Corporal George
Heldstab
of Company
A
Kindly donated to
this site by Dana
Neilon
Statement of Captain Charles Yust
State of Missouri
County of Lewis
(Stamped by Pension Office July 7, 1879)
Be it remembered that on this 9th day of April A.D. 1879
before me a Notary Public within and for the county and
state above named personally appeared before me Captain
Chas Yust a resident of Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri who
being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath decalre and say that his Post Office address is
Canton Missouri, that he commanded Co. "A" 21st
Regt. Mo Inf Volunteers during the late War, that George
Helstab was a member of his company, that when the said
George Helstab was enrolled in 1861 he was a sound
hearthy ablebodied man, that at the battle of Shiloh
April 6th 1862 in the line of his duty he was wounded
from a gunshot wound in the right shoulder, that from
exposure incident to the service during the Price raid in
Missouri 1864 he contracted an abscess of the liver and
liver disease theat he was treated by the Surgeons of the
Regiment for his wound and abscess of the liver and liver
disease, that their whereabouts or Post Office address is
unknown that when George Helstab was discharged from the
service of the United States as a soldier of Co
"A" 21st REgt. Mo. Inf. Vols. he was suffering
from Liver disease and abscess of the Liver and Gunshot
wound in the right shoulder which incapacitated him to
perform any manual labor that in consequence of said
gunshot wound and liver disease which injuries he
received in the service of the United States he died in
Canton Mo. on the 13th day of May 1873 that from the time
of his arrival home from the United States service this
affiant knew him intimately, that he was also well
acquainted with him before he enlisted and as Captain
Commanding Co "A" 21st Regt. Mo. Infantry Vols.
he is enabled to testify from personal knowledge of all
the averments made in this affidavit that he is of no kin
to George Helstab nor his wife and has no interest direct
or indirect in the prosecution of this claim and is not
engaged in its prosecution.
Charles Yust
Subscribed and sworn to before me thday and year above
written and I hereby certify that the contents of the
abouve affidavit was carefuly read over by me to the
affiant before he was sworn and subscribed his name
thereto, I further cerify that Captain Chas. Yust is a
respectable and credible citizen of Canton, Mo., that
full faith and credit is due to his affidavit and that he
personally known to me to be the identical person that he
represents himself to be and that I have no interest
direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
That I was commisioned as Notary Public Jany 8th 1878
That my commission will expire Jany 8th 1882
James P. Lewis
Notary Public
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