Thought you might enjoy a portion of AJ Denend's pension record. It looks
like the bad news was that A.J. got kidney disease in the Grand Army of the
Republic, but the good news is that he avoided being captured with the rest
of his regiment. And, also here, a question you'll find at the end -- I
would appreciate your help, as my records are incomplete:
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.Sept. 13, 1901
Respectfully referred to the Chief of the Record and Pension office, War
Department, requesting a full military history of the soldier. The claimant
alleges disease of kidneys and urinary organs on the march from West Point
to Elizabethtown, Ky about Jan 1, 1862 and was treated by regiment surgeons
until about March 1862, and was then treated for about five months in Union
Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and was treated in regimental hopital at
Bownling Green Ky in October and November 1862. Do the records show any
treatment for kidney disease in regimental or Murfreesboro hospitals ?
s/s Commissioner
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Record and Pension Office
War Department
Washington, Sep 21, 1901
Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions,
with the information that in the case of A.J. Denand, also borne as Andrew
J. Denend, Co. B. 9 Mich. Inf. military records furnish the following
additional to repts. of May 7, '81 & Feb. 76, 1894. Aug. 31, '62 role of
Co. D of Mich. Inf. shows him present "Assigned to Co. D, Aug. 19, '62 by
order Maj. Fox. His Co. was captured at Murfreesboro July 13, '62. " Oct.
31, '62 roll came Co. present.
Dec 31, '62 roll C. B. present.
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War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, May 7, 1881
Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions.
A.J. Denand Company "B", 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteers, was enrolled on
the 12th day of August, 1861, at Niles, and is reported: Dec. 31/62 (six
months muster) on extra duty in Q. M. Departments since ?(nfront) to Feb
28,/63; April 30/63, on furlough at home in Mich. since April 5/63; June
30,/63 discharged for disability May 20, 1863.
Also borne as Andrew J. Dennand. The records of this office furnish
evidence of alleged disability.
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Assitant Adjutant General
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The records reflect that A.J. was 5'6", light complexion, blue eyes,
occupation: Farmer
In his petition, he refers to Hester Green, the wife before Nellie M. Bell,
saying, "I Beried her in Floyed Co. , Iowa .And 1 child in April 8 1867.
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Somehow I previously missed the burial and child reference previously.
He then lists birthdates for his seven children with Nellie Bell. Does
anyone have all their names ?
Stacy A.