Special Message
12/20/1885
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Nothing appears which satisfactorily connects this injury, which was received in November, 1864, with death from consumption in 1876.
Another difficulty in the case is found in the fact that when the soldier was injured he was clearly not engaged in any military duty nor wa...
There is no record of any disability during his service.
This, upon all the facts, does not appear to be a proper case for allowing a pension for an injury suffered in the line of military duty.