In the Application of
Samuel S. Glover Jr
FOR AN INVALID PENSION
Officer's Certificate
I, Capt Marcus Grant do hereby certify, that I am
Captain of Company H of the First Regiment
of Michigan Eng & Mech and am acquainted with Private
Samuel S. Glover Jr who was a member of my company and as I am
informed is an applicant for an Invalid Pension. That the said Samuel S. Glover Jr
was mustered into service on or about the Seventh day of December
1861, and was discharged for disability about the Seventh day of
December 1862. That he became disabled from doing duty as a soldier,
while in the service of the United States, and in the line of his duty as a soldier, at
the time and place, and in the manner following: at the time of the
attack by the rebels upon Murfreesboro Tenn
Sunday July 13th 62 the exigency of the case
demanding it He volunteerd to carry dispatches
from Shelbyville Tenn to Gen Buell, Huntsville
Alabama. While half way between Shelbyville
and Fayettville at the midnight hour he was
fired upon by Guerrillas wounded and narrowly
Escaped capture. Arriving at the camp of
the 35 Indiana about daylight Monday
morning the dispatches wer then sent on to
Huntsville by courier.
That the said soldier was in good health at the time he entered the service, and the
disability above referred to affected him while in the service, and at his discharge, as
follows: The ball passing through the knee joint
causing a partial anchylosis of the joint
rendering him entirely unfit for service, and
permanently disabled for life.
Given at Jackson Mich this tenth
Day of Decem 1863
Signed M Grant
Capt Co H 1st ? E & M
Very interesting. I am thinking about requesting pension files for each of my ancestors and it is great to see some of the documentation included.
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Thank you, Heather. I was pleased with what I received. My ancestor applied for increases frequently, so I had 100 or so pages.
ReplyDeleteWere you able to discover any important information about your ancestor from these documents that you didn't already know? I already know quite a bit about the ancestor I thought of getting the pension file for and I'm not sure I am ready to spend $75...especially if the information doesn't get me much more than another source for information I already have. Based on your experience, would you suggest ordering the file?
ReplyDeleteHeather, It took me awhile to decide if I wanted to spend the money or not. For me, it was well worth the cost. I found the information fascinating and although I knew a bit about Samuel, it was his wife's information that really helped. I found her birthdate and place and death date and place, which I hadn't been able to find previously. Additionally, Samuel had listed all of his children's birthdates, which helped. If you already have a lot of information I don't know how much would be new for you. Overall, I was happy with what I had.
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