Charles Smitley, Civil War Veteran, Letter Regarding Pension Claim, 1887 A&M 1480

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Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 1480

Title

Charles Smitley, Civil War Veteran, Letter Regarding Pension Claim 1887

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198347

Quantity

0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 6 pages (1 folder)

Creator

Smitley, Charles W.D.

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

Photostat copy of a letter written by Charles W.D. Smitley of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio, a Civil War veteran, to former Union General Franz Sigel, dated 6 January 1887. Smitley, a veteran of the 2nd West Virginia Infantry and the 5th West Virginia Cavalry, had his pension claim rejected for want of evidence and wrote to Sigel, his former commanding officer, to petition for his help. Smitley provides a detailed account of his service as a scout and the conditions under which he received the injuries he reports in his pension claim.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles Smitley, Civil War Veteran, Letter Regarding Pension Claim, A&M 1480, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Civil War - Union soldiers.
Civil War - West Virginia 2nd Volunteer Infantry.
Civil War - West Virginia 5th Cavalry.
Civil War - veterans - Union.
Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902
Smitley, Charles W.D.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902
Smitley, Charles W.D.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons