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Title: Military Pension Files for Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D
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Where: Hanover, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
When: 10 Mar 1899
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He has once in awhile complained of his head hurting him and his eyes too. I don't know whether he has any bad or vicious habits - he has never used whiskey and I never saw him drink. He uses tobacco - chews. He has complained of rheumatism and he falls down
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discharge. Then I came here. No, I never had been here or had lived here until two years after my discharge. No, I don't know whether it was in 1865, 1866 or 1867 that I was discharged. I was discharged in the spring of the year and the spring after the war ended.
I did not get acquainted with the man present who went by the name of John Sanders then and that and William Gibson some now until I had been here quite a while. He then told me he had been in the army too but I don't know what Co. or reg[imen]t. He then told me about being wounded in each side of his head and in his hand - I don't recollect clearly which hand but now I know from talking with him it was his left hand. I don't know whether his wounds were running or sores or dried up at that time.
DEPOSITION G
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 Lowry Sanders, who, being by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to h[im] during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:
I am about 57 years of age; my post-office address is Hanover, Jefferson, Co[unty], Ind[iana].
I served in Co[mpany] A, 109 U[nited] S[tates] C[olored] V[olunteer] I[nfantry] about two years. I don't know year of enlistment or discharge. Well, I have lived here about 35 years. Well, I lived in Jeffersonville, Ind. about two years after my
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