John Cox Civil War File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
JOHN COX, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

1937
Application of
John Cox
Mansfield P.O.
Scott County
Examined and not allowed and
Auditor authorized to draw warrant for
same.
This 28th day of
August 1894
H.B. Armistead
See Note
C.B. Mills, Auditor
State Pension Board
Not indigent
Wound not serious

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
To the Honorable County Court of Scott County.
The undersigned applicant for a pension under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved April 1st, 1891, and amendments thereto, being duly sworn, states that his name is John Cox, his age is 49 years, that he has resided in this State for 17 years, that he is not receiving aid from the State of Arkansas or any other State or government for injuries received in the war between the States.

That he enlisted at Morristown, Tenn. on or about the [blank] day of May or June 1861 in Company "C", commanded by Capt. Coke in the 37th Regiment of Tenn. Vols. commanded by Col. White in Confederate State Service. Afterwards re-enlisted in Company "C" in the 37th Regiment of Tenn. Vols. commanded by Capt. Long in same service. That while a member of said Company in said service and while in the line of duty at or near Atlanta, Ga., in the State of Georgia, on or about the 22 day of July 1864 he received a gun shot wound.

(Describe the kind, character and resulting consequences of wound or wounds.)
Was wounded in left hand by a leaden bullet from the hands of the enemy while engaged in a battle near Atlanta, Ga., the ball striking about between the middle and little finger joins of left hand taking off finger at the joint next to hand and from the affects of which wound my little and middle fingers are crossed and stiff which wound has always greatly interfered with certain kinds of work and has been considerably in the way of my earning a living by manual labor.

My means of support are about as follows: I make my living by working on the farm as it is the only occupation I have ever followed for a living and do the best I can - however the said wound has always been a great hindrance in performing certain kinds of farm work.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of May 1894.

Thos. M. Duncan
Circuit Clerk
Signature John Cox
Postoffice address Mansfield, Arkansas

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
We, E.D. Yandell Judge of the County Court of Scott County, L.P. Fuller Sheriff and T.M. Duncan Clerk, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named John Cox for pension, under act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved April 1, 1891, and amendments thereto, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is a wounded Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances and partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that his claim is just, and that he should be allowed $25. pension.

E.D. Yandell, County Judge
L.P. Fuller, Sheriff
Thos. M. Duncan, Clerk

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades If Possible)

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Scott)
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County of Sebastian and State of Arkansas Thomas H. Williams and Isaac Kunkel citizens of Scott Co., Arkansas, whom I certify to be credible persons and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, state that they are each, personally, well acquainted with the applicant John Cox and have known him [blank] years.

That the material facts set forth in his application for pension are true. That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonged to Company C 37th Regiment of Tenn. Vols. That he was wounded in said service at or near Atlanta, Georgia in left hand one finger being off and other fingers stiff.

That this information we derive from the following sources: from long and intimate acquaintance with soldier and living near neighbors to him and seeing him often during our acquaintance with him and hearing him talk about his army service and knowning him to be disabled as aforesaid.

That he is partially incapacitated for manual labor, and that we have no interest in this claim.

[Signed] Thomas H. Williams
[Signed] Isaac Kunkel
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of August 1894.
B.H. Cagle
Notary Public
Term of office expires 9th day Feb. 1898

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

STATE OF ARKANSAS)
County of Sebastian)
I, J.W. Sorrels a duly registered and practicing physician in Sebastian County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with John Cox of Scott County, Arkansas, who is an applicant for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.

That at his request I have made an examination of his wound and find: State description and character of wound. He lost one finger of left hand and the fingers next to the one shot off have become drawn so that his hand gives him great trouble.

Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: To gun shot wound in left hand.

Financial condition: He is poor and needy.

Means of support: His labor on a small hill farm.

Extent of disability: As described above.

J.W. Sorrels, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of May 1894.
W.R. Alexander
Notary Public
My Commission expires May 6th, 1896

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