Henry Lightfoot Civil War Pension Records

The image is a document titled "PHYSICIAN'S AFFIDAVIT," related to a pension claim for Henry Lightfoot of Company K, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. It was filed in Ohio, County of Marion, on April 24, 1889. The affidavit includes handwritten testimony from a practicing physician who has known Henry Lightfoot for three years, detailing Lightfoot's medical condition and incapacity for labor. The physician describes Lightfoot’s suffering from injuries sustained during his service, observing pain in the hip, knee, and shoulders, and mentions Lightfoot is unable to perform certain labor tasks due to his condition. The affidavit is noted officially with a Pension Office stamp dated June 19, 1890.