Edmund Beatty, Private Co. "H" 95th Ohio Infantry; mother Mary Beatty (application # 324,557) On March 3, 1885 Mary Beatty of Sussex County, New Jersey filed a claim for a Mother's Pension. She states that she was the mother of Edmund Beatty who enlisted near Columbus Ohio in August of 1862 in Company "H" of the 95th regiment of Ohio Infantry and was drowned while unloading army stores near Memphis, Tennessee. She states that she married Edmund's father at Sparta New Jersey on March 28, 1838 and Edmund's father is still living and his name is ___ Beattie. Mary states that she had the following children under age of 16 at the time of Edmund's death: Amanda born 1846; Robert born 1849 and Elswatte (??very difficult handwriting) born 1859. The War Department showed that Edmund deserted from steamer Brazil at Memphis Tennessee while on fatigue duty March 15, 1863. There are several notes stating that the attorney was attempting to get the charge of desertion removed but this claim is stamped abandoned. 1850, Sussex County, Byram Township, page 244a George Beatty 30 NJ Mary Beatty 30 NJ Edmund 9 NJ Robert 3 NJ Amanda 6 NJ Rachel Henderson 17 NJ 1880, Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, p4c George Beaty 54 NJ NJ NJ Mary 52 NJ NJ NJ Robbert 32 NJ NJ NJ Elsworth 21 NJ NJ NJ Stewart 15 NJ NJ NJ Laurel Baty, L252