tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768077704812123238.post8522233250342847449..comments2023-10-25T12:07:16.279-04:00Comments on CLAUDIAS GENEALOGY BLOG: CIVIL WAR PENSION FILEClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768077704812123238.post-68364062289161159972011-04-12T14:45:38.727-04:002011-04-12T14:45:38.727-04:00Now you know so much more about this wonderful man...Now you know so much more about this wonderful man who gave to his country. I love that he made cigars, he did the best he could.<br />Loved reading this story. Hugs, maryShopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300376153887292794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768077704812123238.post-57670060799034575662011-04-11T12:18:16.118-04:002011-04-11T12:18:16.118-04:00Actually, according to the records, he complained ...Actually, according to the records, he complained all his life about this hernia. He ordered a truss, and fabricated some sort of binding himself, that was in his records.<br /><br /> It was hard for him to stand and do farming. He quit the farming and on his D/C it said he was making cigars. Guess he could sit for that or it wasn't quite as strenuous.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768077704812123238.post-9325120554402589582011-04-11T09:08:12.676-04:002011-04-11T09:08:12.676-04:00Great story! I'm sure he never complained abo...Great story! I'm sure he never complained about his hernia later in life, it probably saved his life. Sometimes the hospital stay was more dangerous than the battlefield. Men died infections, dysentery and sorts of nasty stuff they caught from each other in those crowded wards. I'm glad you had a good experience with the National Archives, too.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768077704812123238.post-58110794405215576542011-04-07T23:53:28.168-04:002011-04-07T23:53:28.168-04:00I would like to present you the One Lovely Blog aw...I would like to present you the One Lovely Blog awrd for your lovely blog. You can stop at my blog to see the details.A rootdiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642330951208433671noreply@blogger.com