The Library of Virginia has made applications for pensions from Confederate veterans and their widows available online. Some are difficult to read, so if this is your relative, be sure to confirm these details for yourself. ---------------------------------- Henry Tyler Garrison of Stafford County On 11 May 1907, H. T. Garrison of Ruby, Stafford County, Virginia, applied for a pension as a Confederate veteran. The application shows that Henry T. Garrison served in Company A, 9th Virginia Cavalry under Colonel Thomas Waller [?] and Commanding Captain E. M. Henry [?]. He stated that he suffered from "Rheumatism and ---ing from exposure while in the army, and old age," and "The nature of the disease is swelling of the joints -- inability to use limbs." Now 65 years old, he was born in Stafford County and had lived in Virginia, at his present residence, for 50 years. He had been a farmer all his life, but he had "farmed very little in the last two years. Barely a living." He suffered "Pain in the joints and muscles and inability to use limbs." He attributed this to exposure. He had suffered from the condition for 30 [?] years. During the war, he suffered "syphynic [syphytic?] fever with pneumonia." Now he is totally disabled and requests a pension, which would be $30 annu! ally. As for Henry T. Garrison's war service, the application says that he enlisted at Stafford Court House and served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry. He served in the Army for 4 years, until 9 April 1865. His physician is Dr. S. C. Montague. Asked for the names of 2 comrades who had served with him, he listed Lieutenant Hough [Hugh] Adie and C. J. French. At one time, he was a courier for General Beale. He also acted as Ser'nt [?] for R. E. Lee. [That would be General Robert E. Lee, head of the Army of Virginia.] The application was witnessed by J. A. Ryan, Justice of the Peace. Luther Bridwell and B. F. Cooper signed to signify that they had known Henry T. Garrison for 40 years and knew him to be a resident of Stafford County and "a man of good reputation for truth and honesty." They judged that he was totally disabled by rheumatism and old age. On another page of the application, Seth R. Cooper and J. W. Cooper signed to affirm that they had known H. T. Garrison for 50 years and served with him in the 9th Virginia Cavalry under Col. Waller. The statement they signed said that he had been a "loyal and true soldier ... faithful in the discharge of his duties," and was now disabled. The affadavit of witnesses, not comrades, was signed by W. T. Green and Wm. E. Heflin. William H. Tate, M.D., stated that his examination showed that Garrison was suffering from "muscular Rheumatism, and also rheumatic arthritis affecting the joints." He was so disabled that he could not make his livelihood. The certificate of ex-Confederate soldiers was signed by L. D. Heflin and Alex Bowling [clerk wrote Bowling but signature says Bowlin]. The Commissioner of the Revenue for Stafford County, Wesley Knight, stated that Garrison had taxable income of $10 [possibly $0]. The outside of the application shows that it was approved by Judge Maso! n of the Stafford County Court. He received his disability pension. Summary by Laura Keyes Perry keyesperry@msn.com ----------------------------------- Pension applications can be accessed from the Library of Virginia site http://eagle.vsla.edu/conpen/virtua-basic.html This site has had server problems lately. If you cannot retrieve an image that you want, try again at another time.