George H. Batey, Civil War, Mother Sarah Batey, Washington County, New York Sarah Batey of Fort Ann, Washington County, New York files a “Declaration for an Original Widow’s Pension of a Mother” in April of 1886. She states that she is 85 years old and the widow of George Batey and the mother of George H. Batey who was enlisted on the 9th day of August 1862 at Whitehall, New York in Company “C” of the 123 Regiment of New York Volunteers in the War of “Rebellion.” George H. Batey died on June 4, 1883. Sarah states that George “received a sun stroke while in the service, and also contracted rheumatism. His head troubled him always after his discharge, and he was never free from some trouble in his head.” Sarah’s husband George Batey died on or about 1849 or 1850, aged 39 years. Ira P. George, physician, of Colfax County, territory of New Mexico states “during the years of 1870 & 1871 I practiced my profession in Whitehall Washington County State of New York and I well recall treating George H. Batey…for rheumatism and headache which I attributed to nervous shock received while in the army from sun stroke which trouble was directly traceable to said sun stroke while in actual service and which ultimately was the cause of said soldier’s death.” Sarah’s claim is stamped “ABANDONED.” I had trouble with this census. Two useful Washington County, New York books were posted to BP2000 list in 2000 by DVZ, Death Notices from Washington County, New York Newspapers, 1799 -1880 and Marriage Notices, by Mary S. jackson & Edward F. Jackson, heritage Books: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/B/BP2000+2001+10884462953+F http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/B/BP2000+2001+10894466255+F Laurel Baty, L252