Why, I know his mother - she is living down here to Louisville now and his brothers and sisters too. I know of no name he ever went by but Billy Gibson.

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National Archives Catalog #300020. "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934."

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