The New York herald., 1863-10-19


proved August zs 1886. increased 70 <n ooA's
per year commencing March ., 1851
JOHN 6ooDNow
was born at sudbury Massacbascis January so, 1862,
and is therefore Deary one kundred and two years
old Be enlisted Va May ~ june I77s, in company
commanded by Capt AovtSn In cOse<e Poofs reeimeut
The rcglaeDt stationed mos& of The time al west
Point aud Kings Ferry lie sn service e,sh, months
In 1850 be enlisted again for <Aye months in regiment
commanded by Cssnel Cyprsn Howe, and at rver,
toa, h most Of the tie until after the expiration Of
hss term OF service aud acharge lie Is still living, al
snibury, Aass. Ccrtsca.e pension issued Apral Q,
1885, un&er the act Of June 4, 1854
A$AZAH GOODWIN,
born at Somerrwcs,h N H., February is tv6o, and 10
noe therefore oass hundred NTH year lie enlist
Cd VI conpss militia in l1s6 l777 At Somorswouh
usier Captain Ssoses Yantip Tho company marched
W tortsmoue NJ H. where he remsined until the expi
ation OF hs three months service and was Discharged
In l7S0, 10 again enlisted IN a company OF militia,
under CAPTAIN Samuel Emerson, In regiment commanded
by Coscsal Bartlett This regiment WAS sent To West
Point Row York, where be remained eight and q half
months when bis having expired he discharged
and Yoturocd home IL now living at Lyman, York
couSy Maine Pension granted July 49, 1885, saaer The
actxf Jure 7, 1892
ADAM LINK,
aeative OF Pennsylvania born IN ivoo, ana now
times ing the war Tor perois Of months each,
the pennsy ivania militia. Uoder the Ars& draft he oaer
ed ,bc service Juae !, I117 in company oemmaDded by
Captain Williamson, who subsequently promoted 70
the cooDc'cy of tbe regiment 20 whscb his company
atts schcd. He served out hrs tsmo ssi discharged
Ia Apii, l77S, he again drafted months, and
aeam for ,he htra time June IS, 1879, and finally
DISCHARGED the 10th Of rsccmtcr nc lives at MI,
ion, R'ch,nd county Ono. Pension granted March IS,
l,rt tta. ,.r
JAMES RARHAM,
horn May Is, iHG4, IN Southampton county, Virginia.
tie The scry.cc the Vniso.a mita January l.
1881 for THE poulks, substitute fer Zsdoca Re
~ der Capt Jesse Wh,ehead. Before the expiration o
has three mouaas sr-We AS suestituto he was drafted
himself, and, The ast 0; Apfsl, ifSl he entered
bis coud term of audor Capt John Taylor, and
served months apd three weeks He was
engagement with the BRITISH At Petersburg,
Va, and proscbt at the surrender Of
Cornwal'is :. Horksrwn, after which he dis.
charged He's ,ivisg at Springfield Missouri Ills
pension ccpsGcatc ,ssued September s. ss33 under
The act OF June z, 1882
yonN saxoN
born che oity os New York, NcveRbor NJ, a76I lie
enIis.ed tic troops The State OF New York
May Tsl ard mustered the company Of Cap
tain R.card saakett at Bedford wcs chester county for
eight meuihs. His service wss all within Tho
battle. but engaged ia two or three
skrntshos with the British. lie was, during
most Of the time he sorvce 10 W,stchescr county
the iise between he Brnish md American troops Is
now living at Madison, indiana. Peas'on certificate s
sued Novcmborio, 1889, uodcr the Of Juno 1882
The following ,hoso OF pensioners living in
the States which seeded from the Union and eBtced into
the reboheo against the government. Their pebsi,ns
have GOT been PAID rob 4, 1851 and they com.
AL Al rato nf a.o
the Pension Bureau has received information IL is
probable that al least half Of these since deceased
HENRY wiLLOuanBY.
born about tho year 1859 and III living about ono
husared and four years old. lie enlisted TO the
Second regiment Of the Virginia Limo, commanded by
COLONEL Samnei.H wes AZ Tho tmc Of hs enlistment bo
was living 10 SpoltsylvaDia county, Virginia. lie was
marched 70 the States Of North and South roina and
part Of Georgia. and battles Of GilOrd Court
House, Cowpens aud Eot.w Springs. He was finally dis
charged at salisbury, N Co. in January 1884, by General
Greese, making his term Of service 1ve years SIX
months Attbe time the rebellion broke out he still
living at spottsyvan.a Va. Pension certificate issuod
October 20, 1882, under tho act OF June 7, 1892
MATTHEW sBAY,
born 10 Amelia county, Virginia, in 1853, was drafted
October 1850, into militia company in Amelia county,
and served six months and was discharged ia April,
fIal, at Chuckatuok Mile; corporal during this
term Of service Within few days aftor his arrivaI
hone, In the same month"; again drafted served
in the army under General Wayne. During this OF
ho sergeant did not any active service
at this tue, and after threo months and fifteen days
Chs time having oxpirods no was discharged, and
returned homo 10 the month Of August 17sl he enlist,
cd to servo during tho war, and attached
TO the troops known the Virginia State legion In tho
month Of November l7sl his captain received orders
dismiss them until further orders and they returned homo
and not again called out during the war. lie was
living 10 1861 at Mar.insvic, Va. Pension granted Sep
tember 0, 1883, under the act OF Juno 7, 1882.
/ JOHN BROOKS,
born in 1867 l75S Bladcn county North Carolina
and yet living s now at least hundred and nvo
years old He served several terms Of three md six
months each 10 the militia OF North Carolina
during the Revolutionary war, ountng in all 10
three or four years. He engaged In a battle at
Camden, where he taken prisoner, together with
Captain Gibson and two other men, and sent TO Augus
tine, wharc they confined for about four months
during which time they almost starved to death.
Ho discharged the ond of the war. Ho was In
1851, Using In Robeson county. North Carolina His pen.
sion certificate issued March 1e5s under the ac.
OF June 1882 he not having preferred hs claim pre-.
viousy 10 relief under tho act.
GEORGE ROBERTS
was born in North Carolina 10 the year 17bs and is
living Of the extreme age OF hundred and Eve years.
In III he enlisted under Captain Samuel Johnson for
three years. and was mustered into service at Coxe's
Mills, ~ c., under Colonel Hardgrovc He was for time
stationed at place called Old store, 10 North Carolina
and from there marched TO place called the Hanging
Rock, where they had skirmsh with some tories
and British. In 1873 he engaged 10 another
battle near Charlotte, N. c. He was alec in tho
battle at Ninetysix IN South c ona. Previous
TO this last battle hs stationed for q time
al Charleston, g. C., and was engaged In several skr
mshes with bodies o tories aud parties Of British
soldiers going TO and returning from that place Hs
term Of service expired in 1850 1884, aud he theu en-
listed again for one year. and during this time he en-
gagged In the battle at Gulford Court House Re served
sa private altogether for four years. and subsequently
was In the service OF the government toamstcr until
the end Of tho war Was still living, In 1s61 In Bun.
combc county, North Carolina. Pension granted Sep