1st.  100 bushels of corn of the value of $1  per bush. = $100.00

2nd.  1 horse of the value of 150.00 = $150.00

The above items of supplies were taken by a company of the 18th Regiment of Iowa infantry and a small detachment of calvary from the 2nd Regt of Kansas Cav, all under the command of Captain Orlo Reed of the 18th Iowa infantry while said command were stationed at Clays Lumber Mills situated in the county of Sebastian and state of Arkansas some forty miles south of the Military Post of Fort Smith, Ark. all on or about the 4th May 1873 (1863?) said command was stationed at said mills as guards the mil??? operating for the benefit of the U.S. Army.

Witnesses to prove loyalty:  Jerry Hacket, Robt Hill, J.B. Stephens, Jackson Tucker, all residents of Sebastian County in the state of Arkansas.

Witnesses to prove other fact alleged:  Acy C. Statham, Nancy Sorrels residents of Sebastian Co. Ark and Albert A. Statham of Canf?man Co., in the state of Texas.

Asa C. Statham - My age 18 years.  My residence Sebastian County, Arkansas.  My occupation farmer.  I am a son of the claimant.  I have no direct interest in this claim.  I was present and saw the item charges as item No 1 of claimants petition taken.  .....I recollect of seeing the Soldiers drive wagons to the crib and schuck corn, and load their wagons.  I don't recollect how many wagons they loaded.  They were large 6 mule wagons that they had along with ????.

William Barnes - My age 52 years, my residence Sebastian County Arkansas and my occupation a farmer.  I am not related to claimant and have no beneficial interest in this claim.  My acquaintance with claimant began about A.D. 1848 and was intimate throughout the war.  At the beginning of the was I lived about 1 1/4 miles from claimant and saw him as often as two or three times a week up to September 1863........

Jeremiah Hackett - My age 56 years, my residence Sebastian County, Ark. and my occupation a Farmer.  My acquaintance with claimant began about A.D. 1846.  I know it was about the time he enlisted for the Mexican War and  was intimate throughout the late war.  At the beginning of the war I lived about 12 miles from claimant and saw him frequently until the fall of 1863 when I recruited him as a soldier in my company with which company he served until after the close of the war.......

States he is a citizen of the United Sates and resides at present at or near Hickory Grove P.O. in Sebastian Co., Ar.  When this claim accrued at or near Sugarloaf Township in the county of Sebastian in the Sate of Arkansas

"On the first day of April 1861 I resided in Sebastian County Arkansas where I remained until sometime in September 1863 when I enlisted in Company H?, 2nd Arkansas Calvary U.S.A.  I served with my Co and regiments until the close of the war previous to my going into the federals army.  I resided on my farm there was some 200 acres in my farm.  50 acres under cultivation, the balance woodland.  My farm was situated in the Sugarloaf Valley Sebastian County Arkansas.  My occupation was a farmer.

In the summer of 1863 at Hodges Prairie I took some kind of an oath.  I don't know what it was but I think it was the same as that administered to rebel soldiers.  I had refused to take the oath several times and now I took it for fear that I could not remain at home.

I was in the rebel army 3 months.

When I was in the rebel army I was elected Captain of Company "C" of Major Woosley battlion.  I ??? in the rebel army till in September 1863 at the time Col Cloud  ??? Genl Cabells command when I left the rebel army and returned to my home in Sebastian County remaining there 3 days then going to Fort Smith and joined the Union Army.

In the summer of 1863 James Woosley with 4 or 5 men came to my house and took me to Hodges Prairie when I was sworn in the rebel army.

I had 15 head of horses and mules taken by the rebels in the latter part of 1863, also all my household furniture.  They also took about 48 head of cattle also 18 head of hogs, average 200 pounds each also flour and corn meal.

I heard of threats being made against me.  They said if I refused to come in and take the oath that they would kill me.  This was in the summer of 1863 by Major Woosley.

I have a brother in the rebel army.  His name is Richard Statham.  He now resided in Sebastian County, Arkansas.  He was only with the rebel army about 4 months when he deserted and went home and laid out in the bush to keep out of the reach of the rebels.

At the beginning of the rebellion I sympathized with the Union cause.  My feelings were for the Union cause and government of the United States.

I was not present and did not see the property charges as Item Nos 1 & 2 of my petition taken.  I ??? try and introduce witnesses to ??? the taking of the property that I have charges for by the Federal Troops at the time of the taking I was at Springfield Missouri with my company and ??? in my return home in the last of May 1864 on a furlough.  My wife, who has since died, told me about the taking of the ??? charged as Item no 1 of my claim.  She said that a detachment of U.S. Soldiers of the 18th Iowa Infantry and the 2nd Kansas Calvary U.S.A. with 4 or 5 government wagons came to my house about the 1st of  February 1864 the officer in command asked my wife for the corn and said he would pay for it.  My wife told him that she did not have any more than would do her.  She had let forage trains have all she could spare.  The officer told her that he had been all over the Sugar loaf valley and could not get any corn, for her to let him have 3 loads of corn and he would see that the corn was returned so he ordered the wagons driven to the crib.  The soldiers took out a log and let the corn ??? in a heap and they shucked it and put it in their wagons.  My wife told me that they loaded 3 large government wagons at this time.  This corn was never returned.  There was some 10 to 20 United States Soldiers in the detachments.  The horse charged as Item 2 of my claim was taken so I was told by my wife on my return a short time after the corn.

My wife died the 1st day of April 1864.

I had only one son old enough to go in the army.  He joined the 2nd Arkansas Infantry U.S.A.  He is one of my witnesses, but he now is in Texas.  His name is Albert H? Statham.   (personal signature of Geo S. Statham)