LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO


Jno. A. Lafferty - Civil War Soldier

Letter Belonging to Lafferty Descendant: Horton Tex May 8, 1897 To all whom it may concern This is to certify that Jno A. Lafferty was a member of Co "H" 2nd Regt. Tex. Cav. C.S.A. from the 13th day of April 1861 until the close of the War in May 1865 and during all that time he was a true and faithful soldier he was wounded on the 21st day of June 1863 at the battle of LaFouche crossing before Thibedeauville in La. I never gave any of my company a discharge when the war ended we marched out from under the guns of the Federal Gun boats and came home with all our arms and horses so we were neither paroled nor discharged . Pyron Roark Capt Co "H" reg Tex Cav C.S.A.  [Lafferty Family moved to Lincoln County, New Mexico sometime after 1863) Submitted by: Mary Lafferty Wilson

New Mexico Territory, Lincoln County
Civil War Pensioners List of 1883

The following is from List of pensioners on the roll January 1, 1883; giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance, as called for by Senate resolution of December 8, 1882. Volume IV. 

Date: 1883-01-01; Author: U.S. Congress. Senate
Serial Set Vol. No. 2081, Session Vol. No.5
47th Congress, 2nd Session
S.Exec.Doc. 84 pt. 4
Transcribed by C. Anthony

Cert. #	Name of Pensioner	PO Address	Cause	Monthly Rate	Date of Original Allowance
152,652	Stapleton, Michael	Red Cloud	injury to abdomen	$4.00	Apr. 1878
8,691	Munsey, Alfred T.	White Oaks	do.	12.75	..............
86,355	Blanchard, Wm. P.	White Oaks	wd. rt. shou	8.00	Oct. 1867
78,567	Parker, Marshall W.	White Oaks	inj. l. arm	8.00	Mar., 1867
88,393	Brothers, John A.	White Oaks	g. s. w. through body	5.00	Jan., 1868
103,391	Bellomy, Mathew H.	White Oaks	g. s. w. lf. arm	8.00	June, 1870
75,088	Allen, Lyman S.	White Oaks	injury to abdomen	6.00	Sept., 1872
199,258	Flory, Aaron M.	White Oaks	rheu., dis. heart	22.50	Dec., 1881

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