Mary Lou,
You are exactly right regarding the service of William in both the CSArmy
and USArmy and so is
John G Cagle. He just didn't have the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey
would say.
Thanks so much for this additional information. It fills in the blanks
of time from William's
reported AWOL.
Lee Cagle
Okla City
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:36:20 -0800 "Mike & Mary Cooley"
<m2cooley(a)charter.net> writes:
I have been corresponding with LaMona off-list and believe that some
of what I have been sharing should also be shared with those on this
list who might be interested. I have a copy of the Civil War
pension file of Polly (Rogers) Cagle. These are a few bits of
information from that file:
The Civil War pension file that I have was Polly Cagle's widows
pension file, Certificate # 77,174.
A document from the Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C.
dated January 16, 1866 states:
"It appears from the Rolls on file in this Office, that William
Cagle was enrolled on the 25th day of Dec, 1863, at Louisville, KY
in Co. H, 20th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers, to serve 3 years, or
during the war, and mustered into the service as a Private on the
25th day of December 1863, at Louisville KY, in Co. H, 20th Regiment
of Kentucky Volunteers, to serve 3 years, or during the war. On the
Muster out Roll of Co. H, of that Regiment dated January 17th 1865,
he is reported dead March 8, 1864 at Louisville Ky. Quarterly
Return of deceased soldiers for the 1st quarter 1864. 'Died of
Disease'. nature of disease not stated."
A document form the Surgeon General's Office dated June 6th, 1866
states: "I have the honor to return herewith application for
Pension, No. 103,022 with such information as is furnished by the
records of this Office, Private William Cagle, Co. H, 20th Regiment
KY Volunteers, is reported to this Office by Surgeon J. C. Welch as
having died March 7th, 1864 at Regimental Hospital of Typhoid
Pneumonia." /s/ J.J. Woodward, Brevet Major and Assistant Surgeon,
U.S. Army
In her Widow's Application for Army Pension , dated 10 July 1865,
she swore: "She further declares that she was married to the said
William Cagle on the 15 day of January in the year 1832: that her
husband the aforesaid William Cagle died on the day above mentioned,
and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. She has
no children under the age of sixteen years at the present now
survive him." (The marriage information was included in the pension
file and was signed by R.C. Tucker, Clerk and dated 2nd day of May
1866. He copied the original and swore that it was "a correct copy
of the Marriage License of William Kagle and Polly Rogers now on
file in my office.")
There is included a copy of the marriage of "William Kagle & Polly
Rogers". Marriage license signed by Jac. F. Fouts, Clerk by his
deputy D.D. Fouts, "at Office in Maryville the 6th day of December
1831" - states this is Blount County, TN. Written across the
license is "The rites of Matrimony celebrated between the within
named parties on the 29th day of December 1831 by John Rusum,
Minister of the Gospel."
On the "10th day of July 1865, Polly Cagle a resident of Charleston
of Bradley Co, in the State of Tennessee", appeared before Joseph H.
Davis, Clerk of the County. "Andrew Cagle and Sally Goforth
residents of the Town of Charleston of Bradley County in the State
of Tennessee" witness the mark of Polly Cagle.
On 8 Feb 1879 a letter was sent to the "Commissioner of Pensions"
by E.D. Harold, J.P. for Blount Co, TN. "I Polly Cagle - a
pensioner under the pension certificate No 77.174 hereby apply for
the arrears due me under the act granting arrears of pensions
approved January, 25th 1879. My Post Office address is Louisville,
Blount County, East Tenn. Address me care of Cox Smith & Co."
I have seen written somewhere that William Cagle was 67 years old
when he substituted for R.C. Bates. The above William Cagle was
born c 1810 and was therefore ~54 years old at his death. The above
William Cagle was in the Union Army. The William Cagle who
substituted for R.C. Bates was enrolled in the Confederate Army.
Now for a moment entertain this possibility - that they still might
be the same William Cagle.
I don't know the exact information available for the older William
Cagle - but I do know that a number of our Cagle relatives first
enlisted in the Confederate Army - then later enlisted in the Union
Army. My gg-grandfather, Lott Rogers Cagle did just that. Lott's
brother, John Cagle (who married 1st Martha Bain) did the same.
Mary Lou
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