Clelland Beatty Civil War, mother Elizabeth (#203,729) Elizabeth Beatty aged 59 and a resident of Breckenridge County, Kentucky submitted a “Mother’s Application for Army Pension” in August of 1869. She is the widow of John P. Beatty and mother of Clelland Beatty who was a Private in Company “A” commanded by Captain Bradley in the 27th regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil war. Clelland Beatty died of disease in Nashville, Tennessee September 19, 1862. In 1881 Elizabeth, aged 71 years and a resident of Breckenridge County, Kentucky states “her Post office in 1862 was Litchfield Grayson County Ky., that she lived within five miles of that town in 1862 – up to October of that year, when she moved to Ohio County, within two miles of Fordsville in that County where she lived two years, 1863 64, Fordsville being for that time her post office. In the winter of 1864-5 she moved about one mile, to a place in the same county and lived there ‘till February 1866..In Feb. of 1866 she moved to Hancock County near the line of Breckenridge County where she has lived ever since…For the years 1862 -3 -4 -5 her family consisted of her husband John P. Beatty, Nancy Beatty, Jane, Martha J. Beatty, James Beatty & Henry Beatty all my children, Nancy was born 19th Nov. 1838(??), Martha 28th April 1843, James January 8, 1851 and Henry December 19th 1853—I have been careful to have these set down from the Bible which will show their ages for each! of these years; Martha Jane married in ?? 1866, & left at once, Nancy married in Sept. 1866 & left also, which left me only Jas and Henry & my husband. They were with me in 1866. My husband died on the 31 March 1867 having been sick for some five years leaving me with only James and Henry, who remained with me until they married, James Married and left about the year 1872 & left me at once. Henry married in 1873 and I have lived with him ever since and am still living with him. I send you all the letters of my son Clelland in my possession, I had several others but the rats destroyed them, I think, that the letter I had from his Army Surgeon, I have send on…” Mary DeWitt aged 76 of Hancock County, Ky. declares “that she was intimately acquainted with John P. Beatty and Elizabeth Beatty his wife and with their son Clelland Beatty, that said parents and myself were raised children together in Grayson County, KY and when we married raised our children together and we were living in the same neighborhood when Clelland Beaty was born in the Spring of 1841 to the best of my recollection. And though I was not present when Clelland was born yet I have no doubt but that he was the son of claimant Elizabeth; because I saw him a thousand times in his childhood with his mother –and he was her reputed son in all that neighborhood. We moved to Breckenridge just before the war, and renewed our acquaintance sometime before his death with Mr. John P. Beatty knew that he was an invalid….I know that in 1861 –Gramwell(?) the eldest child had married and gone, and that Clelland was the only child left at home able to labor, and he left, I think in ! the fall of 1861. The family lived and pulled through some how…” Sarah Pool, aged sixty one states “she knew Jno. P. and Elizabeth his wife for nearly 30 years or more that she knew Clelland the soldier from the time he was two or three years old…Clelland with some other soldiers soon after he went into the service whilst on the march, halted at my house in Grayson County and took dinner…Gramwell(?) Beatty was the oldest son who married some two years I think before Clelland went into the army…” John R. Baty and William R. Baty of the counties Ohio and Breckenridge, Kentucky testify that John P. Beatty was an invalid and that Clelland contributed to the support of the family. That Elizabeth “lives in a house owned by her husband’s heirs—one third to her” “We are no blood connection to applicant she being our step-mother only we now spell our names Baty.” John R. Baty states “the said John P. Beaty was born on the 6th January 1805 according to the old family Bible now before me published in 1829..and from the same record he died March 31, 1867 of which he had personal knowledge.” In 1882 Elizabeth Beatty, aged 72, states “her son Henry, whose home she is staying is a poor man, with a family and has quite enough to do, to take care of himself. She is living just where her husband died and left her, poor & penniless; but she wants it understood that she is one of the old time stock, and had rather die any where, than to get a pension, without the law and facts are both in her favor, and she believes they are.” Clelland’s letters (on stationary with a soldier holding a flag and motto “Forward to Victory”, this is a piece of paper with a central fold and four writing sides, Clelland seems to have written notes to many friends and family members and signs his name multiple times) Dec the 25 1861 Camp Sam ?? Dear Mother It is with the greatest of pleasure that I take my pen in hand to let you know that I am wel at present and the rest of my Neighbor boys are mostly all well hoping that when these few lines comes to hand that they will find you all will not forget me. I will remember you all as long as I am spared to live. I think of all of you every day. Dear Sister I drop a few lines to you Miss Mary Sands my best respects to you to let you know I have not forgot you, A Cllen Beaty Now lidy y my love To you is lik ringes of Gold my love to you I cant unfold I can make the best Tea that you ever drank And fry as good meet As you eve eat Cllen Beaty Now mys nancy Beaty I hant forgot you I think of you as well as any of of the rest if I had you to wash a pare of socks for me an cook for the sick at the hospital there Some severel of Grays men that are sick are a mending very well Dear Sisiter I want you to give my best respects to all of you It is getting late and the roll is cald and 9 oclock drum has beat to go to bed I want you all to rite to me as soon as you receive my letter so no more Cllen Beaty I send my best M Carter and your old man to let you no that I have not forgot you Cllen Beaty I wld be gld no thenry Beaty I love you I want you all to rite to me as soon as you get this leter so no more Cllen Beaty There is a fragment of a letter with an image of a woman standing near a pillar with a pennant with the name “Union" —I will not transcribe this as only œ of every line is present. The last letter is written on stationary with a soldier pointing to a seal which is partly obscured—visible are the words “Divided we fall” Behind him stretches a long row of tents. March the 9th 1862 Camp under Rochester ??lock no thr Dear father and mother I take my pen in hand to in form you that I am well at this time an have been ever sinse I come here an well pleased with the place it is the pirtist place I have ever been at yet. It is on a hi point an is very dry to but there is some of the boys sick Rite is complaining a little ???Denison is very bade I don’t think he can ever get well he talks all the time out of his head he is under docter strawther I received your cind leter an was glad to here that you was all well an I hope when these few lines comes to hand they find you enjoying the same blessing of health I would have riten sooner if I cold but I have not hade time until now an I am out in the country now a feeding some cattle an I will stay there tell Charly an Mary that James is complaining a little tell Dick and Marth I ???them to rite to me an don’t forget it your self I cant tell when we will leave here I have no talk of it we have got no pay yet I must bring my letter to a close so no more Cllen Beaty To John P. Beaty 1850 Grayson County Kentucky, page 6 John P. Beatty 45 KY (All children and wife also) Elizabeth 40 Adam 24 Catherine 19 Miles M. 17 Jackson 15 Trammel (?) 12 William C. 9 Jane 7 Nancy 1 Adam Sr. 79 PA 1860 Grayson County Kentucky page 368 John P. Beaty 55 Elizabeth Beaty 50 William C. Beaty 19 (Clelland?) Jane 17 Nancy 12 James 9 Henry 6 Laurel Baty, L252