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during our late war. I hold an honorable discharge on muster out from the service. While in the Army and constantly exposed to wet and cold - hard fare in the field and on Raids, I became somewhat chronically affected with Rheumatic and bowell complaints, which occasionally trouble me now, but not so as to unfit me for the service I ask. I also lost my oldest son in the Service. He was shot and shortly afterwards died of the wound in May/64 during one of the battles at Spotsylvania C. H., Va while Grant was fighting his way to Richmond. He was my chief dependance. I have niether sought nor obtained any remunerations for these losses and all I ask is employment