The following information was extracted from the National Archives Civil War Pension file for: Sackett, Erastus K 21 MO Inf widow Application No. 424775, Certificate No. 307442 (MO). This Erastus Sackett is believed to be the son of Rolin/Roland Sackett and his first wife, Lovina Edson, of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. "Claim For Pension. State of Missouri County of Clark On this 30th day of May 1890, personally appeared before me, a Clerk - County Court of a Court of Record in and for the County and State aforesaid Isabella Sackett, a resident of Luray in the County of Clark and State of Missouri, aged 60 years, who being duly sworn, makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension provided by the Act of Congress approved July 14, 1862. That she is the widow of Erastus Sackett, who was a Sgt in Company K, commanded by Captain Har???ll Silver, in the 1st Regiment of North East Mo. home guard in the War of 1861; that her maiden name was Isabella Frisby, and that she was married to said Erastus Sackett on or about the 5 day of March 1848, at Rome in the County of Perry and State of Indiana by Rev. John J. Lang, and that she knows of no record evidence of said marriage. She further declares that said Erastus Sackett her husband, died at Luray, in the State of Missouri, on or about the 16 day of April, 1869 of softening of the brain. . . ."