ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES
Certificate
Of Disabiltity For Disharge
Prt. Jackson L Barger, of Captain William Cummings Company
A of the Eleventh
Regiment of the United States WVA Vol Infty was enlisted by Capt
Wm Cummings
of the Eleventh Regiment of WVA Vol Inft at Parkersburg WVA on the
third
(3rd) day of September, 1863m to serve Three years; he was born
in
Susquehanna Co in the State of Pennsylvania, is Thirty -two (32)
years of
age, Five (5) feet eigh (8) Inches high, Dark complexion, blue eyes,
dark
hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Carpenter. During the last
two months
said soldier has been unfit for duty 60 days. This soldier has been
in the
Hospital a greater part of time during his enlistment, has never
been able to
perform the duties of a soldier for any length of time continously.
Station: USA General Hosptial Parkersburg WVa
Date: Oct 29 1864
Wm Banks
Commanding Company
I certify tha I have carefully examined the said Pvt Jackson
L Barger of
Captain Cummings A Company and find him incapable of performing
the duties oa
soldier because of Spermdiarrhea, disease existed before enlistment.
He is
emaniated, nervous, forgettful, __ and wholly unfot for any kind
of Military
service. Has been in this hosptial since I came July 3 1864 without
improvement, He is unfit to enter or re-enlist in___ Corps. Disabliity
one
half disease contacted before ___ treatment. Wm A Banks
Disharged this 18th day of November 1864, at US Army General Hospital
Parkersburg West Va. ........Wm A Bush Asst Surgeon U.S.
The soldier desires to be addressed at: Twon Milo P.O County Wetzel
, State
West Va
Civil War Pension Papers:(National Archives Washington D.C.)
Application for pension for Andrew Jackson Barger & Catherine
Jane Fox Barger
Declaration for the Increase of an Invalid Pension
State of WVA, County of Wetzel, On this 3d day of April, A.D. one
thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven (1897) personally appeared before
me, a Notary
Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jackson L.
Barger aged
65 years, a resident of the Township of Springhill County of Greene,
State of
Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn to law, declares that he is a
pensioner of
the United States enrolled at the Washington D.C. US Pension Agency
at the
rate of Fourteen Dollars ($14) per month, Certificate No.
461787; by reason
of disability from Rheumatism, and resulting disease of heart and
disease of
stomach and liver, incurred in the Military service of the United
States,
while serving as a Private, Co A. 11th Regt, WVA Vols Inft. That
he believes
himself to be entitled to an increase of pension on account of the
increase
of the above named disabilites viz Rhuematism in upper and lower
limbs
ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, arms, and hands and resulting disease
of
heart and the results from Rheumatism and heart disease and disease
of
stomach and liver and the results thereof with files affiant further
state
that the above named disablities and the results thereof renders
him entirely
unable to perform labor of any kind.
That he hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation,
of
Claimant
His Post Office address is : Littleton Wetzel Co WVA
Witnesses: F.M. Flaherty & Francix Barger
Jackson L Barger
(signature)
The following people made an affividat that they knew A.J. Barger
alias
Jackson L Barger
Each stated his poor health, and he was unable to perform any kind
of labor,
and needed constant care. (Certificate 461787)
James H. McGill resident of Moundsville, Marshall Co WVA - 3 March
1888
Dr. Benjamin H. Hall (Head Hosp Nurse in Regimental Hosp Parkersburg
WVA)
age 73 resident of Elizabeth, Wirth Co WVA - 9 May 1888
Dr. I.N.Owen, resident of New Freeport Greene Co PA - 17 May
1888
Dr J.F.Reger age 50 resdience Wetzel Co WVA - 18 May 1888
J.Pennock - special examiner report - Moundsville WVA - 29 Dec 1889
John R Richardson age 31 resident Wheeling WVA - March 12
1907
Andrew Linkletter age 56 resident Moundsville WVA - 23 March 1907
Ida M Wellman age 34 (daughter of soldier) resident of Moundsville
WVA - 26
march 1907
Dr. R. W Hall age 62 resident Moundsville WVA - 14 June 1907 (signed
death
cert)
Amsted Sexton resident of McMeckan WVA - March 1908 - per Catherine
Jane
Barger
6 June 1921
IN RE: Widow Divison, W.C. 650457
Catherine J. Barger - Andrew J Barger
A 11 W.Va. Inf
State of West Virginia, County of Marshall, SS
Catherine Jane
Barger, a witness of lawful age, being first duly
sworn, on her oath says: That she is the widow of Andrew J.
Barger, alias
Jackson L. Barger who enlisted in Co C. 18th PA Cavalry, Sept 8
1862, and
again enlisted in Co A 11th WVA Infantry, Sept 3 1863, and that
at the date
of both enlistments this soldier lived in Greene Co PA near the
WVA line, and
three miles from town of Littleton WVA that at the time of this
enlistment of
Sep 3 1863, in Co A 11the WVA Infantry, he enlisted at Parkerburg,
Wood
County, WVA, that he was a prvate in the Company of Captain William
Cummings.
Affiant speaks without any certain knowledge on thatsubject, but
believe that
he was credited at the date ofhis enlistment of Sep 3 1863, to the
town of
Parkersburg, Wood County WVA. But affiant knows of her own personal
knowledge
that the said Jackson L. Barger received no bounty on account of
his
enlistment.
Affiant respectfully
asks that she may be allowed the increase in
pension provided by an Act of Congress known as the Fuller Bill,
approved by
President Wilson May 1 1920, and which then became law, providing
for the
payment of widows of those who served ninety days or more, and were
honorably
discharged, of thirty dollars ($30) per month; and affiant respectfully
asks
that this allowance shall be made to her from the date of the passage
of said
Fuller Act, to wit; from May 1 1920.
And further says not.
Catherine Jane Barger
(signature)
The foregoing Affiadavit of Catherine Jane Barger, dated Jan 6 1921,
was this
day taken sworn to and signed by the said Catherine Jane Barger
before me.
Given under my hand and officaial seal this 6th day of January 1921.
Herbert M Scott -
Notary Public
My commison expires Dec 13 1929.