The soldier enlisted when he was 40 years old. He was living in Suffolk County, New York when he applied for pension based on his invalid status. The application was approved but he died before he received his first payment. This is why “Cancelled” is on his pension index card.
Invalid — 905,769 / —–
Declaration of Soldier for Pension, Charles Pardue, 11 September 1890
69 years old; residence and post-office address, East Moriches, Suffolk Co., New York
“honorably discharged at New Orleans on the 22 day of December 1865; That his personal description at time of enrollment was as follows: Age, 40 years; height 5 feet 6 inches; complexion, blk; hair, blk … that he was born on or about the 4 day of Oct, 1820, and is now 69 years of age … that he has a wife and 3 children now living”
Proof of Present Disability of Soldier, Charles Pardue, 8 October 1890
“His ability to perform hard and continuous manual labor, … is not over three quarters as much as that as an able-bodied man … that his present occupation is laborer on a farm – could do many things on a farm that I now cannot do on account of said disabilities – have to lose many days work on account of said disabilities – lose nearly half my time on account of said disabilities – sometimes better, sometimes worse”
“Also at the same time personally appeared before me Jehiel B. Keen aged 60 years, whose post-office address is East Moriches, Suffolk Co., New York and Henry T. Osborn aged 64 years whose post-office address is East Moriches, Suffolk Co., NY”
General Affidavit, Charles Pardue, 25 November 1891
70 years old; residence and post-office address, E. Moriches, Suffolk Co., New York
Letter from Department of Interior to Bureau of Pensions, 11 May 1892
“Sir — Your letter of the 4th inst., has been been received … in the case of Charles Pardue and recommending its cancellation for the reason that the claimant died without receiving payment thereon.”
1st U.S. Colored Cavalry 
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