Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
ELIJAH BISHOP, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

855
Rejected
Scott County
Soldier's Application for Pension
Elijah Bishop
Co. "H" 12th Ark. Red River Riflemen
Gun shot wounds in left knee
Filed Oct. 21, 1891
T.M. Duncan, Clk.
Filed Oct. 30th 1891
W.S. Dunlop, Aud.
Examined & Rejected
Aug. 15th 1892
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 Arkansas during the war between the States in Company H of the 12th Regiment of Ark. Red River Riflemen
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 slight wound in left kneww from the effects of which he is partially disabled, and also contracted disease of piles
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] Elijah Bishop
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of October 1891.
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan, Clerk

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
Personally came before me A.J. McMickin 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 21st day of October 1891
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan, Clerk
Witnesses:
[Signed] A.J. McMickin
[Signed] T.W. Denton
[Handwritten document]

Affidavit

State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
On this 21st day of Sept., 1892, before the undersigned Clerk Circuit Court personally appeared Elijah Bishop who being duly sworn says: That he is the identical person who served as an Ex Confederate soldier in Co. "H" 12th Ark. Red River Riflemen. That about the year 1862 at the battle at Corinth, Miss. he received a gun shot wound in left knee. That although the wound dos not pain him severely it hurts him some all the time and that although one would scarcely notice that he limped in walking it troubles him considerable to walk, and that the wound prevents him from performing such manual labor as an able-bodied man could do. That said wound grows no better but continues to trouble and pain him more as he grows older.
That affiant makes this affidavit for the purpose of having his claim reconsidered by "The State Board of Pensions."
[Signed] Elijah Bishop
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of Sept. 1892.
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan
Clerk Circuit Court
Scott Co., Ark.
State of Arkansas}
County of Scott}
On this 21st day of Sept. 1892 also personally appeared before the undersigned Clerk J.M. Hamilton and S.K. Duncan
[Handwritten document, continued]
the residence and post office address of each of whom is Waldron, Scott Co., Ark., and who being duly sworn say: That they have heard the above and foregoing affidavit of Elijah Bishop read over and had the contents thereof explained to them and that the matters and things therein set forth they verily believe to be true.
[Signed] J.M. Hamilton
[Signed] S.K. Duncan
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Sept. 21, 1892.
[Signed] Thos. 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, Clerk of the County Court 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 Elijah Bishop filed under said Act, we find that said claim of said applicant is just and 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 22nd day of October 1891.
[Signed] J.M. Harvey, Judge Scott Co. Court
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, Sheriff Scott County
[Signed] Thomas M. Duncan, Clerk Scott County
Scott County Pension Board
[Handwritten letter on Clerk of the Circuit Court, Scott County, Arkansas Letterhead]
Waldron, Ark., Sept. 21, 1892
Hon. W.S. Dunlop
Auditor of State,
Little Rock

Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith please find affidavit of Elijah Bishop in matter of his pension claim. He requested the affidavit written and forwarded. He says that the wound hurts him nearly all the time and troubles him about walking and guess it is worse than we thought for. If you can investigate his case further now please do so and if further evidence is required please advise me and oblige.
Your Obedient Servant,
Thos. M. Duncan

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Little River}
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Little River and State of Arkansas, A.M. Bishop, a citizen of Ashdown, Little River Co., Ark., whom I certify to be a creditable person and worthy of confidence, and who being duly sworn, states that he is personally, well acquainted with applicant for pension, Elijah Bishop, having known him for 40 years.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "H" of Col. Cook's 12th Regiment of Ark. Infty. Vols; that he was honorably released from such service, and did not desert the same. That he is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of gun shot wound in left knee, old age, and piles, and that such incapacity (or disability) is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in. That to the best of my knowledge, all property now owned by him is not worth exceeding $400 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel). That he is not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, or the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150 per year. That I have no interest in this claim.
[Signed] A.M. Bishop
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of May 1901.
[Signed] J.T. Short
Justice of the Peace

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Clerk Circuit Court within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, F.E. Bishop, a citizen of Winfield, Scott Co., Ark., whom I certify to be a creditable person and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, states that he is, personally, well acquainted with applicant Elijah Bishop having known him all my life or since my earliest recollection, he being my brother, and my age being now 54 years.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "H" of Col. Cook's 12th Regiment of Ark. Infty. Vold; that as such soldier he served from about 1861 to the close of the war in the spring of 1865. That he was honorably released from such service, and did not desert the same. That he is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of gun shot wound in left knee, piles, and old age his age being now about 62 years, and that such incapacity (or disability) is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in. That to the best of my knowledge, all property now owned by him, he being unmarried, is not worth exceeding $400 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel). That he is not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, or the emoluments of an office in excess of $150 per year. That I have no interest in this claim. I know the facts to which I testify from following sources: I was at home and remember when soldier left to join the army. I saw him when he was with his Company and know that he served as claimed. I also saw him when he returned hom from the army. During the war however, I was a member of a different Company and Regiment.
[Signed] F.E. Bishop
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25 day of May 1901.
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, County Clerk
By Thos. M. Duncan, D.C.

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Elijah Bishop of Brawley, Scott Co., Ark. do solemnly swear that I served as a soldier in the army of the Confederate States, being a member of Col. Cook's 12th Ark. Red River Riflemen Regiment of Infantry Vols. from the State of Arkansas; that I was honorably released from such service on or about the [blank] day of May, 1865 and did not desert the same; that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I do not myself own property, real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action in excess of the value of $400.00 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor have I conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that I am not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of wounds received in the service, being a gun shot wound in left knee, which wound however has not troubled me a great deal since the service, and from protruding hemorrhoids or piles &c - and from my advanced age, I being now 62 years of age, and in consequence of said old age, and aforesaid disease and said wound in left knee causing stiffness of left knee to some extent I am unable to perform manual labor and am not strong and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so help me God.
(Signature) Eligah Bishop
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th day of May 1901.
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, Circuit Clerk
By T.M. Duncan, D.C.

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Cheves Bevill a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Elijah Bishop of Brawley P.O., Arkansas, who is an applicant for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
That at his request I have made an examination of his physical condition and find: State description and character of wound [Blank]
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: Piles and anal fissure, of long standing. Also has partial prolapses of the rectum. This all attending the age of the claiment and nomeans of support, renders him a fit subject for a pension and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in: No.
Extent of disability: At least seventy five per cent to what he might do.
[Signed] Cheves Bevill, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 day of June 1901.
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, County Clerk
By T.M. Duncan, D.C.
STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}SS.
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named Elijah Bishop for pension, under Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved March 11, 1901, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is 3/4 Disabled a wounded Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and wholly or partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that his claim is just, and that he should be allowed $75.00 pension.
[Signed] C. Malone (Seal)
[Signed] S.C. Brown (Seal)
[Signed] Wiley Young (Seal)

5006
Application of
Elijah Bishop
Brawley P.O.
Scott County
Examined and allowed
and $75.00 allowed and Auditor
authorized to draw warrant for same.
Jasper Smithers (in same Co.)
Texarkana, Ark.
was 1st & 2nd Lieut.
This 28 day of Aug. 1901
J.M. Crockett, Sec'y. of State
T.C. Monroe, Auditor

APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Elijah Bishop do solemnly swear that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I am now drawing a pension as an ex-Confederate soldier, under an Act of the General Assembly of 1901, having made my original application from the county of Scott; that I am still in indigent circumstances; that I do not myself, nor does my wife, nor do we both together, own property, real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action in excess of the vlaue of $400.00 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor has either of us conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that neither I nor my wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life; that my disability has increaded, and I am less able to perform manual labor than when my original application was made, by reason of increased age, and increased general disability. I am 69 years of age and I hereby make application for an increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of 1907.
(Signature) Eligah Bishop
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27 day of July 1908.
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk
STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County do hereby certify that we have examined the application of the within named Elijah Bishop for increase of pension, under Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved March 9, 1907, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is less able to perform manual labor than he was at the time a pension was granted him, and that he is entitled to have the same increased to 100 Dollars.
[Signed] J.L. Evatt (Seal)
[Signed] J.P. Hall (Seal)

75
Application of
Elijah Bishop
Brawley P.O.
Scott County
Examined and increase approved
and pension
increased to $100.00
and Auditor authorized to draw warrant
for same.
This 11th day of August 1908
O.C. Ludwig, Sec. of State
A.E. Moore, Auditor

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN
On Application for Increase of Pension

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, L.D. Duncan, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Eligah Bishop of Brawley, Scott Co., Arkansas, who is an applicant for an increase of pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
That at his request I have made an examination of his physical condition and find: State description and character of wound: [Blank]
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: Piles and general disability from age. Now 69 years old and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in: No
Extent of disability: Total
[Signed] L.D. Duncan, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 day of July 1908.
[Signed] S.K. Duncan, Clerk

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