Henry Lightfoot Civil War Pension Record

The image shows a historical document from the Department of the Interior, Pension Office, dated June 26, 1885, regarding Henry Lightfoot from Company K, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). It is a request for a report on hospital treatment for a claim numbered 382,765. The document notes Lightfoot's disability from a disease of the chest, beginning in April 1864, his treatments at field hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Nashville, Tennessee, and his engagement there until October 1864. The Adjutant General's report indicates his service dates, with notable entries on May 7 and June 6, 1864. The document further mentions his discharge on July 25, 1865. It is signed by J.A. Bentley, Commissioner, and addressed to the Surgeon General, USA.

The image shows a historical document from the Department of the Interior, Pension Office, dated June 26, 1885, regarding Henry Lightfoot from Company K, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). It is a request for a report on hospital treatment for a claim numbered 382,765. The document notes Lightfoot's disability from a disease of the chest, beginning in April 1864, his treatments at field hospitals in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Nashville, Tennessee, and his engagement there until October 1864. The Adjutant General's report indicates his service dates, with notable entries on May 7 and June 6, 1864. The document further mentions his discharge on July 25, 1865. It is signed by J.A. Bentley, Commissioner, and addressed to the Surgeon General, USA.

Name/Title

Henry Lightfoot Civil War Pension Record

Entry/Object ID

2007.014.006

Scope and Content

Letter from Bureau of pensions concerning Henry Lightfoot Civil War Pension case dated Jun 28, 1881.

Collection

Civil War

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects