Here's another fantastic document shared by Lynn. This one is so interesting in all the details it gives. >Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 15:45:14 -0400 >From: "Lynn B. Cunningham" <lcunnin1@bellsouth.net> > > >This document was sworn by Robert W. Ballard for his friend James >Lafayette Buckelew. At the time of the affidavit both were in Carroll >County, Georgia, but both were originally from Pike County. >State of Georgia >Carroll County > >Personally came before me, R.W. Ballard of the County of Carroll, State of >Georgia, who being duly >sworn, says that on the 10th day of May 1864, he was commanding Co. H. >44th Regiment Ga. >Volunteers and was in 8 or 10 feet of J.L. Buckelew, when he rec'd the >injury which caused his >deafness. That he knew said Buckelew from his infancy, and knows that up >to the 10th day of May >1864, that there was no deficiency in his hearing but immediately after >the shock on the 10th of >May, 1864, said Buckelew could not hear anything and deponent was with him >for a few days and >he was still in the same condition. After a few days the deponent was sent >to the hospital, and >remained at the hospital until the 8th day of September 1864, and was then >discharged from the >service, and did not see Buckelew any more until May, 1865, and said >Buckelew was then so deaf >that he could not understand what was said to him, unless, a person should >speak very loud, and be >very close to him. Deponent lived in one half mile of said Buckelew, in >Pike County, Ga. from May >1865, till the fall of 1875, and said Buckelew grew gradually worse all >the while. In the fall of >1875, deponent moved to Carroll County, Ga., and saw nothing more of said >Buckelew, till January >1880, when said Buckelew moved to Carroll County, Ga., and settled about >one mile from deponent, >and he has been living there ever since. Ever since said Buckelew has >lived in Carroll, he could not >understand anything, however loud, without the use of an 'Ear Trumpet.' > >Deponent can not say whether or not Buckelew was discharged from the >service on account of the >injury on the 10th day of May, 1864, as deponent was sent off to >Lynchburg, Va. to the hospital, >in three or four days after Buckelew was shocked, and never returned to >the command anymore but >was discharged as stated above. Deponent has been intimately acquainted >with J.L. Buckelew's >father, mother, brothers and sisters for forty years, and knows that there >has been no deficiency >in the hearing of any of the family except, J.L. Buckelew and that his >hearing was good till the 10th >day of May 1864. > >Sworn to and subscribed before me, Feb 10th, 1890 >S.J. Brown, Ordy C.C. > >[signed] R.W. Ballard, Lt. Co. H. 44 Regiment >Georgia Vol. > >Georgia, Carroll County >I, S.J. Brown, Ordinary of said county, certify that I am personally >acquainted with R.W. Ballard, >who has signed the foregoing affidavit, and know that he is a man of >truth, and his statements are >worthy of full credit. > >Given under my hand and seal of office, this 20th day of Feb'y, 1890. >S.J. Brown. >Ordy, Carroll Co., Ga.