Military Pension Files for Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D

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about a wound of neck or wrist of either hand. I am a brother-in-law of his. I have no interest in his pension claim. Have understood your questions. I don't know that he has rheumatism, but have heard him complain of it about ten years. I have heard you read my deposition and it is correctly recorded herein. I have nothing further to say.

Attest:

• (1) Louisa Hackney
• (2) Herbert Rowlinson

• his mark Sam Sanders Deponent

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th 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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here and have live around here ever since. I did not know William Gibson sometimes called John Sanders, the man present until I came here to live about a year after Mr. Lincoln was killed and it has been here I have known him. I have worked with him and he was sick and could not stand. I don't know what the matter with him. [TBD], he has what he calls wounds. He has shown me a wound of head and he told me he got it in the army. Oh, I don't know when he first showed it to me. I don't know how many years I had lived with him before I began to work with him. I don't know which side of his head the wound was as he showed me - it was just a scar - not bleeding or running - it was dried up. That is the only one I know of. I don't know whether he ever told me

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DEPOSITION F

Case of William Gibson alias John Sanders, No. 648,529

On this 10th day of March, 1899, at Hanover, county of Jefferson State of Indiana, before me, A. J. Green, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared Sam Sanders, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:

My post-office address is Hanover, Jefferson Co[unty], Indiana.

I don't know my age but about 50 years old, I guess. I was living in Carroll Co., K[entuck]y when the war ended. I don't know the year the war ended. Yes, I remember Mr. Lincoln was killed - I was working in Madison, Indiana then. I worked there about a year after and then came

See also Special Examination Index

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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