___________________________ herbe certified
_____ Squire COMBS, late a Private of Captain JAMESON's
Company ______ Regiment, Infanty, Kentucky, Volunteers, in the War of 1861,
___ was enrolled into the Service of the United States, at Boonville, in
the State of Kentucky, on the 24th day of September A.D. 1861, ___ the
period of three years, and was discharged from said Service __ about the
3th day of May 1864, by reason of Guns Shot ___ That during the service
of said Squire COMBS he became ___ from performing the duties of
a Soldier, from on or about the 19th day of September A.D. 1863, in consequence
of a Gunshot wound in the head, received from the Rebels in the service
aforesaid and whilst in the line of his duty, and in the manner and at
time and place, as follows: That on the 19th day of September 1863
while engaging the enemy at Chicamanga, in Georgia, He received __ Gun
shot wound, which entered the right temple and passed __ at the left temple,
and which wound has caused him to be totally Blind, that said Soldier was
in good health at the time he entered The service, and continued to until
he received said wound.
Jospeh McGUIRE
2 Lnt. Co D 8th Ky Vo. Inf
State of Kentucky, County of Owsley, sct;
On this 3th day of September in the year 1864, before ____ a justice
of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally came
and appeared Joseph McGUIRE, __ being duly sworn and his oath ,
declares that the facts _____________ by him made and signed, are just
and true so help him God. That he is entirely disinterested in his
statements and ----tify that I have no interest in this matter.
J.W. BAKER
State of Kentucky, County of Owsley. St:
I Elkanah WINNE, Clerk of the County Court within and for
the County and State aforesaid , do hereby certify that J.W. BAKER ______
before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who has there unto signed
his name ____________ Justice of the Peace in and for the count and
State aforesaid, duly _______ that all his _____ such are entitled to __________
and that his signature used above appears in ____.
Given my hand and Seal of the County Court in Boonville,
This 9th day of September A.D. 1864
Elkanah WINNE Clk C.C.C.
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