Rejection of widow's pension application because Horace's death by bowel inflammation wasn't caused by any injury or disease contracted during the war

Rejection of widow's pension application because Horace's death by bowel inflammation wasn't caused by any injury or disease contracted during the war

Widow's Pension Application, Pension Rejection

Maria's pension application is rejected because death by acute bowel inflammation cannot be attributed to any disease or injury Horace contracted during his service. The rejection includes a timeline of relevant information: Horace enlisted October 9, 1861; was discharged Oct. 9, 1864; and died March 17, 1884. Stamped by the Board of Review.

J. Dague

National Archives and Records Administration, Military Pension Application

Historic Blenheim Civil War Interpretive Center, City of Fairfax

4/23/1888

Rachel Abbott

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