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Pension File of Washington Marion Crawford Officer’s Certificate of Disability of Soldier Invalid Pension Pension Office - Circular No. 6 - Act of July 14, 1865 Army of the United States To All whome It May Concern It is hereby Certified, that (1) Washington M Crawford late a Private of Captain [Jame] Irvin Company H of the 2nd Regiment of (2) New York, Cavalry vols, in the War of 1861 was enrolled into the service of the United States at Washington DC in the State of ___________________________ on the 3rd day of August A.D. 1861 to serve for a period of 3 years, and was honorably discharged at New York City in the State of New York on or about the 8 day of April A.D. 1865 by reason of (3) ________________________

The following affidavit by James H. Miller is part of the pension file for Washington Marion Crawford. State of Il County of Macon I James (H) Miller a resident of Decatur County of Macon State of Illinois late Private of Company H of the 2nd Regiment of N.y. Cavalry vols; on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Washington M Crawford lad a sergeant of Comp any H of the 2nd Regiment of New York Cavalry Vols. in the war of 1861 and while in the military service of the United States in the line of his duty and without fault or improper conduct of his own while confined in Andersonville prison in the State of Georgia from March 1864 to the 9th day of September same year said Soldier contracted disease induced by starvation and exposure which was usually  termed scurvy and rheumatism but having no technical knowledge of such diseases can only say that he was affected very much as a great many others were by extreme loss of flesh and delib itated c...

General Affidavit State of Indiana County of Warren In the matter of the original invalid pension claim of Washington M. Crawford Personally came before me, a Henry C. Johnson, Clerk WCC, in  and for aforesaid County and State, Washington M. Crawford, West Lebanon, Ind. aged 41 years, well known to me to be a reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declare in relation to aforesaid case, as follows:

To all whom it may concern Know ye, That Washington M. Crawford a Sergeant of Captain Company (H) 2nd Regiment of New York Cav. Volunteers who was enrolled on the third day of August one thousand eight Hundred and sixty one to serve three years or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this eight day of April 1865, at New York City by reason of Expiration of term of service. No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist. Said Washington M. Crawford was born in Warren County in the State of Indiana, is twenty six years of age five feet ten inches high fair complexion, grey eyes sandy hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a farmer. Given at New York City, this Sixth day of May 1865 Henry [Allen] Capt 12/3 U.S. Infnt [Must] Off

Affidavit from Washington Marion Crawford's Pension File State of Indiana Warren County SS Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared Washington M Crawford who being by me first duly sworn says  my age is 46 years.

Have you ever discovered an obituary in a location that you never imagined? While searching for an obituary on a collateral line, I stumbled across a brief obit in a 'Mustered Out' column in the National Tribune (Washington, D.C.) Since I had never encountered this type of obit before, I was curious to see if I could find an ancestor in a similar "Mustered Out" column. Thus, I searched for my great-great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford who died in 1889. And - I found it!