William Beattie, Co "E" 133 N. Y. Infantry, mother Catherine (certificate # 89,522) On August 22, 1865 Catherine Beattie aged 45 and a resident of New York City, New York states that she is the mother of William Beattie who was a Private in Company "E" 133rd New York Volunteers who died at Danville, P. of W., North Carolina on Dec. 15, 1864 while he was a prisoner of war. Catherine is the widow of John Beattie (in another document name is James); they were married in Ireland in 1844. John died on Dec. 15, 1854. James Power and Morris Connolly of New York New York state "they are and have been for the last fifteen years well acquainted with Catherine Beattie and with James Beattie deceased the husband of the said Catherine Beattie and also with William Beattie deceased the son of the said Catherine and James Beatty. Deponents further say that the said James Beattie died while on route to Australia from Liverpool, England on or about September 15, 1854." November 26, 1866 "I hereby certify that the following is a true and correct extract from a "Record of the Federal Dead" buried from Libby, Belle Isle, Danville and Camp Lawton Prisons" Published by the U. S. Christian Commission from reports of its agents: bearing in the imprints, Philadelphia. James B. Rodgers, Printer, 52 & 54 North sutle(??) Street, 1865: Danville On the 16th of May 1864, two U. S. C. C. agents-Messrs Houghton and Williams -visited Danville and obtained the following list, which dates from November 24, 1864 to April 28, 1865. The prisoners had been confined in four large factories. The cemetery is about a mile and a half from the town and is well arranged. The graves are marked by headboards with the names legibly painted and more care is evident than in any other Confederate prison burial place. The bodies of any of our soldiers can be obtained through Mr. Hill, of that city undertaker -by their friends at any time during the fall. The initial letters, after the date, indicate the disease of which he died. D. C. -Chronic Diarrhea, (Page 34) W. Beatty, E 133rd NY December 15, 1864. There are several letters dated 1916 with an interesting twist: Pension Bureau, Washington D. C. Gentlemen For the purposes of identification in claiming an estate in Australia we would ask if it is possible to procure information regarding William Beatty, who died in the Civil war (Libby Prison) pension for same having been paid up to 1887 to his mother Catherine Beatty residing in Columbus, Ohio. It is desired to know from the records (if obtainable) the name of other brothers and sisters he had as well as the brothers and sisters of his mother, to whom pension was paid. Yours Truly George Alexander #18 South Broadway Yonkers, NY Laurel Baty, L252