Andrew J. McMickin Civil War Pension File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
ANDREW J. McMICKIN, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

#852
Scott County
Soldier's Application for Pension
Andrew J. McMickin
Co. "G" 2nd Reg't. Miss.
Infty. Vols.
Wound in left arm
half way between left
elbow and shoulder,
and also left side
and left hand.
Filed July 16, 1891
T.M. Duncan, Clerk
Filed Oct. 30th 1891
W.S. Dunlop, Aud.
Examined & approved
Aug. 15th 1892 for $50.00
C.C. Hamby, Gov.
[Blank] Atty. Genl.
W.S. Dunlop, Aud.

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

To the Honorable County Court of Scott County,
Sitting as a Pension Board:
The undersigned as an ex-Confederate soldier, hereby applies for a pension under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Certain Soldiers of the late War between the States," approved April 1, 1891, upon the following grounds:
That he is a bona fide citizen of the State of Arkansas, and has resided within this State for more than twelve months next before the filing of this application;
That he enlisted as a soldier in the State of Mississippi during the war between the States in Company "G" of the 2nd Regiment of Miss. Infty. Vols.
That while in the discharge of his duty as a soldier of said company and regiment in the service of the State of Arkansas, or of the Confederate States of America, he received a wound, from the effects of which he lost the use of his left arm, receiving a gun shot wound in left arm the ball passing through and breaking left arm a level half way between elbow and left shoulder and entering left side also received wound in left hand ball striking and cutting across the back part of his hand breaking the bones of left hand rendering it useless for manual labor. That by reason of said wound and disability he is now indigent and incapacitated for manual labor;
That he is not receiving any aid from this State or from the United States, for such injuries, under any other statute, and that therefore he makes application for relief under the act aforesaid.
[Signed] Andrew J. McMickin
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of July 1891.
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan
Clerk Circuit Court
Scott Co., Ark.

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
Personally came before me E. Bishop and T.W. Denton two credible witnesses, who make oath and say that they verily believe the applicant to be the identical person named in the application, and that the facts stated in the application are true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of July 1891.
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan
Clerk Circuit Court
Scott Co., Ark.
Witnesses:
[Signed] E. Bishop
[Signed] T.W. Denton

[Handwritten document]

Affidavit

State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
In matter of pension claim of Andrew J. McMickin, Co. G, 2nd Regt. Miss. Infty. Vols. Personally appeared Willis Dement and G.W. Dement who each being first duly sworn say:
Affiant Willis Dement states that his age is 34 years. That soldier came to his fathers house about the year 1861 in the latter part of the year and was wounded in left arm and hand and also left side and stated that his wounds were received in the aforesaid service. That he has been well acquainted with said soldier during the whole time since to the present time and has often heard him speak of his wounds received as aforesaid and in consequence of said wounds or injuries said soldier is disabled from performing full manual labor, and that said soldier is indigent.
Affiant G.W. Dement states that he has been acquainted with said soldier for one year and has heard him speak of his wounds of right arm and hand received while in the service of the United States, that said soldier is unable to perform full manual labor and is indigent. Affiants each state that they have no interest direct or indirect in this claim.
[Signed] Willis Dement
[Signed] G.W. Dement
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 24th day of September 1891.
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan
Clerk Circuit Court

Office of Scott County Pension Board

State of Arkansas)
County of Scott)
We, James M. Harvey, Judge of the County Court, and L.P. Fuller, Sheriff and Thomas M. Duncan, County Clerk of Scott County, constituting the Pension Board of said County, by an Act of the General [Assembly] of the State of Arkansas, approved April 1, 1891, entitled "An Act for the Relief of Certain Soldiers of the late War between the States," do hereby certify to the Auditor of the State of Arkansas, that upon due examination of the application of Andrew J. McMicken filed under said Act, we find that the said claim of the said applicant is just and the same is hereby allowed, the application and proof taken in said case being herewith transmitted.
Given under our hands and the Seal of the County Court of Scott County, on this 24th day of Sept. 1891.
[Signed] J.M. Harvey, Judge Scott Co. Court
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, Sheriff Scott County
[Signed] Thos. M. Duncan, Clerk Scott County
Scott County Pension Board

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