John Hurst 
(son of John Hurst and Sarah Neil)
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Tennessee Pension No. 12,593 (Accepted)
 
Private John Hurst
Co. A 63rd Tenn. Infantry
4 April 1911

Soldier’s Application for Pension

I, John Hurst a native of the State of Tennessee and now a citizen of
Tennessee, resident at Whitesburg in the County of Hamblen in said State
of Tennessee, and who was a soldier from the State of Tennessee, in the
war between the United States and the Confederate States, do hereby
apply for aid under the Act of the General Assembly of Tennessee
entitled "An Act for the benefit of the indigent and disabled soldiers
of the late war between the States and to fix the fees of attorneys or
agents for procuring such pensions, and fixing a penalty for the
violation of the same."  And I do solemnly swear that I was a member of
63rd Tennessee, Co. A. in the service of the Confederate or United
States, and that by reason of disability and indigence I am now entitled
to receive the benefit of this Act.  I further swear that I do not hold
any National, State, or County office, nor do I receive aid or pension
from any other State, or from the United States, and that I am not an
inmate of any soldiers’ home, and that I am unable to earn a reasonable
support for myself and family.  I do further solemnly swear that the
answers given to the following questions are true.

In What County, State, and year were you born?
Answer.  Claiborne Co., Tennessee.  Born in the year 1843 Oct 1st.

When did you enlist and in what command?  Give the names of the
regimental and company officers under whom you served.
Answer.  April 2nd 1862 Col. Able Fulkerson Capt. Wm. Fulkerson 1st
Lieut. Henly Fugate 2nd Lt. Ike Portley 3rd Lt. Jesse Baker.

In what battle or battles were you engaged, and, if not wounded, state
what disabilities did you receive, if any?
Answer.  Chikamagua at Petersburg Malvern Hill Several small engagements
Not wounded.  I was in Hospital at White Sulphur Springs with measles
for 3 months & have suffered ever since with Cattarrh.

What was the precise nature of your wound or disability, if any?
Answer.  Cattarrah.

Were you incapacitated for service by reason of said wound or disability
incurred?
Answer.  No. 

Were you discharged from the army by reason of said wound or disability?
Answer.  No.

If discharged from the army, where were you and what did you do until
the close of the war?
Answer.  Was not discharged.

What was the name of the surgeon who attended you?
Answer.  None.

How did you get out of the army, when, and where?
Answer.  Was captured at Petersburg, Va. April 2nd or 3rd 1865.

Were you ever in prison?  If so. state what prison and when released.
Answer.  Yes.  Point Lookout, Md.  the latter part of June 1865.

Were you paroled.  If so, when and where?
Answer.  No.

Did you take the oath of allegiance to the United States Government?
Answer.  Yes.

If so, when and under what circumstances?
Answer.  Latter part of June 1865 Just After Lees Surrender they
requested all of us to do so.

Are you married, or have you been married?
Answer.  Yes.  Married Oct 14 - 1880.

If so, what is the size of your family living together?
Answer.  Wife & three daughters.

What are the respective ages of your wife and the children living with
you?
Answer.  Wife 55 years.  Daughters 27, 25, 19 years.

To what sex do your children belong?
Answer.  Females.

In what business are you now engaged, if any, and what do you earn?
Answer.  Merchandising.  Very little if any not really paying expenses.

What estate have you in your own right, real and personal, and what is
its value?
Answer.  1 House $500.00 owe $300.00.  Personal $50.00.  Goods $1000.00
[sic].

What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what
is its value?
Answer.  1 House $700.00.

How have you derived support for yourself and family for the last five
years?
Answer.  Selling goods & drawing on a little money I had.

Do you use intoxicants to any extent?
Answer.  No.

How long and since when have you been an actual resident of the State of
Tennessee?
Answer.  Since Birth.

Have you an attorney to look after this application?
Answer.  No.

If so, give his name and address?
Answer.  [blank]

Witness my hand this 3rd day of April 1911     John Hurst
Witnesses:

D. E. Shields, Physician.
Postoffice Address
Morristown, Tenn.
S. W. Jack, Witness.
Post office Address Whitesburg, Tennessee
C. B. Havel, Witness.
Post office Address Morristown, Tennessee

State of Tennessee
Hamblen County,.  I Abijah Witt, Trustee of said County
certify that John Hurst and his wife Laura Hurst are
assessed with 3 Lots acres, valued at $1,500, and with [blank] of
personal property.
Witness my hand this 3d day of April 1911.
                                                    Abijah Witt,
Trustee.