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Alfred D. Clardy
Pvt., Co. E.
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~ Military Record ~
Ciaddley, A. (also
Clardy, A.; Claradey, A.) (Clardy,
Alfred E.), Pvt. Co. E. 18th La. Infty. Also Pvt. Co.
B. Cons. 18th Regt. and Yellow Jacket Battn. La. Infty.
En. Oct. 10th, 1862, Camp Pratt. Roll for Jan. and Feb.,
1863, Absent, sick, in Hospl. at St. Martinsville since Dec.
10th, 1862. Present on Rolls from May, 1863, to Aug., 1863.
Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1864, Absent with a furlough of 30
days since Feb. 14th, 1864.
~ Application for Confederate
Pension ~
The following Application for Confederate
Pension is transcribed from the documents received from the
Texas State Archives. All documents are shown in their
entirety.
The spelling is left as it appears and no attempt has been
made to correct any terms.
Any comments, suggestions, corrections, etc. are more
than welcomed.
If you would care to add the pension application of YOUR
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his family. We are always looking to bring more information
to bear regarding the life of the men who served in the 18th
Louisiana Infantry Regiment.
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FORM A. [40422]
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SOLDIER'S APPLICATION
FOR PENSION
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The Commissioner of Pension reserves
the right to call for additional testimony if
he deems it necessary.
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Name of Applicant.
A. D. Clardy
Van Zandt County,
Postoffice R#1 Mabank
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Filed 12/11/24
Approved 1/16/25
Pension Allowed from 12/1/24
Rejected (no entry),
Lou A. Smith,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
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FORM A
For Use of Soldiers Who are in Indigent
Circumstances
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
County of Van Zandt
I,
A. D. Clardy do hereby make
application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a
pension to be granted me under the Act passed by
the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Texas,
and approved April 7, 1913, on the following
grounds:
I
enlisted and served in the military service of the
Confederate States during the war between the
States of the United States and that I did not
desert the Confederate service, but during said war
I was loyal and true to my duty, and never at any
time voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the
said service; or (that I was in the service of the
State of Texas during the war, to protect said
State against the Indians and Mexicans for more
than 6 months). That I was honorably discharged or
surrendered Surrendered and disbanded in the
fall of 1865
(Give date and cause.)
that I have been a bona fide citizen of this
State since prior to January 1; A. D. 1900, and
have been continuously since a citizen of the State
of Texas. I do further state that I do not hold any
National, State, city or county office which pays
me a salary or fees of $300.00 per annum, nor have
I an income from any other employment or other
source which amounts to $300.00 per annum, nor do I
receive from any source whatever money or other
means of support amounting in value to the sum of
$300.00 per annum, nor do I own in my own right,
nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or
use, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in
trust for my wife, estate or property, either real,
personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of
the assessed value of over one thousand dollars,
exclusive of a home of the value of not more than
$2000.00 nor do I receive any aid or
pension from any other State, or from the United
States, or from any other source, and that I am not
an inmate of the Confederate Home, and I (do
further state that the answers given to the
following questions are true:
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What is your age? 80 years
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2.
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Where were you born? Fulton
County, Alabama
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3.
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How long have you resided in Texas?
55 years
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4.
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In vhat county do you reside? Van
Zandt County.
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5.
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How long have you resided in said
county, and what is your postoffice
address? 55 years; Mabank, R. F.
D. #1
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6.
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Have you applied for a pension under
the Confederate pension law and
been rejected? If rejected,
state when and where No.
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7.
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What is your occupation, if able to
engage in one ? None What
is your physical condition?
Feeble
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8.
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In what State was the command in which
you served organized? Louisiana
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9.
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How long did you serve? Give if
possible, the date of enlistment and
discharge 3 years enlisted in
spring 1862 and discharged 1865
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10.
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What was the letter of your company,
number of battalion, regiment or
battery ? Co. "B" 18th. La.
Reg.; Moutal, Col.
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11.
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If transferred from one command to anot
her, give time of tr ansfer, name
of command and time of service
Never transferred
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12.
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What branch of the service did you
enlist in infantry, cavalry, artillery
or navy? Infantry
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13.
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If commissioned direct by the
President, what was your rank and line
of duty ? Held no commission
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14.
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If detailed for special service, under
the law of conscription, what was
nature of your service how long did
you serve? Never detailed
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15.
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What is the assessed value of your
home, if you own a home?
$1,000.00
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16.
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What is the assessed value of your
other property? Nothing
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17.
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Have you transferred to others any
property of any kind for the purpose
of becoming a beneficiary under this
law ? No.
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Wherefore your petitioner
prays that his application for a pension be
approved and such other proceedings be had in the
premises as are required by law.
(Signature
of Applicant) A. D. Clardy
[signature]
Sworn to aud subscribed before me, this
1st day of December A. D.
1924
[Seal.]
Chas.
L. Hubbard [signature]
County
Judge Van Zandt County, Texas.
AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES
[Note.&emdash;There must be at least two
creditable witnesses.]
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Van Zandt
Before
me Chas. L. Hubbard , County Judge
of Van Zandt County, State of Texas,
on this day personally appeared J. W. Gentry
and H. J . Craft known to me to be
creditable citizens, who, being, by me duly sworn,
on oath state that they personally know A. D.
Clardy , the above named applicant for a pension,
and that they personally know that the said
A . D. Clardy has been a bona fide
resident citizen of the State of Texas since priot
to January 1, A. D. 1900, and that they have no
interest in his claim.
(Signature of Witness) J. W. Gentry
[signature]
(Signature of Witness ) H. J. Craft
[signature]
1st A. D. 1924
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st, day
of Dec. A. D. 1924
Chas. L. Hubbard [signature]
County
Judge Van Zandt County, Texas.
[Seal.]
AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES
(If possible the two witnesses should have
served wit h the applicant in the army, and if so,
let them, or either, state it in their oath, their
source of knowledge; also any information regarding
applicant's army service.)
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
County of________________
Before me___________________, County
Judge____________County,State of Texas, on this day
personally appeared______________________ who are
personally known to me to be creditable citizens,
who, being by me sworn, on oath state that they
personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant,
and that the facts set forth and statements made
his application are correct and true, to the best
of their knowledge and belief, and that they have
no interest in his claim, and said applicant's
habits are good and free from dishonor. And
_____________ futher make oath to the following
facts touching the applicant's service in the
Confederate Army: (State fully your source of
knowledge.)
This applicant says that he is unable to
find any one that knows of services as a
Confederate soldier and that inquiry be made thro.
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Chas.
L. Hubbard [signature]
County
Judge.
(Signature
of Witness)_________________________
(Signature
of Witness)_________________________
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this_______day
of_______.A.D. 192__
_________________________
[Seal.]
County
Judge__________ County, Texas
CERTIFICATE OF STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR
I, W. P. Nixon ,
State and Counter Assessor in the County of
Van Zandt State of Texas, do certify that
A. D. Clardy , or his wife, or
trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name rs
signed to the foregoing application for a pension,
under the Act of the Thirty-third Legislature
approved April 7, l913, is charged on the t ax
rolls of said county with a homestead of the value
of One Thousand and no/100 Dollars,
and of other property, real or personal, or both,
of the value of none Dollars.
Given under my hand, this day of
5 day of December, A. D.,
1924
W.
P. Nixon [signature]
State
and County Assessor.
REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
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[Seal]
LON A. SMITH,
COMPTROLLER
W. T. GASTON, CHIEF
CLERK
Comptroller's
Department
State of
Texas
Austin
To the Adjutant General,
War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have the honor to request the military record
of A. D. Clardy who is reported to
have enlisted in Company B ,
Regiment 18th La. Inf. in service
in the Confederates Army.
Very
respectfully,
Lon
A. Smith [signature]
Comptroller
of State of Texas.
Received Dec 17 1924
Old Records D-VN
REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
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Address: "The Adjutant General,
War Department, Washington, D. C."
WAR DEPARTMENT.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE.
WASHINGTON
December 19, 1924.
Respectfully returned to
Comptroller, State of Texas,
Austin, Texas.
The records show that
A._Clardy,
also borne as Claradey and Claddley but not
found as A. D. Clardy, was a private in Co. E, 18
Regiment La. Inf., C. S. A., and enlisted Oct. 10,
1862 at Camp Pratt for the war. By order dated
November 12, 1863 the regiment became a part of the
Consolidated 18 Regiment and Yellow Jacket
Battalion Louisiana Infantry and the soldier became
a member of Co. B. of the consolidated regiment. On
the roll of that company for Jan. & Feb., 1864,
last on file, he was reported "Absent with a
furlough of 30 days since Feb. 14, 1864. No later
record as a member of the organization has been
found.
Robert C. Davis
[signature]
Major General,
The Adjutant General
By WA [initials]
Form No. 072-A.G.O.
REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
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State of Texas
County of Van Zandt__
The affiant, being by me duly sworn upon his
oath, deposes and says: that he is an
ex-confederate soldier, that he served in
Company B Regiment
18th Louisiana and as such soldier he
rendered valuable service to the Confederacy, that
he did not desert, and that he has made diligent
search for members of his Company and Regiment and
that they are all dead or their whe eabouts are
unknown to him and to establish proof of his
service, herewith, submits his war record with this
affidavit; that he is Indigent and entitled to a
Confederate Pension and therefore prays the
Comptroller to approve his application and grant
his pension.
[Signed] A. D.
Clardy
Applicant.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
14th
day of January 192_5
S. J. West [signature]
County Judge Van Zandt
County, Texas.
REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
STATE ARCHIVES
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Form 763b-S843-131-5m
APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Kaufman I, R. E.
Clardy do herby certify that I am the
person to whom is entrusted the paying of the
accounts and indebtedness of the late A. D.
Clardy , who was a pensioner of the State
of Texas, and whose file number was
40422 and whose original county was
Van Zandt.
The said pensioner A. D.
Clardy , died on the 14th
day of Mar, 1934, in
the town of Dallas, County of
Dallas, Texas.
The pensioner died in the
home of St. Paul Hospital,
Bryan St. who was related to the pensioner
as Father .
That the warrant, which
application is hereby made for, shall be applied to
paying all or part of the funeral expenses incurred
by the said pensioner A. D. Clardy.
I further certify that the
warrant for the current quarter has not been cashed
by the pensioner, to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
I am related to the pensioner
as (Friend) Son that my postoffice
address is Mabank, Texas R #3 .
Signed R. E.
Clardy
[signature]
Sworn to before me this
15 day of Mar ,
1934.
A. M. Johnson
[signature]
Notary Public in and for
Kaufman State of Texas
Must return before 40 days expire from
date of Pensioner's death
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CERTIFICATE OF UNDERTAKER
I, Henry Eubank
[signature], do certify that I am
undertaker in the town of Mabank ,
County of Kaufman , State of
Texas that I had charge of the body of
A. D. Clardy , who died in the town
of Dallas , County of Dallas
, State of Texas on the
14 day of Mar.
1934. That said body was prepared for
burial by me on the 14 day of
Mar., 1934, and that I
am of the opinion taht warrant herein applied for
should be issued to the said Eubank B----
who makes the foregoing application.
Signed
Henry Eubank [signature]
Undertaker
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CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN
I, Dr. H. R. Kannenberg
, do certify that I am a practicing
physician, and that I attended Mr. A. D.
Clardy in his last illness, and am of the
opinion that his ailments were Lobar
pneumonia .
I further certify taht I am of
the opinion that the Mortuary Warrant above
requested should be issued in the name of the
aforementioned applicant, in accordance with Act
passed by the Thirty-eight Legislature and approved
March 2, 1923.
Signed
H. R. Kannenberg [signature]
Physician's Address 5331 Rowens
Business address -- 10th Floor Medical Arts
Bldg.,
Dallas Texas
REPRODUCED FROM THE
HOLDINGS OF THE
TEXAS STATE ARCHIVES
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
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To all
who shall see These
Presents---Greeting
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VAN ZANDT COUNTY
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Know
To, That any person
legally authorized to celebrate the
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is hereby licensed to
join in Marriage as Husband and
Wife Mr. A. D. Clardy
and
Wife M. E. Mayfield
and
for so doing this shall be sufficient
authority
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IN
TESTIMONY WHEREOFF, I, M. M.
Stover -- Clerk of
the District Court
of Van Zandt County
hereonto--------my
name, and attest the Seal of said Court
this 7th
day of December A. D.
1874
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
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VAN
ZANDT COUNTY
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THIS
CERTIFIES
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That I joined in Marriage as
Husband and Wife,
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Mr. A. D. Clardy and
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Miss M. E. Mayfield, on
the 10th of
Dec 1874
,
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J. A. Huffin
[unreadable]
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Recorded this
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day
of_____________________
187________________Clerk
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