The soldier enlisted in Company C and later transferred to Company K. He was crippled when his horse fell on him during battle.
Invalid — 1,239,164 / ——
Declaration for Invalid Pension, Johnson Brown, 30 October 1899
59 years old; residence, York Co., Va.; post-office address, care of R. Griffin, Yorktown, York Co., Va.
“He was transferred from Co C to Co K, same regiment … unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of being crippled by a horse falling on him in the Battle of Deep Bottom, Va.”
“Also personally appeared J.M. Ruffin, residing at Grove, Va., and J.A. Billups residing at Grove, Va. … their acquaintance with him for nine years and nineteen years, respectively”
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